Recruiter

Job ID: 25885
Pay Rate: $33.65 – $38.46 per hour
Location: Onsite in Downtown Seattle, WA
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire
Schedule: Full Time, 40 Hours Per Week, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Our client is an established financial institution with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest and a longstanding commitment to the communities it serves. From its early beginnings as a neighborhood savings and loan to its growth across multiple states, this organization has played an important role in helping individuals, families, and businesses build stronger financial futures. With a focus on community investment, financial education, and exceptional service, our client combines a rich history with a forward-thinking approach to growth and innovation.

As the Recruiter, you will play an essential role in connecting talented professionals with meaningful career opportunities across the organization. Partnering closely with hiring managers and department leaders, you will manage the full recruitment lifecycle, develop creative sourcing strategies, and help attract candidates who align with the organization's values, culture, and business needs.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, relationship-driven recruiting professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys finding innovative ways to connect with top talent. If you're passionate about building strong teams, delivering an exceptional candidate experience, and making a meaningful impact within a respected financial institution, this could be an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your recruiting career!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from initial hiring manager consultation and candidate sourcing through interviewing, selection, and offer coordination.

• Partner closely with department leaders and hiring managers to understand staffing needs, position requirements, team dynamics, and organizational priorities.

• Develop and execute effective recruiting strategies to attract qualified candidates across a variety of departments and professional disciplines.

• Proactively identify, engage, and build relationships with passive candidates through networking, referrals, social media, and other creative sourcing channels.

• Write and publish engaging job advertisements across appropriate job boards, professional networks, and social media platforms.

• Review applications and resumes, conduct candidate screenings and interviews, and evaluate qualifications and alignment with position requirements.

• Coordinate candidate interviews, facilitate communication between hiring teams and applicants, and support timely hiring decisions.

• Continuously evaluate and improve recruiting processes to reduce time-to-fill while maintaining candidate quality and a positive hiring experience.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate information, recruiting activity, and hiring documentation within the applicant tracking system (ATS).

• Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, providing regular recruiting updates, market insights, and recommendations throughout the hiring process.

• Stay informed of labor market conditions, compensation trends, employment regulations, and evolving recruitment practices to support informed hiring decisions.

• Ensure recruiting activities comply with applicable federal and state employment laws, organizational policies, and established hiring procedures.

• Develop relationships with local colleges, universities, and professional organizations to establish talent pipelines and support campus recruitment initiatives.

• Identify and participate in career fairs, networking events, and other recruitment activities to promote employment opportunities.

• Manage and maintain relationships with external staffing agencies and recruiting partners to support organizational hiring needs.

• Collaborate with Human Resources and other internal stakeholders to support a seamless candidate experience and hiring process.

• Identify opportunities to enhance recruiting tools, sourcing methods, workflows, and overall talent acquisition effectiveness.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field required.

• Minimum of 2–3 years of demonstrated successful experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordinating hiring activities.

• Previous experience working in an agency staffing or recruiting environment is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.

• Strong experience sourcing and engaging both active and passive candidates through job boards, professional networking, referrals, and social media.

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building, and communication skills, including strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple open positions, competing priorities, and deadlines.

• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruitment platforms, and social media channels to manage recruiting workflows and candidate pipelines.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Strong understanding of applicable federal and state employment laws, equal employment opportunity requirements, and recruiting compliance practices.

• Ability to assess candidate qualifications, communicate hiring recommendations, and support effective selection decisions.

• Demonstrated commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate experience through timely communication, professionalism, and follow-through.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt recruiting strategies in response to changing business needs and labor market conditions.

• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and take initiative with minimal supervision.

• Professional, collaborative approach with the ability to build trusted relationships across multiple departments and levels of leadership.

• Experience developing recruiting networks, talent pipelines, and relationships with colleges, universities, or professional organizations is preferred.

• Previous experience recruiting within financial services, banking, or another professional services environment is a plus.

• Ability to work onsite in Downtown Seattle, WA, Monday through Friday.

Benefits offered by Parker Staffing to Contract Employees:

• Paid Sick/Safe Time (based on where allowable by law)

• Medical benefits with multiple plan tiers and Telemedicine access

• 401K with matching contributions

• Holiday pay

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Parker Staffing offers all levels of Administrative, Customer Service, Call Center, Sales, Human Resources, Recruiting, and other professional job opportunities in the Seattle and Bellevue metro area and other large cities throughout the nation. Parker Staffing has served as the staffing agency of choice for thousands for over four decades. Visit our employment opportunities page at www.parkerstaffing.com to review our full offering of temp, temp-to-hire, and direct hire job openings!

Smoking/vaping and the use of tobacco products are prohibited on all Company premises, including indoor and outdoor areas, parking lots, and Company-owned vehicles.

As part of our employment process, candidates who receive a conditional offer may be required to undergo pre-employment drug testing.

Parker Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.