Technology Recruiter

The People of Southwest Airlines come together to deliver on our Purpose, which is to connect People to what's important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. This Technology Recruiter invests in the future of Southwest's People by managing the full life cycle of recruiting while maintaining strong relations with Business Leaders, Hiring Managers, Human Resources Business Partners, vendors, and Candidates in the Technology space. This role utilizes effective recruitment methods that are designed to deliver a qualified and diverse pool of Technology Candidates, develops and executes a staffing plan for individual requisitions, and maintains a high touch Candidate Experience. This Recruiter typically recruits for a broad range of professional positions but may specialize in sub-functional areas such as campus, contract, military, field or technical recruiting. The Technology Recruiter is excited to join the high-performing and integral Talent Acquisition Team, where they'll have the opportunity to build strong relationships with internal and external Customers, learn and grow in their recruiting expertise each day, and pilot the future of the Southwest Family.

Additional details:

• The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX headquarters facility during business hours.

• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.

We're committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.

• Responsible for recruiting and sourcing for talent in multiple technology areas: Architecture; Engineering (front-end, back-end, full stack, mobile), Advanced Analytics (Data Engineering, AI/ML Engineering, Data Science, Personalization); Platform Engineering (Cloud experience a plus); Network and Infrastructure; Cyber Security/Information Security (IAM, Cyber Threat, Risk, Governance); Technical Product Management and/or Technical Program Management
• Collaborates with strategic partners to develop effective and efficient recruiting strategies for specific roles to identify, evaluate, and select the best talent possible
• Screening, assessing, and conducting interviews (including technical interviews) with candidates for technical/job fit and skills, level of interest, qualifications, and salary expectations
• Develop comprehensive strategic recruiting and retention plans to meet the human capital needs of strategic goals
• Establish partnerships with Sourcing, Pipelines, Programs and other teams to proactively build pipelines to meet hiring demands
• Effectively utilize Talent Acquisition tools to create efficiencies and improve productivity
• Represent Southwest at job fairs and industry specific events by strategizing attendance schedules, setting up and tearing down, and preparing presentations in order to build a positive brand and source Candidates
• Advise others on career or personal development
• Coach and advise individual contributors on the development of competencies and skills needed to achieve Employee needs and future aspirations
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems
• Knowledge of technology trends, industry insights, employment market awareness for specific departments, market segments, disciplines, roles, and Technical acumen
• Skilled in using Applicant Tracking Systems and Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to bring others together and trying to reconcile differences
• Ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Ability to collaborate, influence, and communicate information and ideas across the organization to develop strategies, demonstrate solutions to meet needs, and gain buy-in and action

• Required: High School Diploma or GED

• Intermediate level experience, fully functioning broad knowledge in Human Resources
• Technical recruiting experience
• Preferred: Experience consulting and creating Technology specific hiring strategies that have been utilized to build hiring processes from start to finish
• Preferred: Experience managing multiple customer groups simultaneously and high volumes of both candidates and recruitments at one time
• Preferred: Intermediate level experience using Workday as an applicant tracking system to process recruitments
• Preferred: Experience with recruiting roles in Technology groups directly supporting AI initiatives
• Preferred: Experience utilizing Phenom and its scheduling features
• Preferred: Experience utilizing Hired Score

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• Ability to perform work duties from limited space workstation/desk/office area for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job

• Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must be able to travel including weekends and/or overnights