Job Description:

Are you a champion of elite technical talent? Do you thrive on the challenge of identifying, engaging, and securing passive, transformational professionals who are not active in the traditional job market?

As a Principal, Recruiter - Technology at Cotality, you will be behind our efforts to acquire game-changing engineering and technology talent. We are looking for a consultative full cycle, talent acquisition expert who has had experience as an in-house corporate recruiter, working closely with HRBPs and tech hiring leaders. As well, to be successful, you must bring savvy, deep-dive sourcing skills and sophisticated outbound engagement rather than relying on inbound applicant volume to build the best candidate pools.

In this strategic senior role, you will act as a responsive and trusted talent advisor to our Engineering Leaders and HR Business Partners. You will operate at an efficient cadence, managing a pipeline of complex, specialized technical requisitions (such as Principal Software Architects, Senior ML/AI Engineers, Technical Product Managers and 10X Software Engineers/Developers). Thriving in this high-velocity environment requires agility, speed, and organizational capacity.

Work Model/Location: This role is based in our Dallas hub at 3001 Hackberry Road. We operate on a hybrid model, requiring 2 days onsite in the office (Tuesdays and Wednesdays), with the remaining days remote. Candidates should live within a commutable distance of our Dallas office. This current model could change in the future based on business needs.

What You Will Be Doing

• Consultative Advisory Partnering: Act as a strategic talent consultant to Engineering directors, CTO teams, and HRBPs. Advise on market trends, competitor talent movements, talent availability, and assessment/selection methodologies. Influence and play a key role in final hiring decisions.
• High-Velocity Requisition Delivery: Manage and deliver on a robust and complex portfolio of typically 18-25 technical requisitions. Manage successfully to industry standard recruiter KPIs, understand and execute on recruiter best practices to meet operational velocity expectations.
• Elevate the Experience: Champion an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring managers, maintaining high engagement throughout, being responsive, authentic, and providing a seamless recruiting experience that showcases Cotality's culture.
• AI and Tech Process Innovation: Help lead the adoption of compliant AI resources and new technical tools to enhance recruiter enablement, increase efficiency, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Data-Driven Recruiting: Leverage recruitment metrics, via our HR analytics platform Visier, pipeline analytics, and market intelligence to diagnose bottleneck areas, calibrate searches dynamically, and report talent landscape insights to senior leadership.
• Compliance & Domain Mastery: Maintain expert-level understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws, including work visa sponsorships and the PERM recruiting process. Maintain domain knowledge of Cotality's product offerings, business units, and technical roadmaps.

Job Qualifications:

What You Will Bring

• Strategic Technical Recruiting: 8+ years of dedicated technology recruiting experience, with at least 3+ years' operating in an "in-house" corporate environment collaborating across HR COEs and senior business leaders.
• Exceptional Consultative Skills: An effective communicator, with a track record of serving as a trusted advisor to Engineering and Technology leaders, managers up to executives, who can diplomatically influence hiring decisions and align expectations with market realities.
• Proven Outbound Track Record: A demonstrated history of building robust pipelines exclusively through proactive, direct-sourcing methods. You must be able to share proven success stories of identifying and landing complex technical talent without relying on job board applications.
• Recruiter KPIs: Manage successfully to industry standard recruiter KPIs and operational efficiency, appropriate recruiting timelines. Leverage Visier regularly to help inform progress and identify areas of opportunity.
• Strong Tech & AI Tool Fluency: Highly proficient with modern corporate ATS systems (preferably Workday Recruit) and CRMs (such as Phenom, Avature, or HiredScore). Hands-on experience integrating compliant AI sourcing tools into daily workflows to drive performance.
• Employment Law Competency: Apply clear working knowledge of employment laws, work visa sponsorships, transfer processes, and PERM requirements.

A Bonus If You Have

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience leveraging skills-based talent data frameworks and Workday ATS/CRM. Experience with Paradox would be a plus.
• Experience recruiting within a high-velocity, global data/technology organization

Application Window:

This opportunity is expected to remain posted through the date identified below, subject to business needs.

Thrive with Cotality

At Cotality, we offer more than just a job, we provide a benefits experience designed to support your whole self. From a flexible working model to competitive time off and standout health coverage with meaningful perks and growth opportunities, our package is built to help you thrive at work and in life.

Highlights, depending on role classification, include:

• Time off: Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays, plus well-being and volunteer time off.
• Family Support: Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a baby stipend.
• Health: Multiple medical plan options with mental health and wellness support offerings.
• Retirement: 401(k) with company match and vesting after one year.
• Financial Perks: $400 annual well-being stipend and tuition assistance up to $5,250.
• Extras: Recognition Rewards, Referral bonuses, exclusive discounts and more!