(Sr./Lead) Recruiter I (II)

PJM Interconnection, LLC; Audubon (IA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Travel insurance for business trips

Employee assistance program

Adoption benefits

Job summary

PJM Interconnection, LLC is seeking a Recruiter to own the full recruiting lifecycle, from intake to close, in a hybrid work setup. You will partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to define requirements, craft interview plans, and manage travel and offer coordination.

You will develop targeted sourcing strategies, build diverse pipelines, and use Workday and social platforms to fill roles efficiently while delivering a high-quality candidate and hiring-manager experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related field required.
• Five years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate or agency setting.
• Experience with intake, sourcing, screening, interview support, and offer coordination.
• Ability to use ATS and data to measure pipeline health and hiring performance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned requisitions.
• Define role requirements and selection criteria with hiring managers.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies and build diverse pipelines.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments, and travel logistics with candidates.
• Provide evidence-based guidance on talent availability and market conditions.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing techniques

Candidate screening

Interviewing

Offer coordination

ATS administration

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

HR certification (PHR/SHRM-CP)

Tools

Workday Recruiting

LinkedIn Recruiter

Handshake

Indeed

Recruiting analytics tools

Job description

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid The Recruiter is a trusted talent acquisition advisor responsible for delivering end-to-end recruiting solutions for assigned business areas. In partnership with hiring leaders, HR Business Partners, and other stakeholders, this role translates workforce needs into effective recruitment strategies; identifies, engages, and assesses qualified talent; and guides hiring teams through consistent and job-related selection decisions. The Recruiter is accountable for responsive service, a high-quality candidate and hiring-manager experience, accurate recruiting data, and measurable hiring outcomes that support PJM’s current and future workforce needs.

Essential Functions:

Own and manage the full recruiting lifecycle for assigned requisitions—from intake, market assessment, and sourcing strategy through screening, selection, offer support, pre-employment activities, and timely requisition closeout—while meeting agreed service expectations. Partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to define role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, selection criteria, interview plans, and realistic hiring timelines. Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies using professional networks, social media, employee referrals, career platforms, colleges and universities, industry associations, and other relevant channels. Build and maintain diverse talent pipelines for current and anticipated workforce needs, including specialized and difficult-to-fill positions. Review applications and conduct structured screening interviews to evaluate qualifications, motivation, availability, communication capabilities, and alignment with position requirements. Design and support consistent, job-related selection processes, including interview guides, panel preparation, candidate assessments, feedback collection, and hiring recommendations. Coordinate interviews, candidate communications, assessments, travel arrangements, and other recruiting logistics while delivering a timely, respectful, and professional candidate experience. Create accurate, compelling, and inclusive job postings; manage internal and external posting activity; and promote opportunities through appropriate recruitment marketing channels. Maintain complete, accurate, and timely candidate, requisition, disposition, interview, and offer information in Workday and related recruiting records. Track and interpret key talent acquisition measures, including pipeline health, requisition aging, time to fill, source effectiveness, candidate conversion, and service quality. Use findings to identify risks, communicate progress, improve recruiting strategies, and support continuous improvement. Provide hiring managers with clear, evidence-based counsel on talent availability, sourcing options, market conditions, candidate competitiveness, selection quality, and hiring risks. Set expectations, surface barriers early, and recommend practical actions that support timely, well-informed decisions. Support position-description development, job-code administration, recruiting process documentation, and continuous improvement of talent acquisition tools and practices. Coordinate required candidate assessments and provide authorized results to appropriate hiring stakeholders. Lead the immigration-related recruiting activities in partnership with outside counsel and HR. Lead or contribute to department and enterprise-wide projects and perform other responsibilities aligned with business needs.

Characteristics & Qualifications:

Required: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field Progressively responsible talent acquisition or recruiting experience that provides equivalent knowledge and capability Five years of progressively responsible full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate, agency, or similarly complex environment. Experience must include hiring-manager intake and consultation, proactive sourcing, candidate screening and assessment, structured interview support, applicant tracking system administration, offer coordination, and management of multiple concurrent requisitions. Demonstrated success recruiting across varied job families and delivering results in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment is required. Demonstrated ability to manage full-cycle recruiting activities, competing priorities, and high applicant volumes with accuracy, judgment, and appropriate urgency. Strong consultative, relationship-building, and influence skills with hiring managers, candidates, HR partners, and external vendors. Proficiency in behavioral interviewing, candidate assessment, sourcing techniques, and the development of structured, job-related selection processes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear job postings, provide actionable guidance, and represent the organization professionally. Ability to use data and qualitative insights to assess pipeline health, identify recruiting risks, and recommend practical solutions. High level of discretion and sound judgment when handling confidential candidate, employee, and business information. Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Ability to work independently and collaboratively, adapt to changing priorities, and consistently deliver accurate, high-quality work.

Preferred: Experience recruiting for technical, specialized, or difficult-to-fill positions Experience with Workday Recruiting or a comparable applicant tracking system; direct sourcing tools and talent market research; recruiting analytics; employment-brand initiatives; campus or early-career recruiting; and support for immigration-related hiring processes. Advanced proficiency with Workday Recruiting, LinkedIn Recruiter, Handshake, Indeed, or comparable recruiting platforms; experience using talent acquisition data to improve sourcing and selection outcomes; knowledge of employment branding, talent-pipeline development, campus or early-career recruiting, and recruiting process improvement; and a recognized Human Resources or talent acquisition certification such as PHR, SHRM-CP, or an equivalent credential.

PJ Y employees work collaboratively to maintain the reliability of North America’s largest centrally dispatched electric grid and to operate one of the world’s largest competitive wholesale electricity markets. We seek talented candidates who thrive in a diverse, challenging and creative environment where they have opportunities to grow, learn new skills and build a career. Learn more about PJM by visiting the Learning Center. Discover your potential at PJM Interconnection! We are proud of our company’s history, culture and community. As the nation’s largest grid operator, the work we do every day requires every one of us. We recognize and appreciate the different abilities, backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, cultures and needs of each individual. If you're seeking a dynamic and supportive workplace that values innovation and creativity, we invite you to explore opportunities with our team.

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) plan with 100% employer match up to 5% of salary
• Non-elective 401(k) employer contribution
• Vacation and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Business travel and accident insurance
• Child day care referral program
• Employee assistance program
• Adoption benefits recognized by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, which has named PJM one of the best adoption-friendly energy and utility companies in America.