Recruiting Manager

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Are you passionate about connecting talented people with meaningful careers in aviation? Join AAR and help build the workforce that keeps aviation moving. As a Recruiting Manager, you will serve as an energetic, professional, and experienced talent acquisition leader who connects business strategy to talent acquisition strategy. You will partner with leaders at all levels of the organization, advise hiring teams, influence talent decisions, and build strong pipelines for critical roles that support our customers, strengthen our operations, and contribute to AAR’s continued growth. This role requires strong communication skills, business judgment, and the ability to use technology, data, AI, and automation to deliver efficient, consistent, and engaging hiring experiences. Experience with ADP Lyric, ADP Recruiting Management, or other applicant tracking systems is a plus.

This position is based at our Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale, IL, 4 days onsite and 1 day remote with a planned relocation to the Merchandise Mart (Chicago) in early 2027.

What you will be responsible for:

• Lead Full-Cycle Recruiting: Manage assigned requisitions from intake through sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, pre-employment requirements, and onboarding handoff while delivering a professional candidate and hiring-manager experience.
• Connect TA Strategy to Business Strategy: Partner with business leaders to understand workforce priorities, operational needs, and growth plans, then translate them into practical recruiting strategies that improve pipelines, hiring quality, time to fill, and offer acceptance.
• Advise and Influence Hiring Decisions: Consult with hiring managers and leaders at all levels on position requirements, market conditions, candidate assessment, and selection decisions using sound judgment, data, and business context.
• Build and Engage Talent Pipelines: Proactively source, attract, and engage skilled aviation, technical, operational, and professional talent for current and future business needs.
• Leverage Technology and Data: Use approved ATS, AI, automation, sourcing, scheduling, and recruiting analytics tools to improve efficiency, communication, data quality, reporting, and decision-making; support ATS implementation and adoption as needed.
• Drive Process Excellence and Compliance: Standardize recruiting practices, strengthen process adoption, maintain accurate records, protect confidential information, and comply with employment laws, data privacy standards, and AAR recruiting processes.