This is a 12-month temporary assignment with an anticipated schedule of 30–40 hours per week. The final weekly hours will be considered based on business needs and the selected candidate’s availability.
We are looking for an experienced Recruiter to support hiring for various roles and levels across CannonDesign based on business needs. The ideal candidate brings a track record of delivery, strong recruiting fundamentals, and the ability to assess talent and partner effectively with hiring leaders.
This is a hands-on recruiting role responsible for managing searches from initial intake through offer. You will work closely with hiring managers to define role requirements, provide market insight, evaluate candidates, and ensure an organized and positive hiring experience for all applicants.
This role is best suited for someone with proven recruiting experience, preferably in AEI or a related professional services environment, who is confident in sourcing, screening, and building strong working relationships across the business.
- Manage full-cycle recruitment which will primarily include mid and senior level roles, from kickoff through offer
- Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs for assigned roles
- Source talent through LinkedIn, referrals, direct outreach, and other recruiting channels
- Review resumes, conduct thorough phone screens, and assess candidates against the requirements of each role
- Use Greenhouse ATS and related tools to track candidate activity, workflows, and interview coordination, references and offers.
- Build and maintain pipelines for priority and hard-to-fill roles
- Provide a responsive, professional and positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process
- Keep hiring teams informed with updates, feedback, and practical recommendations
- Support offer processes, pre-employment steps, and recruiting operations as needed
- Track recruiting activity and maintain accurate applicant flow records and process documentation
- 8+ years of recruiting experience with a consistent track record of offer acceptances for a variety of roles
- Experience recruiting in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, or a similar industry is strongly preferred
- Hands-on experience with an applicant tracking system; Greenhouse ATS experience is strongly preferred
- Strong sourcing skills, including the ability to identify and engage passive talent
- Solid interviewing and candidate assessment skills, with sound judgment
- Ability to build credibility with hiring managers and partner effectively with the business
- Strong organization, follow-through, and attention to detail
- We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
- We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees, as we strive to connect with communities around us and focus on the future of design. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council, our Employee Resource Groups which are open to everyone, and other community initiatives.
- We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of recruiting experience
- Track record of offer acceptances for a variety of roles
- Experience recruiting in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, or a similar industry
- Hands-on experience with an applicant tracking system
- Greenhouse ATS experience
- Strong sourcing skills, including identifying and engaging passive talent
- Solid interviewing and candidate assessment skills
- Ability to build credibility with hiring managers and partner effectively
- Strong organization, follow-through, and attention to detail
What We Do
As an integrated design firm, we do a lot of things. But at our core, we help people continuously flourish. We leverage the heart, passion and intelligence of our more than 1,000 creative thinkers to develop solutions for some of the greatest challenges facing our clients and society. Whether designing for equity in education, accessible healthcare, inclusive communities, new scientific discoveries or the “next big idea” in business, we partner with organizations to help them improve human life. We do this through a design approach we created called Living-Centered Design. Our approach realizes that to create a world where people continuously flourish, we must address the complex interdependencies that exist between people, businesses, communities, society and the environment. Learn more at cannondesign.com/livingcentereddesign.
