Sourcing Recruiter (Senior Talent Advisor)

NOTE: The application period has now closed. Only Priority Placement Program participant applications will be added to the candidate pool.

Join our team and recruit the future stars of tomorrow!  King County Metro's Talent Acquisition team is seeking a full-time Sourcing Recruiter (Senior Talent Advisor) who is excited to source and recruit for the best transit agency in North America and has a commitment to diversity and social justice.

So you think you have what it takes?
This is not a plug-and-play recruiting role. We’re looking for a bold, strategic Sourcing Recruiter to launch and shape an entirely new talent sourcing program for Metro’s Rail Division.

In this role, 75% of your time will be spent hunting for hard-to-find talent and 25% driving full-cycle recruiting, as you design the sourcing engine for a rapidly expanding division responsible for operating and maintaining Link Light Rail in partnership with Sound Transit.

You’ll tackle niche, mission-critical roles that directly impact the delivery of light rail service across the Puget Sound region—supporting the people who keep trains running, projects moving, and facilities operating safely and efficiently.

If you thrive on ambiguity, enjoy solving complex talent challenges, and want your work to literally move a region, this is your chance to leave a lasting mark.ry of light rail transit services in the great Puget Sound region and the day-to-day coordination, direction, and supervision of personnel, projects, and facilities maintenance.

Seattle Streetcar includes the 1.3 mile South Lake Union line and the 2.5 mile First Hill line, proudly serving the diverse and vibrant communities around Seattle’s downtown core. These rail services complement Metro's extensive fixed-route bus system and mobility services. Puget Sound transit agencies are collaborating to create an integrated transit network that enables people to travel farther, faster, and more easily.

This recruitment process will be used to fill one (1) Career Service position.
Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work.

As the Sourcing Recruiter, you will:

• Collaborate with leadership and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop targeted sourcing strategies.
• Execute sourcing strategies to ensure a constant flow of quality leads/candidates into key pipelines and requisitions for positions for Rail Division.
• Perform advanced sourcing through various mediums including internal and external database mining, networking, associations, universities, community agencies, social media, referrals, Boolean search strings, online and traditional directories, as well as other innovative sourcing methods.
• Conduct phone or video informational interviews to gather information to inform decisions.
• Work closely with recruiters and managers to understand staffing needs and develop a proactive, innovative sourcing/recruitment strategy to attract and recruit top talent.
• Continually evaluates sourcing strategies. Stays abreast of current and emerging technologies to proactively identify new venues for identifying qualified talent. Participates in media planning to renew media contracts.
• Gather and prepare data to assess effectiveness of sourcing strategy. Analyzes and reports on sourcing metrics to Leadership.
• Develop and maintains network and database of potential candidates for future consideration, including pipeline of passive candidates.
• Acts as a key resource for referred candidates.
• Manage and perform full-cycle recruitment processes for leadership and hard-to-fill positions. Working collaboratively with leadership, hiring managers, and other human resources staff. Interpreting contracts and advising on setting pay.
• Generate diverse applicant pools in support of Equity and Social Justice Goals.
• Other duties as assigned including special projects.

• Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs.
• Be a Talent Advisor: carrying your own recruiting load, solving problems and influencing outcomes both with your customers and within talent acquisition.
• Lead a team of Talent Advisors: mentoring, coaching, and reviewing their work for accuracy and completeness.Advise on contracts and salary setting.
• Plans and Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Values Differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Minimum Skills:

• Two or more years of experience in talent sourcing.
• Three or more years of experience in full life cycle recruiting in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, while meeting tight deadlines. 
• Proven ability to create strategic talent sourcing plans.
• Strong understanding and application of sourcing techniques, including online sourcing, and social media.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) systems such as Neogov and HRIS systems such as  PeopleSoft.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge and experience researching, interpreting, and applying HR employment law and HR rules, union contracts, policies, and procedures, including EEO, disability accommodation, Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and others.

The most competitive applicants will possess these Desired Skills:

• Experience sourcing for Rail positions.
• Experience with Boolean searches.
• Experience with sourcing tools such as Indeed Smart Sourcing, LinkedIn, and other related social media platforms.

Application and Selection Process:
Application materials will be screened for clarity and completeness. The most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews.

Applications without the following required materials may not be considered for this position:

• King County application
• Cover Letter no longer than one page detailing your background and what you can bring to this position in relation to the list of qualifications, skills, and abilities.

Who is Eligible
This position is open to King County Metro employees only.

For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact:
Elena Edwards, HR Manager II
elena.edwards@kingcounty.gov

Work Location: The primary location of this position will be 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104, or  Operations and Maintenance Facility – Central, 3407 Airport Way S., Seattle, WA 98134.  This position will be expected to travel occasionally to the Operations and Maintenance Facility – East, located in Bellevue (1925 120th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005) and other Rail locations as needed.

Work Schedule: This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is not eligible for overtime pay. This full-time position works a 40-hour workweek. Occasional non-standard work hours may be required to attend testing, interviews, events, job fairs, etc.

Union Representation: This position is not represented by a union.

Telework: The Metro Transit Talent Team works in a hybrid model with a minimum of 1 day onsite per week,  as well as telecommuting. Additional onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is King Street Center, 201 S. Jackson, Seattle, WA 98104. 

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers. Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work, and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in ourregion; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; wefocus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we areresponsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ , people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex(including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply
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Salary : $107,507 - $136,272