Principal Recruiter

The Principal Recruiter leads full cycle recruitment for professional roles within a designated function, partnering with senior leaders to address current and future staffing needs. The role champions a best-in-class candidate experience while contributing to strategy, workforce planning, and process improvements.

Overview

This position may be based in Coopersburg, PA or Austin, TX, with onsite responsibilities in Coopersburg. You will independently manage end-to-end recruitment delivery for professional roles within the assigned function, closely aligning with business leaders to ensure hiring needs are met with excellence. The role also involves serving as a trusted advisor and coach to hiring teams, embedding talent strategies that reflect priorities, culture, and capability requirements within the function.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement innovative recruitment strategies to build a robust pipeline of top talent.
• Develop long-term talent plans aligned with business priorities, forecasting future capability needs.
• Provide senior leaders with market insights on talent availability, trends, and compensation benchmarks to inform strategic decisions.
• Adjust sourcing approaches based on data, performance metrics, and evolving business requirements.
• Identify, engage, and attract passive candidates through advanced search techniques and targeted outreach.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, competitor movements, and emerging talent pools.
• Drive rigorous, competency-based evaluation processes to ensure candidates meet performance and cultural standards.
• Facilitate structured debriefs and decision-making to ensure clarity and timely hiring outcomes.
• Train and coach hiring managers and interviewers on behavioral interviewing, evaluation consistency, and selection best practices.
• Support leaders in maximizing networking efforts to uncover exceptional talent.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance recruitment effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency.
• Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely use of the applicant tracking system with data integrity and visibility.
• Implement TA best practices and contribute to enterprise-wide process standardization.
• Develop and nurture vendor partnerships to support recruitment needs and maintain a steady talent pipeline.
• Serve as a trusted recruitment advisor to senior leaders, aligning talent strategies with organizational goals.
• Provide guidance on candidate quality, market realities, and optimal hiring approaches.
• Immerse yourself in the business to understand priorities, culture, and capability needs.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process to deliver a seamless, transparent, and positive candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.
• Craft compelling job descriptions that reflect role expectations, team culture, and success attributes.
• Represent the organization at select career events as a brand ambassador to attract high caliber talent.
• Manage offer development and negotiation to ensure competitive, equitable, and timely offers compliant with internal guidelines.
• Maintain engagement with new hires to support a smooth transition and a positive onboarding experience.
• Ensure all hires meet high standards of excellence and contribute to long-term organizational success.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years in Talent Acquisition, including experience driving complex, senior-level and specialized hiring, shaping recruitment strategy at scale, or acting as a subject matter expert for high impact roles.
• A combination of agency and in-house corporate recruiting experience is preferred.
• Willingness to travel to key sites to strengthen partnerships and deepen business understanding.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, drive strategic initiatives, and deliver high-impact hiring outcomes.
• Expertise in managing full-cycle searches for niche, hard-to-fill, or leadership-level positions with minimal direction.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits