This role centralizes ownership of talent acquisition for Sales, Operations, and corporate functions that support our LTL transportation business. We need a recruiter who converts hiring strategy into measurable hiring velocity, builds durable talent pipelines, and enforces disciplined recruiting systems so the business can scale without sacrificing quality.

You will solve time-to-fill constraints, inconsistent candidate experience, and limited market intelligence for Sales and LTL roles. Success is measured by reduced time-to-fill, higher offer-acceptance rates, predictable pipelines for quota-bearing roles, and clean ATS data that enables strategic workforce decisions.

This is a mission-critical, execution-first role: you will own requisitions end-to-end, influence hiring outcomes across functions, and improve the systems that make hiring repeatable and measurable.

What you’ll do

1. Own full-cycle recruiting

• Manage intake, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, and onboarding for assigned roles with clear SLAs.
• Drive hiring decisions by aligning role requirements, performance expectations, and timelines with hiring managers.
• Deliver consistent candidate experience and timely communication across the funnel.

2. Build and maintain talent pipelines

• Proactively source and engage Sales and LTL talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and targeted outreach.
• Create and sustain pipelines for account executives, sales leadership, and operational support roles.
• Translate market signals into actionable hiring plans and prioritized pipelines.

3. Operate recruiting systems and data

• Own requisitions and candidate workflows in Workday Recruiting; ensure data integrity and compliance.
• Track and report recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, source effectiveness, hiring volume) to inform decisions.
• Use ATS data to identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements.

4. Partner with business leaders

• Advise hiring managers on interview design, selection criteria, and compensation benchmarking.
• Coordinate cross-functional interview panels and manage feedback loops to accelerate decisions.
• Influence workforce planning through market insights and hiring cadence recommendations.

5. Improve compliance and process

• Ensure recruiting activities meet employment law and internal policy requirements.
• Identify and implement workflow, tool, and experience improvements that increase hiring quality and speed.
• Support employer branding and recruitment initiatives as needed.

What you bring

• Experience: 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Systems: Hands-on experience with Workday Recruiting; strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and Indeed.
• Functional expertise: Proven success recruiting Sales roles and LTL/transportation positions.
• Execution skills: Ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities with high attention to detail.
• Leadership: Demonstrated stakeholder management and ability to influence hiring managers.
• Preferred: Experience in transportation, logistics, or LTL environments; hiring quota-carrying sales roles; familiarity with recruiting metrics and data-driven hiring; experience supporting multi-state or high-growth organizations.
• Key competencies: Results-driven, execution-focused, professional judgment, collaborative, comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• Location requirement: Ability to work on-site in Downers Grove, IL.

How you operate

• You think in systems, not tasks.
• You own outcomes, not activity.
• You move quickly without creating chaos.
• You challenge assumptions constructively and surface trade-offs.
• You communicate clearly, decisively, and with appropriate urgency.
• You prioritize candidate and hiring-manager experience while driving for measurable results.

About Roadrunner

We’re not just moving freight; we’re reimagining long-haul shipping. Our Smart Network™ offers more direct long-haul metro-to-metro routes than any other nationwide LTL carrier in the United States, with service extending into Canada and Mexico and terminals across 40+ metro markets. Powered by AI and machine learning, our operations platform ensures real-time tracking, custodial control, and full shipment visibility. With driver teams executing over-the-road (OTR) moves — and no freight moving on rail — customers experience industry-leading transit times, minimal rehandling, and dramatically reduced risk of loss or damage.

Our 900+ owner-operators benefit from scheduled freight, fewer touches by design, consistent long-haul density, and a differentiated metro-to-metro model that creates predictable earning opportunities.

This precision and performance have earned Roadrunner national recognition by over 3,000 shippers, and was ranked this year #1 in Operations, #1 in Technology, and #1 in Value in the Quest for Quality Awards, as well as honors as a Top 100 Trucking Company by Inbound Logistics and a Top Tier Service Carrier by Mastio.

We’re growing fast. Roadrunner 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 Run Safe. We Run Smart. We Run Together.

Compensation & Setup

• Base salary: $60,000–$65,000 per year
• Work setup: Onsite
• Location: Downers Grove, IL (must be able to work on-site)
• Benefits: Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO.

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.

* The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the position and are not intended to be all inclusive. The position and any of the requirements listed above are subject to change at any time according to the changing needs of the company.

* Roadrunner is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

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

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