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Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-011043

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

We are looking for an experienced Technical Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team at Western Governors University! Your primary responsibility will be to source and vet external candidates to support the hiring needs of our EdTech team and other departments across the organization. You will partner with leaders to plan, develop, and implement recruiting strategies; develop sourcing tactics to target top talent; drive the interview process and negotiate offers; and deliver a high-touch, exceptional experience for candidates and hiring managers. In this role, you will report to our Director of Talent Acquisition, and work with a team of Talent Acquisition Partners and Coordinators.

• Develop and implement effective recruiting strategies

• Source, screen/interview, and make hiring recommendations

• Work with leadership to drive recruiting activities, keeping company-wide goals, objectives, and metrics in mind

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with cross-functional internal teams and external customers, employment contacts, and agencies

• Represent WGU to prospective employees, external agencies, and partners - develop a clear understanding of our business 

• Research new products and technologies, conduct ongoing analyses of current systems, and implement improvements in recruiting operations as appropriate

• Provide creative thinking on innovative approaches to recruiting and sourcing

• Advise/coach managers on interview and selection techniques, hiring policies and procedures

• Participate in internal and external hiring events as needed

• Effectively complete administrative responsibilities within our systems

• Working knowledge of full-cycle recruiting 

• Knowledge of human resource laws and regulations, EEO requirements 

• Strong decision-making skills 

• Ability to identify and attract top-performing professionals

• Excellent oral and written communications abilities 

• Effective negotiation and influencing skills

• Ability to apply mature and discrete thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and actions in a variety of situations

• 2+ years full-cycle technical recruiting experience in an environment with accountability for meeting objectives and measuring productivity against metrics

• Experience using sourcing tools and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

• Bachelor's Degree

• Experience hiring leadership positions and recruiting/working with remote teams in geographically dispersed locations

• Experience with Workday's ATS

• Experience with recruiting Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools

We provide comprehensive dental, vision, and medical benefits, with generous retirement and health savings account company contributions, paid parental leave, and inclusive family forming benefits. We value a work-life balance and offer paid time off for all employees, and depending on the role, flexible and remote work options. You will also have opportunity for continuous learning while at WGU! Employees and their families receive discounted undergraduate and graduate WGU tuition.

* If you are a current WGU employee, you will need to apply through our internal job board in Workday by June 24 to be considered *

As an equal opportunity employer, WGU recognizes that our strength lies in our people. We are committed to diversity.