Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rackspace Technology is a multicloud solutions provider delivering expertise across applications, data, and security. The Contract Technical Recruiter will identify, engage, assess, and deliver technical talent across Cloud, Infrastructure, AI/ML, Data Engineering, Networking, Security, DevOps/SRE, Software Engineering, and other emerging technology areas. The role partners with hiring managers and business leaders, builds diverse talent pipelines, manages full-cycle recruiting, and uses sourcing strategies and recruiting metrics to support hiring outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Partner with hiring managers to understand technical requirements, business objectives, team structures, target talent profiles, and critical success factors for each search
- Manage full life-cycle recruitment process, from sourcing and screening to interview coordination and offer negotiation, ensuring a fanatical experience for all future Rackers
- Build strong talent pipelines across all technical disciplines
- Establish and maintain productive partnerships with business partners, advising and educating hiring teams on talent acquisition best practices
- Maintain quality data, detailing records of candidate interactions and progress via ATS, HRIS, and sourcing tools
- Utilize advanced sourcing techniques, including Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, professional communities, technical networks, referrals, internal talent pools, and other relevant platforms
- Deliver a professional, transparent, responsive, and engaging candidate experience throughout the recruiting process
- Effectively communicate Rackspace Technology’s value proposition, culture, career opportunities, technology capabilities, and customer impact to prospective candidates
- Maintain accurate and timely candidate and requisition information within the applicant tracking system and associated recruiting technologies
- Follow established recruiting processes, documentation standards, data privacy requirements, and applicable employment regulations
- Use recruiting data and metrics to evaluate funnel effectiveness, sourcing performance, candidate conversion, aging, and time-to-fill
Skills
- • Demonstrated experience recruiting technical talent in a corporate, RPO, staffing, consulting, managed services, or technology environment
- • Strong experience recruiting across multiple technical disciplines rather than a single technology specialization
- • Proven ability to source and engage passive technical candidates in competitive talent markets
- • Working knowledge of cloud computing, infrastructure, AI/ML, data engineering, networking, DevOps/SRE, software engineering, or related technology domains
- • Ability to understand technical terminology and effectively distinguish between different engineering, architecture, operations, consulting, and technical delivery profiles
- • Demonstrated experience managing multiple requisitions and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- • Strong stakeholder-management and consultative recruiting skills
- • Experience conducting structured candidate assessments and presenting qualified candidates to hiring teams
- • Strong written and verbal communication skills
- • Experience using applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing platforms, and recruiting technologies
- • Experience using AI-enabled recruiting, sourcing, or talent intelligence tools
- • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience
- Workday Recruiting preferred
Benefits
- Annual bonus or incentives
- Equity awards
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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