Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Wheels, Inc. offers a hybrid Talent Acquisition Recruiter role in Schaumburg, Illinois, where you can own the full recruiting process and help strengthen the quality and impact of hires. You will partner closely with hiring leaders and People Team colleagues to improve hiring decisions, enhance candidate experience, and refine recruiting processes using data and recruiting tools.

Compensation and benefits

• Pay range: $65,400 - $91,600 per year
• Eligible to participate in the annual incentive plan
• Robust benefits package with competitive offerings for you and your family

What you’ll do

• Own end-to-end recruiting lifecycle ownership, from intake and sourcing strategy through candidate assessment, offer acceptance, and transition to onboarding.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring leaders by understanding business needs, teams, and current and future talent requirements.
• Lead intake discussions to clarify business needs, define ideal candidate profiles, establish selection criteria, and align on roles, timelines, and expectations.
• Advise hiring managers on role design, candidate requirements, market conditions, interview strategy, compensation considerations, and hiring decisions.
• Develop proactive and creative sourcing strategies to attract strong, diverse talent through direct outreach, referrals, networking, market research, and targeted recruiting events.
• Assess candidates for experience, capabilities, behaviors, motivation, and alignment with organizational needs.
• Lead structured and efficient interview and selection processes that support consistency, reduce bias, and enable timely, evidence-based decisions.
• Partner with hiring leaders, Compensation, and People Team colleagues to develop competitive and equitable offers.
• Maintain strong candidate engagement by delivering a professional, responsive, and transparent hiring experience.
• Identify and implement improvements that increase quality of hire, reduce cycle time, strengthen accountability, and improve the hiring manager and candidate experience.
• Use recruiting data and market insights to evaluate effectiveness, identify risks, and recommend solutions.
• Support effective use and continuous improvement of the Applicant Tracking System and related recruiting tools.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws, regulations, and company policies.

What you bring

• Demonstrated full-cycle recruiting experience across multiple functions and organizational levels.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to connect talent decisions to broader business needs.
• Proven credibility building and productive relationships with hiring managers and senior leaders.
• Ownership mindset, with the ability to identify what needs to happen, remove obstacles, and drive work through completion.
• Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, including the ability to navigate ambiguity and propose practical solutions.
• Sound judgment and confidence to bring a point of view, ask difficult questions, and challenge thinking when appropriate.
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, assessment, negotiation, and candidate-management capabilities.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities with urgency, discipline, and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, consultation, and influencing skills.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, recruiting technology, market data, and talent metrics.
• Working knowledge of employment laws and recruiting compliance requirements.
• Commitment to maintaining a high talent bar and delivering an inclusive, high-quality candidate experience.

Requirements snapshot

• Minimum experience: 3 years
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field, or equivalent work experience

Tools you’ll use

• Applicant Tracking System
• Workday Applicant Tracking System
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• SharePoint
• Excel
• PowerPoint

Work environment

This is a full-time hybrid position in Schaumburg, Illinois (professional office setting), with in-office 3 days per week. Minimal travel is required.

Physical demands include sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing, and pulling, as generally required to perform critical job functions.

Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required for the role. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.