Principal DT Recruiter (Internal Technology)

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we have the best talent in the world. Our Global Talent Acquisition team is on the frontlines of building the future of our company, one hire at a time. From corporate to operations, pilot to flight attendant, and early career to executive, our team crafts outstanding experiences for our candidates and hiring managers, with diversity, equity and inclusion top-of-mind in everything we do.

A Principal Recruiter is an authority in recruiting and sourcing highly qualified people. A Principal Recruiter acts as a consultant to the Digital Technology business, leading the recruitment processes from end-to-end. A Principal recruiter is a recruitment expert that can handle complex clients and offers with little supervision. Using data, Principal Recruiters develop and implement recruitment strategies that are specific to each role, delivering a pipeline of high-quality diverse group of candidates. Principal recruiters will be aligned to our most exciting and sophisticated clients given their level of expertise.

• Attract and source talent for United’s most critical and complex Digital Technology Roles or sophisticated/specialty roles
• Conduct detailed interviews and assessments of talent to find alignment between their skills and our key business problems
• Partners with hiring leaders and HR partners to create sourcing strategies aimed at developing the strongest, diverse candidate pool for open roles across the assigned group
• Partner with external organizations to create and maintain talent pipeline
• Consistently works with a process improvement orientation
• Provides value to TA members by recommending and implementing process opportunities
• Provides organizational change around process enhancements
• Stays abreast on new recruitment trends and technologies and brings back learning to the team
• Educates recruiters and hiring managers on candidate attraction and sourcing opportunities
• Uses data to advise recruitment decisions and provides guidance to partners around candidate management
• Exert executive presence when supporting leadership with recruitment decisions, such as when advocating for a candidate

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

• Bachelors degree
• 5+ years of corporate recruitment experience
• Proven experience driving process improvements to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Demonstrated ability to act as a consultant, make data driven talent recommendations and develop and implement recruitment strategies
• Ability to engage relevantly with candidates, ensuring a high touch candidate experience
• Master level sourcing capabilities: ability to engage in significant candidate outreach
• Demonstrated good judgment and confidentiality
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a strong emphasis on customer service orientation
• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced, highly team-oriented environment
• Excellent time management, follow-through, and organizational skills
• Strong communication and ability to establish relationships with all levels of personnel
• Strategic and forward-thinking
• Ability to handle multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy and ability to delegate work as needed
• Intermediate to advanced digital literacy in Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and databases
• Solid knowledge of social media and demonstrated usage of tools such as LinkedIn
• Ability to handle highly confidential information
• Ability to build solid relationships and work in a team environment
• Ability to quickly assess candidate’s skills/qualifications and attributes and make placements/recommendations as appropriate
• Ability to coach and counsel internal and external candidates on career development
• Demonstrated leadership ability to coach and counsel other recruiters on standard methodologies and recruiting processes
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to manage and lead special projects, in addition to typical recruiting workload
• Ability recruiting hard-to-fill positions applying various sourcing methods
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 10 of the time
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

• Masters degree
• Experience in a matrixed corporate environment

Remote options may be available

Salary Range: $91,800 - $134,640

The Job Posting End Date is 03/20/2024

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodationsunited.com to request accommodation.