Senior Corporate Recruiter

What you will do

The Senior Corporate Recruiter manages full life cycle recruiting for salaried professional, technical and leadership roles across Clarios’ USCAN corporate functions and manufacturing plants. Working as a strategic partner to hiring managers and HR Business Partners, this role builds hiring strategies for critical and hard-to-fill positions in areas such as Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance.

The recruiter brings market insight to every search, advising leaders on talent availability, compensation trends and competitive landscape, and uses proactive sourcing to build pipelines ahead of demand. This position also mentors less experienced recruiters, supports TA process improvement, and helps ensure every candidate has a positive experience with the Clarios brand.

The role is critical to meeting the region’s hiring goals, reducing time-to-fill key roles, and strengthening the long-term talent pipeline for our corporate and plant environments.

How you will do it

• Partners with hiring managers and HR Business Partners define role requirements, sourcing strategy and hiring timelines through a structured launch call at the start of each search.
• Manages a portfolio of salaried requisitions from intake through offer acceptance and onboarding handoff, using Workday as the system of record.
• Proactively sources passive talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, employee referrals, professional networks and targeted outreach.
• Screens and assesses candidates against role requirements and presents well-qualified slates with clear, data-backed recommendations.
• Coaches hiring managers on structured interviewing, fair evaluation and inclusive hiring practices, and coordinates interview logistics for HQ and plant locations.
• Provides market intelligence on talent supply, compensation and competitor activity to inform hiring decisions and workforce planning.
• Maintains accurate requisition and candidate data, and tracks and reports KPIs including time-to-fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness and offer acceptance.
• Manages agency partners when engaged, mentor's junior recruiters and interns, and contributes to TA projects and continuous improvement.
• To succeed in this role, the individual must combine deep full-cycle recruiting expertise with strong business acumen and the ability to influence leaders at every level of the organization.
• Learns the business, functions and plant operations quickly in order to recruit with credibility and advise on talent needs.
• Builds trusted relationships with hiring managers and HR, challenging requirements constructively and guiding decisions with data.
• Uses advanced sourcing techniques and market research to engage passive and hard-to-find talent.

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business or a related discipline is required.
• Five or more years of full life-cycle corporate recruiting experience, preferably in a manufacturing, automotive or industrial environment.
• Proven success in recruiting technical, professional and leadership roles, including passive candidate sourcing.
• Ability to manage a high volume of concurrent requisitions, often with urgency and tight timelines.
• Hands-on experience with an applicant tracking system (Workday Recruiting preferred) and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Technological skills to adapt to new systems and AI-enabled recruiting workflows.
• Ability to travel up to 10% to plant locations.
• Professional confidence to communicate with candidates, HR colleagues, hiring managers at all levels of the organization, and vendors.
• Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume, fast-paced workload with changing priorities.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills; Spanish proficiency is a plus.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated detail orientation, organization, and follow-up skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret recruiting data and market information.
• Team player with a positive outlook who takes initiative and solves problems.

What you get:

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire

• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts

• Parental and caregiver leave programs

• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership

• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility

• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

Who we are:
Clarios is the force behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials—setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we’re not just making batteries; we’re shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios—where your power meets endless possibilities.
Veterans/Military Spouses:
We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion—where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or other protected characteristics protected by law. As a federal contractor, we are committed to not discriminating against any applicant or employee based on these protected statuses. We will also take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing [email protected]. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, and all characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

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