Principal Technical Recruiter
Core
Own end-to-end recruitment for mid-to-senior technical and strategic roles (Product, Software, Data, IT, Strategy) while acting as a strategic advisor on workforce planning and market intelligence.
Role type
Principal Technical Recruiter (Strategic Advisor & Program Owner)
Builds
Talent pipelines, hiring strategies, and TA process improvements for critical technical disciplines
Domain
Technology (Product, Software, Data, IT, Hardware) & Corporate Strategy
Required skills
Full-cycle recruiting, market intelligence, stakeholder influence, program management, data analytics, AI tool integration
Preferred skills
Semiconductor/hardware recruiting, executive search background, workforce planning, advanced analytics (Tableau/Power BI) (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000153556539-principal-technical-recruiter-at-western-digital)
Technologies
Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, Beamery, SeekOut, Gem, Tableau, Power BI, AI sourcing tools
Responsibilities
Manage full-cycle recruitment for complex technical roles, deliver market intelligence and compensation benchmarks, advise senior leaders on hiring strategy, lead TA process transformation initiatives, integrate AI tools into recruiting workflows
Seniority
Principal, strategic advisor & program ownership
