Recruiter, Talent Acquisition

The Recruiter, Talent Acquisition role sits on the Operations Talent Acquisition team and focuses on strategic staffing and full-cycle recruiting to support American Airlines Airport roles for operational readiness. This contract position is based in Fort Worth, TX, with regular domestic travel to hiring events and close partnership with hiring managers and TA leadership.

Role Overview

As a Recruiter, you will help ensure critical positions are filled in time to meet operational needs. You will collaborate with multiple hiring managers to align staffing plans, manage the end-to-end recruiting process, support a strong applicant experience, and track recruiting performance through defined metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure roles are staffed for operational readiness
• Partner with multiple hiring managers to understand staffing needs
• Travel to domestic locations to attend hiring events multiple times a month, including some weekends
• Conduct intake sessions to clarify staffing needs and responsibilities and ensure job descriptions reflect accurate knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Proactively source talent using job boards, social media, and networking resources
• Advise hiring managers on behavioral interviewing and facilitate selection process discussions to support effective and legal interviewing practices
• Maintain a positive internal and external applicant experience throughout the recruitment process
• Influence the overall hiring process to improve timeliness and achieve agreements
• Respond to recruiting needs and inquiries from business leaders, hiring managers, and TA leadership
• Provide accurate, timely updates on applicant activity, track talent acquisition metrics, report trends and issues to TA leadership, and recommend improvements
• Maintain accurate applicant records in the applicant tracking system to support reporting and analysis
• Maintain cross-functional partnerships with business, hiring managers, and other talent acquisition functions
• Coordinate with third-party vendors supporting hiring by providing guidance or clarification on union contracts, validating pay scales, following up on requisition statuses, and supporting process approvals
• Conduct recurrent business calls with leaders to discuss high-volume hiring strategy and updates
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Labor teams, and other stakeholders in the recruiting process

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience/training
• At least 2 years of recent experience in a recruiting function
• High-volume recruiting experience, particularly in a unionized environment
• Experience conducting competency-based interviews
• Reporting experience related to Talent Acquisition performance and metrics
• Experience using SuccessFactors or other large enterprise ATS systems (Taleo, iCIMS, etc.)
• Experience collaborating with RPO partner(s)
• Experience organizing and conducting hiring events
• Airline experience
• Strong relationship management skills, including the ability to establish credibility and partner with leaders to identify talent gaps, needs, risk, and action plans
• Strong customer orientation and influencing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of employment law and corporate recruiting practices
• Proven leadership skills
• Strategic thinking with creative and innovative problem-solving and sound judgment
• Ability to demonstrate 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Experience with recruiting metrics, SLA, and KPIs
• Experience sourcing for niche roles using LinkedIn Recruiter

Preferred / Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of workforce planning (forecasting, identifying specific needs, skills, locations, and behaviors) is a plus

Technologies

• SuccessFactors
• Taleo
• iCIMS
• LinkedIn Recruiter

Work Location and Schedule

This position is 100% onsite Monday through Friday.

Job Type and Benefits

• Job Type: Contract
• Position Type: W2 Contract - No Benefits