Leads full-cycle recruiting for corporate and client-facing roles, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate evaluation, offers, and onboarding handoff. Partners with hiring leaders to develop recruiting plans, build talent pipelines, analyze recruiting metrics, create structured interview materials, and support inclusive candidate experiences. Organizes large-scale hiring events and travels up to 25% to support recruitment efforts.
Recruiter - Remote
We’re Palco. We provide the management, support, and systems behind self-directed programs—the services that help people hire, pay, and manage their own caregivers with confidence. With 25+ years of experience as a national provider operating in over 17 states, we keep people at the center of everything we do. Through innovative technology and decades of expertise, we help states and partners run stronger, more compliant, and efficient programs. Our mission is to challenge the status quo and build smarter, more human-centered solutions that put power back in people’s hands. Want to learn more about joining our team? Visit www.palcofirst.com to explore opportunities.
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We’re looking for a motivated Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for corporate and client-facing positions. You’ll partner with hiring leaders to define talent needs, develop effective sourcing strategies, deliver a strong candidate experience, and use recruiting data to help Palco build high-performing teams that support our continued growth.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the full recruiting lifecycle, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate evaluation, offer support, pre-employment activities, and handoff to onboarding.
- Partner with hiring leaders to clarify role requirements, establish recruiting plans and timelines, and adjust sourcing strategies based on business priorities and labor-market conditions.
- Partner with People and hiring leaders to develop competitive, internally equitable offers within approved compensation ranges, including base pay, incentives, and start dates.
- Track, analyze, and present recruiting performance—including time to fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness, candidate conversion, offer acceptance, and hiring progress—to help leaders make informed workforce decisions.
- Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future roles.
- Develop role-specific interview questions, structured interview guides, and candidate evaluation materials that support consistent, job-related hiring decisions.
- Organize and lead large-scale hiring events to attract and engage top talent across multiple markets.
- Ensure a positive, professional, and inclusive candidate experience.
- Travel up to 25% to support recruitment efforts.
Skills and Qualifications:
- At least three years of full-cycle recruiting experience managing multiple concurrent searches in a fast-paced environment; experience supporting both corporate and high-volume hiring is preferred.
- Excellent collaboration, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Strong ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Familiarity with laws, regulations, and best practices applicable to hiring and recruitment.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, and virtual interviewing tools, with the ability to quickly learn new recruiting technology.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and possess the ability to manage multiple deadlines and multi-task.
- Demonstrated ability to use sourcing tools, Boolean search techniques, talent-market data, and recruiting metrics to identify candidates, evaluate pipeline performance, and adjust recruiting strategies.
- Ability to maintain a work schedule that supports business operations and candidate activity across Central, Eastern, and Mountain time zones.
Desired Experience:
- Experience with recruitment at an agency or in-house recruiting team.
- Creative sourcing skills and a passion for connecting with candidates in non-traditional ways.
- Experience maintaining recruiting content, templates, and shared resources in collaborative platforms such as SharePoint.
- Experience working cross-departmentally with HR, Marketing, and product-focused teams.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant recruiting experience.
- 3+ years managing all phases of recruitment preferred.
- SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred.
Join Us
- This is a remote, work-from-home position. Team members are expected to maintain a professional workspace, reliable connectivity, and availability during established working hours.
- Palco offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, professional growth, and work-life balance.
- Generous Paid time off.
- Annual bonus potential.
- Retirement Savings: We will support you as you save for your future.
- Career Growth Opportunities: We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provide opportunities to advance your career with a vast portfolio of businesses and a global footprint.
- Paid Training: Earn while you learn and continue to grow with access to internal and external learning opportunities.
- Great Work Environment: We are proud of our company culture of collaboration and the recognition we have received for our diversity efforts.
Benefits Package:
- Employer shared Health Insurance cost
- Employer paid Disability Insurance
- Employer paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Cancer Insurance
- 401K Plan
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Remote work environment
- Paid holidays
When you join Palco, you are engaged in creating the future - both our company’s, the people we serve, and your own. We understand that our success is directly related to the success of our team. We strive to create a culture where you can:
- Bring your authentic self to work.
- Grow and thrive, both personally and professionally.
- Make a difference with our clients, in our communities, and with the millions of people we support.
- Experience work/life balance.
- Feel value and a greater purpose through the work you do.
Palco, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate in any employer/employee relations based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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