Job Title: Recruiting Lead
Location: Fountain Valley, CA (100% Onsite)
Employment Type: Long-Term Temp to Hire
Pay: $43-$48/hr.
Schedule: Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Summary
The Recruiting Lead serves as a senior recruiting and talent acquisition expert, supporting enterprise-level hiring initiatives while acting as a trusted advisor to recruiters, HR partners, and hiring managers. This role leads recruiting projects, improves recruiting processes, ensures compliance, and delivers high-quality hiring outcomes with minimal supervision. The position combines hands-on full-cycle recruiting with strategic insight, reporting, and operational leadership without direct supervisory responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a recruiting subject matter expert, providing guidance, best practices, and coaching to recruiters, HR partners, and hiring managers
• Lead and coordinate recruiting initiatives, including process improvements, training programs, and system or reporting enhancements
• Manage full-cycle recruiting from requisition approval through onboarding across a variety of roles
• Ensure recruiting standards are consistently met, including:
  • Job postings completed within 36 hours of final approval
  • Strategic use of internal and external postings
  • Proper coordination of relocation processes, approvals, and budgets
  • Completion of organizational announcements no later than the employee's start date
  • Accurate maintenance of recruiting trackers and status reports
• Develop, maintain, and update recruiting standard operating procedures (SOPs), training materials, and company-wide recruiting resources
• Analyze recruiting metrics and trends, providing insights and recommendations to improve efficiency, quality of hire, and candidate experience
• Prepare and deliver timely, accurate recruiting reports, including workforce metrics, recruiting dashboards, bonus tracking, and relocation reporting
• Monitor recruiting-related expenses (job advertising, agencies, relocation, events) to support cost-effective hiring
• Partner closely with leadership to communicate recruiting progress, risks, and workforce challenges
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and internal employment laws, policies, and procedures
• Maintain accurate FTE and agency headcount aligned with approved budgets
• Utilize diverse sourcing strategies, including job boards, social media, networking, referrals, and external agencies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 4-6 years of progressive experience in recruiting or HR
• Prior experience leading recruiting initiatives, projects, or process improvements
• Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, spreadsheets, and standard office software
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder partnership abilities

Preferred:

• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.