Leads full-cycle recruiting across sales, technology, and other functions. Develops sourcing strategies, builds talent pipelines, screens and assesses candidates, partners with hiring managers, negotiates offers, and supports onboarding. Manages ATS workflows, recruiting metrics, compliance, candidate experience, diversity initiatives, and market intelligence while handling multiple requisitions in a fast-paced contract environment.
Acxiom is seeking an experienced Senior Contract Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting efforts across a variety of roles. This individual will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies, attracting top-tier talent, managing candidate pipelines, and partnering closely with hiring managers to deliver exceptional recruiting outcomes. The ideal candidate is a strategic talent acquisition professional with strong ATS expertise (preferably Workday), excellent stakeholder management skills, and a proven ability to source high-quality candidates through multiple recruiting tools and platforms.
This is a US based hourly contract position.
This is a US based hourly contract position.
Core Competencies
- Strategic sourcing
- Full-cycle recruiting with a focus on sales and technology
- ATS/Workday expertise
- Stakeholder management
- Candidate experience
- Talent pipeline development
- Time management
- Data-driven recruiting
What You Will Do:
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from intake meetings through offer negotiation and onboarding support
- Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand hiring needs, role requirements, and workforce planning goals
- Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social platforms, networking, referrals, and additional sourcing tools
- Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs
- Screen, interview, and assess candidates for skill alignment, cultural fit, and overall qualifications
- Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process
- Utilize ATS systems to manage requisitions, candidate workflows, reporting, and compliance
- Maintain accurate recruiting metrics, pipeline activity, and hiring reports
- Support diversity recruiting initiatives and inclusive hiring practices
- Stay current on market trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitive talent intelligence
- Collaborate with HR, hiring managers, and leadership teams to improve recruiting efficiency and outcomes
What You Will Have:
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of professional recruiting experience or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant recruiting work experience
- Proven experience managing full-cycle recruiting across multiple job functions and levels
- Experience scaling revenue generating teams by identifying, attracting, and hiring top-tier corporate sales professionals who possess both technical acumen to understand complex products an the charisma to close deals
- Strong experience sourcing candidates through advanced recruiting tools and strategies
- Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). Preferred experience with Workday Recruiting
- Demonstrated success in candidate generation, pipeline management, and requisition fulfillment
- Strong interviewing, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail & time management
What Will Set You Apart:
- Experience recruiting within technology, marketing, data, or enterprise environments
- Experience working in contract or high-volume recruiting settings
- Experience using AI in recruiting lifecycle
- Knowledge of recruitment analytics and KPI tracking
- Familiarity with employer branding and talent market insights
Primary Location City/State:
Conway, ArkansasAdditional Locations (if applicable):
Homebased - ConwayAcxiom is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status (EOE/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.
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