Corporate Recruiter

Corporate Recruiter

We are seeking a Corporate Recruiter with demonstrated success leading full-cycle recruiting for corporate, operational, and commercial functions, including LTL transportation and Sales roles. The ideal candidate will serve as a strategic partner to hiring managers, advising on talent strategy and proactively building strong, diverse candidate pipelines.

This position is on-site in Downers Grove, Illinois, and is ideal for a recruiter who is execution-focused, data-driven, and comfortable supporting a fast-paced, results-oriented organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Full-Cycle Recruiting

• Manage the end-to-end recruiting process for assigned roles, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer preparation, and onboarding coordination.
• Support recruiting for LTL transportation roles, including Sales, Operations, and Corporate positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, performance expectations, and hiring timelines.

Sourcing & Talent Pipelines

• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and other recruiting tools.
• Build and maintain pipelines for Sales and LTL-related talent, including account executives, sales leadership, and operational support roles.
• Provide market insights related to talent availability, compensation, and competitive hiring trends.

Recruiting Systems & Data

• Manage requisitions and candidate workflows in Workday Recruiting.
• Ensure accurate documentation, compliance, and data integrity within the ATS.
• Track and report recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and hiring volume.

Candidate & Hiring Manager Experience

• Deliver a professional, consistent, and timely experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Coordinate interviews, manage feedback, and guide selection decisions.
• Advise hiring managers on recruiting best practices and effective interview techniques.

Compliance & Process Improvement

• Ensure recruiting activities comply with employment laws and internal policies.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting workflows, tools, and hiring outcomes.
• Support employer branding and recruitment initiatives as needed.

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Recruiting.
• Strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and Indeed.
• Experience recruiting for LTL transportation roles and Sales positions.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work on-site in Downers Grove, IL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within transportation, logistics, or LTL environments.
• Experience hiring Sales roles, including quota-carrying and revenue-generating positions.
• Familiarity with recruiting metrics and data-driven hiring decisions.
• Experience supporting multi-state or high-growth organizations.

Key Competencies

• Results-driven and execution-focused
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional judgment and discretion
• Collaborative and business-oriented
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands:
• Sedentary physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand, reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and talk and hear others in conversations via the phone or in person.
• Work Environment:
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation: The compensation for this role is $60,000 to $65,000 per year.

Job Location: Downers Grove, IL

Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k

Roadrunner Freight is building something special with great people, a winning culture and a differentiated service offering in the marketplace. Join us today to grow your career!

We will not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters or recruiting agencies. Thank you!

#LI-OnsiteDowners Grove, IL

Additional Requirements:

Roadrunner's Smart Long Haul is revolutionizing the industry with significant investments in technology, a culture of continuous improvement, and intelligent and efficient direct routing. A Top 100 Trucking company by Inbound Logistics and a Top Tier Service Carrier by Mastio, Roadrunner is an LTL industry leader on the rise. As a long-haul, metro-to-metro LTL carrier, Roadrunner offers more direct routes than any other nationwide Less-than-Truckload carrier in the United States. With a nationwide presence, terminals across 40+ markets, and more than $400 million in revenue, the company's Smart Long-Haul Network is the preferred choice for shippers looking to move freight quickly and reliably. Roadrunner is growing and looking for a highly motivated Corporate Recruiter to join our winning team. If you are results driven and looking for a rapidly growing company with high growth and earnings potential, apply today! We Run Safe. We Run Smart. We Run Together.