Staffing Specialist

Openwork; Pasadena (TX); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Openwork is seeking a Staffing Specialist to connect top talent with meaningful opportunities while helping clients grow their workforce. You’ll recruit, coach, and partner with clients across the full hiring lifecycle—from sourcing to onboarding—and support talent during assignments with feedback and career guidance.

In this role you’ll build strong client relationships, identify hiring solutions, and help drive growth through thoughtful talent marketing, payroll, timekeeping, and compliance

Qualifications

• Naturally curious and people-oriented.
• Highly organized and adaptable, comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• Motivated by results, but guided by empathy.
• Passionate about connecting people with opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and place top talent through job boards, social media, referrals, and community outreach. Manage the full hiring process from sourcing to onboarding.
• Support and coach your talent throughout their assignments — checking in regularly, offering feedback, and helping them grow.
• Build strong client relationships by understanding their workforce needs, conducting regular check-ins, and delivering thoughtful hiring solutions.
• Drive growth by skill-marketing standout candidates, collaborating with sales, and identifying new opportunities to serve clients.
• Keep operations running smoothly by supporting tasks like payroll, timekeeping, and compliance.

Skills

Recruiting

People oriented

Organized

Empathy

Job description

As a Staffing Specialist, you’ll play a vital role in connecting top talent with meaningful job opportunities while helping our clients grow their workforce. This role is a mix of relationship-building, account management, and operational know-how. If you’re resourceful, people-savvy, and passionate about making a difference, we want to meet you.

What You’ll Do

As a Staffing Specialist at Openwork, you’ll wear a few important hats — recruiter, talent coach, and client partner. Here’s how you’ll make an impact:

• Recruit and place top talent through job boards, social media, referrals, and community outreach. Manage the full hiring process from sourcing to onboarding.
• Support and coach your talent throughout their assignments — checking in regularly, offering feedback, and helping them grow.
• Build strong client relationships by understanding their workforce needs, conducting regular check-ins, and delivering thoughtful hiring solutions.
• Drive growth by skill-marketing standout candidates, collaborating with sales, and identifying new opportunities to serve clients.
• Keep operations running smoothly by supporting tasks like payroll, timekeeping, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Naturally curious and people-oriented
• Highly organized and adaptable, comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Motivated by results, but guided by empathy
• Passionate about connecting people with opportunity

With over 50 years of industry experience, Openwork is reimagining what staffing can be — bringing ease, accessibility, and thoughtfulness to every step. We’re proud to be recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner, one of SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Companies, and a 2025 Best Staffing Firms to Work For.

We’re a people-first company where everyone has a seat at the table. Our culture is inclusive, high-growth, and built on purpose because we believe staffing should feel personal, modern, and meaningful. At Openwork, you’re not just taking a job - you’re helping build careers, companies, and communities, one person at a time.

Ready to do work that matters?

Join us. Let’s make hiring (and working) better — together.