Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

About FourKites

FourKites® is the world’s leading supply chain visibility platform, trusted by global brands like Coca-Cola, Unilever, and Dow. With real-time visibility across 1.4 billion annual shipments and cutting-edge AI capabilities, we’re transforming global supply chains at scale.

As we expand across North America, Europe, and APAC, we are strengthening our Talent Acquisition function with specialists who can combine human judgment with AI-powered insights to hire the best talent globally.

About The Role

We are seeking a strategic, high-impact Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist who excels at full-cycle recruiting and is comfortable using AI-driven tools to accelerate hiring, improve pipeline quality, and deliver data-backed recommendations to business leaders.

This role spans global recruitment—with exposure across the U.S., India, and EU markets—giving you high visibility and the ability to influence FourKites’ growth across multiple functions.

Lead Full-Cycle Recruitment Across Key Functions

• Manage a high req load of roles across GTM, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering
• Drive sourcing, screening, assessments, interviews, offer negotiation, and closing
• Partner with senior leaders to shape hiring profiles based on business goals
• Support multi-region hiring (U.S., India, EU) as business priorities shift
  
  

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:

• Partner closely with hiring managers and cross-functional teams to understand role requirements, team dynamics, and candidate fit criteria throughout the hiring lifecycle
• Conduct thorough intake sessions to align on job specifications, target profiles, evaluation criteria, and hiring timelines
• Provide hiring managers with market intelligence, competitive insights, and realistic pipeline expectations to calibrate search parameters
  
  

Recruiting Process Ownership:

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned requisitions, from sourcing and screening through offer negotiation and close
• Coordinate interview scheduling, feedback collection, and debrief sessions while maintaining organized candidate pipeline tracking
• Drive process improvements to reduce time-to-fill and enhance candidate experience across the recruiting funnel
  
  

Talent Evaluation & Assessment:

• Conduct comprehensive candidate screenings to assess technical competencies, cultural alignment, and role fit before advancing to hiring manager interviews
• Develop and refine evaluation frameworks and interview guides in collaboration with hiring teams to ensure consistent, structured assessments
• Provide detailed candidate briefings and recommendation summaries to guide hiring decisions
  
  

Use Data & AI Insights to Drive Hiring Excellence

• Track and analyze recruiting metrics: conversion rates, pipeline velocity, offer acceptance, and source effectiveness.
• Use AI analytics to forecast hiring bottlenecks, recommend adjustments, and model time-to-hire based on market trends.
• Provide leaders with real-time insights on compensation benchmarks, talent availability, geographic competitiveness, and hiring feasibility.
• Deliver an Exceptional Candidate Experience
• Ensure every candidate has a consistent, transparent, and professional experience.
• Use AI-assisted scheduling, communication tools, and workflow automation to streamline candidate touchpoints.
• Partner with HR Ops and onboarding teams to deliver a seamless post-offer experience.
  
  

Required

What We’re Looking For

• 7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Experience in SaaS, AI, B2B tech, or product-based companies
• Hands-on exposure to AI tools in TA (e.g., sourcing automation, AI-match tools, talent intelligence platforms, automated outreach tools)
• Strong understanding of the U.S. talent landscape and global hiring dynamics
• Expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and ATS platforms (we use Greenhouse)
• Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to influence senior leaders
• Clear, concise communication skills with vendors, candidates and internal employees/leaders
• Ability to navigate shifting priorities across multiple regions
• The role is based in Chicago and would be a hybrid role (2 days work from the office).
  
  

Preferred

• Experience hiring for Customer Success, Sales, Product, and Engineering roles
• Experience with candidate assessments such as Criteria Corp (CCAT, EPP)
• Familiarity with logistics, supply chain, or freight tech talent markets
• Demonstrated track record of improving funnel conversion rates or reducing time-to-fill using AI or automation tools
  
  

Who we are:

FourKites®, the leader in AI-driven supply chain transformation for global enterprises and pioneer of advanced real-time visibility, turns supply chain data into automated action. FourKites’ Intelligent Control Tower™ breaks down enterprise silos by creating a real-time digital twin of orders, shipments, inventory and assets. This comprehensive view, combined with AI-powered digital workers, enables companies to prevent disruptions, automate routine tasks, and optimize performance across their supply chain. FourKites processes over 3.2 million supply chain events daily — from purchase orders to final delivery — helping 1,600 global brands prevent disruptions, make faster decisions and move from reactive tracking to proactive supply chain orchestration.

Working at FourKites

We provide competitive compensation with stock options, outstanding benefits and a collaborative culture for all employees around the globe, including:

• 5 global recharge days, in addition to standard holidays, and a hybrid, flexible approach to work.
• Parental leave for all parents, an annual wellness stipend and volunteer days also provide you with time and resources for self care and to care for others.
• Opportunities throughout the year to learn and celebrate diversity.
• Access to leading AI tools and foundation models, with the freedom to experiment and find creative ways to be more effective in your role
  
  

And we're always listening for new ways to support everyone in and out of the office