Technical Recruiter

The Judge Group; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking a Technical Recruiter (Contract-to-Hire) to drive strategy, sourcing, and relationship management in IT hiring. You will advise hiring managers, source passive candidates, and manage the full lifecycle from posting to onboarding.

This hybrid role emphasizes building talent pipelines, providing market insights, and leveraging AI tools to enhance screening and selection. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• 1.5–4 years of technical recruiting experience with an IT focus.
• Sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, and networking.
• Proficient with ATS systems such as Greenhouse or BrassRing.
• Familiar with AI recruiting tools for filtering and screening.
• Assess candidates on skills, culture, motivation, and salary expectations.
• Build and manage talent pipelines and funnel strategy.
• Develop employer branding and talent community initiatives.
• Strong communication and advisory skills for hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and candidate profiles.
• Source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, and networking.
• Screen resumes, conduct interviews, and assess fit across skills, culture, and salary expectations.
• Negotiate offers and manage counteroffers.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for future needs.
• Provide market insights, compensation benchmarks, and competitive intelligence.
• Manage the candidate funnel strategy and employer branding initiatives.
• Handle full-cycle recruiting including job postings and onboarding.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Candidate sourcing

ATS proficiency

AI recruiting tools

Candidate assessment

Pipeline management

Employer branding

Communication & advisory

Tools

Greenhouse

BrassRing

Job description

This role is a Technical Recruiter (Contract-to-Hire) position, focused on strategy, sourcing, and relationship management within IT hiring. It's designed for someone who can manage the full recruiting lifecycle while advising hiring managers and leveraging modern tools like AI agents and ATS platforms.

Role Overview

Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and candidate profiles.

Source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, and networking.

Screen resumes, conduct phone/video interviews, and assess fit across skills, culture, motivation, and salary expectations.

Negotiate offers and manage counteroffers.

Build and maintain talent pipelines for future needs.

Provide market insights, compensation benchmarks, and competitive intelligence.

Manage the candidate funnel strategy and employer branding initiatives.

Handle full-cycle recruiting include job postings and onboarding.

Top Skills

• Technical recruiting experience (1.5-4 years, ideally IT-focused).
• Candidate sourcing (LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking).
• ATS proficiency (Greenhouse, BrassRing or comparable systems).
• AI recruiting tools (examples of using AI agents for filtering/screening).
• Candidate assessment (skills, culture, motivation, salary expectations).
• Pipeline management and funnel strategy.
• Employer branding and talent community building.
• Strong communication, relationship management, and advisory skills.

Schedule:

Hybrid (3 days onsite / 2 remote), fully onsite at the start.

This is a strategic recruiting role where success depends on blending sourcing expertise, candidate relationship management, and advisory skills for hiring managers.