Recruiter III

Job Description This role focuses on attracting, engaging, and hiring early-career scientific talent at scale for applied science, research, and data science roles. You will design and execute innovative recruiting strategies for students, interns, postdocs, and campus full-time hires, with a strong emphasis on top-of-funnel technical sourcing and passive candidate engagement. You will partner closely with business leaders, recruiters, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment. Responsibilities

- Partner with business and recruiting teams to understand student and early-career hiring needs for applied science, research, and data science roles.
- Build and execute innovative strategies to attract, source, assess, and hire students and early-career scientists for niche and highly specialized roles.
- Focus on top-of-funnel recruiting activities, including proactive candidate outreach, pipeline building, and managing large volumes of candidate interactions.
- Conduct phone screens to evaluate candidate fit and readiness, and set up assessments and business phone screens with hiring teams.
- Prepare candidates for interviews by providing clear expectations, process guidance, and feedback to ensure a positive candidate experience.
- Manage and track all candidate and campus-related information, consolidating and analyzing results to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve candidate experience, scheduling efficiency, and overall recruiting processes.
- Develop recruiting plans with clear deliverables, timelines, and scalable tracking processes aligned to business goals.
- Create and refine standard operating procedures that support long-range growth objectives and uphold high-quality hiring standards.
- Partner with full lifecycle recruiters, industry hiring teams, and other stakeholders to build and execute an early-career talent strategy.
- Manage customer expectations and business goals through regular (bi-weekly) business reviews, metrics reporting, and status updates to stakeholders.
- Use recruiting and pipeline metrics to drive decisions, showcase results, and continuously improve sourcing and hiring outcomes.
- Participate in special projects and recruiting initiatives such as pilots, process improvement projects, and new program launches.
- Collaborate regularly with recruiter peers to share insights, align on best practices, and ensure consistent delivery across the recruiting team.
- Maintain composure and effectiveness in high-volume, ambiguous environments while meeting weekly and monthly performance targets.

Essential Skills

- Bachelors degree or equivalent education.
- Proven experience in recruiting and sourcing, with a focus on technical recruiting for niche or specialized roles.
- Demonstrated experience with passive candidate recruiting, including proactively identifying, engaging, and converting candidates rather than relying solely on applications.
- Technical sourcing experience for roles in applied science, research, and data science, or similar technical domains.
- Deep domain familiarity with scientific disciplines such as large language models (LLMs), computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP), augmented reality (AR), quantum, and related areas.
- Experience and knowledge of candidates associated with top scientific publications and conferences.
- Strong ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple requisitions and candidate pipelines within tight timelines.
- Proficiency with Excel for tracking metrics, reporting, and analyzing recruiting data.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders, manage expectations, and build trust with business leaders and partners.
- Ability to remain calm, organized, and effective in fast-paced, high-volume, and ambiguous environments.
- Comfort working in a metrics-driven environment with weekly and monthly targets.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

- Experience recruiting within technology companies, large enterprises, or Fortune 500 environments.
- Background in either corporate recruiting or agency recruiting; agency recruiters with technical sourcing experience tend to perform well in this environment.
- In-person tradeshow and career fair experience at top scientific conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, or similar events.
- Experience sourcing for corporate and technology roles, particularly in early-career and university talent pipelines.
- Familiarity with leadership principles centered on delivering results and maintaining high standards.
- Experience working with centralized university recruiting or early-career talent programs.
- Comfort participating in pilots and process improvement projects, contributing ideas and feedback to enhance recruiting operations.

Work Environment You will work within a specialized university talent acquisition team focused on science and technical roles, supporting internship, postdoctoral, and campus full-time hiring at scale. The environment is fast-paced and highly collaborative, with frequent interaction with recruiters, hiring managers, and cross-functional partners. The role emphasizes top-of-funnel activities, including candidate outreach, phone screens, scheduling, and reporting, and relies heavily on data and metrics to track progress and performance. You will use tools such as Excel and recruiting platforms to manage pipelines, produce regular reports, and support bi-weekly business reviews. The position includes a structured onboarding period, including a dedicated recruiter ramp training program of approximately one week. Performance is measured through weekly and monthly targets, and there are opportunities for contract extension and potential conversion based on business needs and individual performance. The culture values high standards, delivering results, continuous improvement, and a strong focus on candidate experience.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Seattle, WA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $55.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Seattle,WA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 19, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.