Strategic Global Recruiter - 12-Month Contract

Axiom Law; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Law is seeking an experienced Recruiter to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on full-cycle recruitment for corporate and commercial positions across North America and international markets.

You will partner with hiring leaders, shape search strategy, and manage the candidate journey from intake to close, in a fast-paced environment that values data-driven decisions and a consultative hiring approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Experience leading searches for corporate and commercial functions across North America and international markets
• Strong judgment and credibility with senior stakeholders, candidates, and cross-functional partners
• Consultative approach: challenge assumptions, explain market realities, and help hiring teams
• Experience using recruitment data to assess pipeline health and guide decisions
• Fluency with applicant tracking systems, with Greenhouse preferred, and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter
• Strong organization and project management skills, attention to detail, and clear communication
• Commitment to providing an excellent experience for candidates and hiring teams
• Innovative: generate new, creative ideas to change the status quo
• Performance Oriented: strong work ethic and commitment to quality
• Cross-functionally collaborative: build relationships across lines of difference
• Data & Fact Based: understanding from information and perspectives
• Customer First: delight clients and legal talent at every opportunity

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment for corporate and commercial roles across North America and international markets
• Partner with hiring leaders to shape search strategy and market view
• Manage candidate journey from intake to offer and close
• Ramp into active searches and maintain continuity over the 12-month contract
• Define role requirements with senior stakeholders and set expectations for timelines and outcomes
• Build sourcing strategies using market mapping, direct outreach, referrals, and other channels
• Balance immediate hiring needs with long-term pipeline development across markets
• Guide candidates through interview prep, compensation discussions, and feedback
• Share funnel data and industry research to inform hiring decisions and workforce planning
• Maintain clear documentation on search strategy and stakeholder decisions

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Stakeholder management

North America markets

Consultative hiring

Data-driven recruiting

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Project management

Communication

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Axiom Law is seeking an experienced Recruiter to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on full-cycle recruitment for corporate and commercial positions across North America and international markets.

You will partner with hiring leaders, shape search strategy, and manage the candidate journey from intake to close, in a fast-paced environment that values data-driven decisions and a consultative hiring approach.