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Senior Recruiter

Human Resources

Johnston, Rhode Island; Westwood, Massachusetts; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Southfield, Michigan

Description

Get ready to help individuals find the next step in their career! Our recruiters are talent advisors that coach candidates, current colleagues and hiring managers throughout the recruiting journey. We're looking for someone who wants to be part of a team and make an impact.

We believe firmly in providing a positive candidate experience, which means recruiters communicate with candidates every step of the way and offer constructive feedback when needed. You will drive all aspects of each opening from sourcing through to offer acceptance.

This position will hold 20-25 key emerging positions that support our Commercial business lines.It also uses effective marketing and sales orientation to source, identify and qualify key talent pools for our Commercial Banking business lines with the required skills and competencies to meet business unit objectives.  Builds and maintains relationships with senior and executive level management of the organization up to and including Executive Vice-Presidents.  In addition, the incumbent is expected to develop strong relationships with candidate pools, creating viable pipelines of talent for current and future openings and utilize strong value propositions to attract talent.Build and present fact-based and compelling business cases in support of hiring decisions, initiatives, or resources. Key areas of focus are as follows:

Engagement:When starting a job search with a hiring manager, it is important that the recruiter establish a consultative relationship, investigate the job requirements, conduct research on the business unit, and set realistic expectations regarding the process. 

Building the Candidate Pool:Work with Social Media tools to design a targeted and detailed sourcing strategy to create a strong candidate slate. 

Qualifying:Evaluate and assess the candidate’s suitability against the job specifications and other key requirements. 

Offer Negotiation:Gather and provide datato assist the hiring manager in making a hiring decision.  Negotiate with candidate and manager to ensure solid offer and combat counter offers. 

Required competencies:

  • Assess candidates' skills and qualifications through comprehensive interviewing and assessments
  • Develop innovative sourcing strategies for critical and emerging skills
  • Demonstrate skills needed to create a slate of candidates from a diverse set of backgrounds
  • Ability to understand the needs and preferences of candidates, hiring managers, and teammates
  • Experience personalizing and prioritizing the candidate experience
  • Understanding the importance of alignment with organization’s goals, strategy, and vision
  • Ability to lead with confidence and draw insights from data and use the data to advise the business
  • Ability to influence through data and relationships 
  • Problem solver
  • Ability to create and cultivate strong relationships
  • Ability to work with agility and adapt quickly when needed 

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years’of full-cycle recruiting experience working in a fast-paced environment (preferable in Business or Commercial Banking)
  • Experience utilizing a variety of recruiting resources including ATS, research, cold-calling, internal searches, social media, and networking
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills
  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment
  • Desire to grow professionally through networking and continuous learning

Hours & Work Schedule

  • Hours per Week:  40
  • Work Schedule: M- F

Some job boards have started using jobseeker-reported data to estimate salary ranges for roles. If you apply and qualify for this role, a recruiter will discuss accurate pay guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.

Background Check

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.

Benefits

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more.

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Awards We've Received

2023

Age-Friendly Institute's Certified Age-Friendly Employer

2025

Dave Thomas Foundation’s Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace

2025

Disability:IN Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion

2025

Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index 100 Award

2024

Fair360 Top Regional Company

2024

FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies

2024

Military Friendly® Employer

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