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Ford Motor Company

Contract Technical Recruiter

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Hybrid
Palo Alto, CA, USA
70-80 Hourly
Senior level
Hybrid
Palo Alto, CA, USA
70-80 Hourly
Senior level
Conduct full-cycle technical recruiting for Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design team. Responsibilities include intake meetings, sourcing active and passive candidates, phone screening, pipeline management, candidate relationship building, offer support, hiring-manager partnership, DEI advocacy, and employer-branding projects. The role requires recruiting expertise in competitive technical talent markets, strong candidate experience ownership, data-driven stakeholder updates, and hybrid availability near a Ford hub.
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As part of our Talent Acquisition team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams, partners, and businesses to do and be their best., Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Responsibilities

In this position...
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams! With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

  • Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to understand needs, ensuring alignment between job descriptions, and target candidate profiles
  • Persistent pursuit of passive candidates via personalized reach-outs
  • Be an advocate for DEI both internally and externally
  • Conduct initial phone screens with candidates to assess suitability for positions
  • Source high caliber active and passive candidates through various methods and tools, including networking, search tools, job boards, referrals, events, etc. Use your creativity!
  • Partner with hiring managers to make offers and effectively hire highly sought after technical talent in a competitive market
  • Regularly manage pipeline activity and maintain data integrity, and proactively share data-centric updates with internal stakeholders
  • Establish and maintain meaningful relationships with management and key cross-functional stakeholders internally (e.g. Recruiting, HR, Compensation, and Diversity teams)
  • Join projects related to employer branding presence and strategy
Qualifications
  • 5+ years of recruiting experience and value how recruiting can influence the inclusion
    and diversity landscape of a company
  • Expertise in full-cycle recruiting
  • Proficiency with handling hard to close candidates in a competitive market
  • Experience or exposure to recruiting in global markets
  • Own the entire candidate experience to provide an outstanding experience to our candidates from initial contact to closing an offer
  • Self-motivated and driven: you look for solutions and impact without being asked twice
  • You are curious. You look to dig deeper beyond the surface level of a job profile; researching market trends and domain technology and seeking out information to have a solid understanding of the business.
  • You ask for feedback, and want to grow and develop in your career.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
This position offers an hourly rate ranging from $70-$80/hr.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: Click here to find out more about available programs and benefits: https://fordcareers.co/supplemental  
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
 

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-BB1 #UEV

Ford Motor Company Palo Alto, California, USA Office

3200 Hillview, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 94304

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