US IT Recruiter - Remote

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Source IT professionals through LinkedIn, job portals, Boolean searches, X-ray searches, and alternative sourcing channels.
• Screen, evaluate, and shortlist candidates against technical job requirements within tight deadlines.
• Engage passive candidates through personalized outreach, cold calling, and consistent follow-ups.
• Recruit across Software Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, Data Engineering, AI/ML, Cybersecurity, and other IT domains.
• Present opportunities effectively, address candidate objections, negotiate compensation, and drive offer closures.
• Apply AI-powered recruitment tools and modern sourcing technologies to improve candidate discovery, screening, and outreach efficiency.
• Manage multiple open positions, maintain qualified candidate pipelines, and work toward recruitment targets.
• Take ownership of assigned requirements and maintain clear communication with candidates and hiring stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• At least 2 years of hands-on US IT recruitment or US staffing experience.
• Strong technical sourcing expertise, including Boolean search, LinkedIn sourcing, and passive candidate engagement.
• Practical experience using AI tools or modern recruitment technologies to improve sourcing and screening productivity.
• Ability to independently manage urgent requirements, prioritize competing deadlines, and maintain sourcing momentum.
• A proactive, persistent, accountable, and results-oriented approach to recruitment.
• Strong candidate engagement capabilities, including initiating conversations with unfamiliar candidates and building professional rapport.
• A focus on quality shortlists, candidate conversions, and successful closures rather than activity volume alone.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, X-ray search techniques, and alternative sourcing channels.
• Experience recruiting across Software Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, Data Engineering, AI/ML, and Cybersecurity.
• Familiarity with AI-powered candidate discovery, resume screening, and outreach workflows.
• Demonstrated success in compensation negotiations, objection handling, and offer closures.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent technical requirements and maintaining active candidate pipelines.

Applicants will be asked to answer the following qualifying questions when applying for this position:

• 1Do you have at least 2 years of hands-on experience in US IT recruitment or US staffing?
• 2How proficient are you in Boolean search, LinkedIn sourcing, and X-ray search for finding qualified technical candidates?
• 3Which AI-powered recruitment tools have you personally used to improve candidate sourcing, screening, or outreach?
• 4What types of IT roles have you recruited for, and are you comfortable working the US shift from 5:30 PM to 2:00 AM IST?
• 5Are you currently based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu ?