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Corporate Recruiter

Southwest Airlines
401(k)
United States, Texas, Dallas
Oct 30, 2025
Department: Talent & Org Strategy Our Company Promise We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer. Job Description: 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 Corporate 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 Corporate space. This role utilizes effective recruitment methods that are designed to deliver a qualified and diverse pool of Corporate Candidates, develops and executes a staffing plan for individual requisitions, and maintains a high touch Candidate Experience. This Recruiter typically recruits a broad range of professional positions but may specialize in sub-functional areas such as campus, contract, military, field, or technical recruiting. The Corporate 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. Job Summary Responsible for managing the full life cycle of recruiting while maintaining strong relations with Business Leaders, hiring Managers, Human Resources Business Partners, vendors, and Candidates. Key duties include utilizing effective recruitment methods that are designed to deliver a qualified/diverse pool of Candidates, developing and executing a staffing plan for individual requisitions, and maintaining a high touch Candidate experience. 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. Responsibilities Collaborate 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 with candidates for 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 Partner with HRBP's and Compensation to craft, present, and negotiate employment offers, including complex compensation components 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 Interpret and explain Human Resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 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 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 Education Required: High School Diploma or GED Experience Intermediate-level experience, fully functioning broad knowledge in Human Resources Preferred: Aviation recruiting experience 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 utilizing Phenom and Hiredscore Licensing/Certification N/A Physical Abilities 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 Other Qualifications 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 Pay & Benefits Competitive market salary from $77,200 - $85,800 per year* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company. Benefits you'll love Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too) Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit* Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets) Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment. Explore more Benefits you'll love: careers.southwestair.com/benefits Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time. 401(k) match contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits. *ProfitSharing contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company.* Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please print/save this job description because it won't be available after you apply.