Talent Acquisition Specialist

Contoro Robotics is headquartered in Austin, TX and focused on solving labor challenges through advanced robotic solutions. As we expand our flagship warehouse automation technology, we’re building a recruiting function that delivers a strong candidate experience and helps hiring teams move quickly with confidence.

This on-site full-time role supports recruiting across technical, engineering, operational, and corporate positions. You’ll work closely with hiring managers and the HRBP Manager to understand hiring needs, source and engage candidates, coordinate interviews, and carry candidates through to offer acceptance. When hiring volume is lower, you’ll help support talent programs, employer branding, university recruiting, workforce and headcount planning, and other HR initiatives.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with hiring managers and the HRBP Manager to understand hiring needs, position requirements, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical, engineering, operational, and corporate roles.
• Create and maintain job descriptions and job postings.
• Source candidates using channels such as LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, universities, networking, and other recruiting sources.
• Review applications and conduct initial screenings.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers.
• Coordinate interviews and maintain timely communication throughout the process.
• Collect interview feedback and help candidates move efficiently through hiring stages.
• Support offer preparation, approvals, negotiations, and offer-stage communication.
• Coordinate with HR to support a smooth transition from candidate to new hire.
• Maintain accurate candidate and requisition information in the ATS.
• Develop and maintain recruiting workflows, interview guides, scorecards, templates, and recruiting documentation.
• Track recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline activity, and offer acceptance.
• Maintain relationships with external recruiters, staffing agencies, and recruiting vendors when needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting efficiency and candidate experience.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for frequently hired and difficult-to-fill positions.
• Develop and maintain relationships with universities, engineering programs, technical programs, and other talent sources.
• Support employee referral programs.
• Assist the HRBP Manager with workforce and headcount planning.
• Stay current on talent-market trends and recruiting challenges in robotics, automation, engineering, warehouse/logistics technology, and related industries.
• Support the company’s careers page, recruiting materials, and employer branding initiatives.
• Develop recruiting content for LinkedIn and other talent channels.
• Represent the company at recruiting events, university events, and career fairs.
• Support onboarding and employee engagement initiatives as needed.
• Assist with talent-related HR projects during lower recruiting activity.
• Support job-description maintenance and organizational planning projects.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field (preferred).
• 1 to 3 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Experience recruiting within robotics, automation, warehouse/logistics technology, engineering, or technology industry.
• Proven ability to source and recruit technical or engineering talent.
• Experience sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates through multiple recruiting channels.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills to partner effectively with hiring managers.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities.
• Experience with ATS platforms and LinkedIn Recruiter (preferred).
• Familiarity with technical roles including robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software, controls, manufacturing, automation, or warehouse operations (strongly preferred).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities can change quickly.

Technologies: ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn

Location: Austin, TX (On-site)

Department: Corporate Operations