Recruiter

What you’ll do

As a Recruiter, supporting Scout Motors, you will serve as a trusted partner to Hiring Managers and HR stakeholders, owning the end-to-end recruiting lifecycle for professional roles. This role blends execution with strategy—balancing speed, quality, and experience—while helping build the teams that will power a new era for an iconic American brand.

You’ll bring Scout Motors’ values to life through how you partner, communicate, and deliver results—operating with ownership, curiosity, and a strong commitment to people and craft in a metric-driven environment.

Key responsibilities include:

Stakeholder Partnership

• Partner with Hiring Managers and HR to understand professional hiring needs, align priorities, and set clear expectations on timelines, candidate profiles, and market conditions.
• Provide regular updates on requisition status, applicant pool health, and hiring progress.
• Deliver a positive, value-driven experience for candidates and Hiring Managers through clear communication, responsiveness, and strong partnership.

Full-Cycle Recruiting

• Own the end-to-end recruiting process for professional roles.
• Manage applicant pipelines, identify gaps, and adjust strategies to deliver timely, high-quality hires.
• Execute targeted sourcing and talent attraction strategies aligned with Scout Motors’ brand and values.
• Share labor market insights, talent availability, and competitive intelligence to guide hiring decisions.

Metrics & Performance Accountability

• Operate in a KPI-driven environment with monthly hiring and performance targets.
• Accountable for recruiting metrics such as pipeline health, time-to-fill, and experience indicators.

Technology & Tools

• Leverage Greenhouse (ATS) to document recruiting activity accurately and ensure compliance and data integrity.
• Use sourcing and recruiting tools to build pipelines and drive efficiently.

External Representation

• Represent Scout Motors at career fairs, hiring events, and community or industry engagements.
• Act as a brand ambassador, building authentic connections with the talent community.

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Columbia, South Carolina.
• This role requires 4 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events.
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

What you’ll bring

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:

• 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, managing roles from intake through offer in a fast-paced, stakeholder-driven environment.
• Demonstrated experience sourcing and recruiting for Engineering/Technical /Corporate / Niche Manufacturing roles.
• Ability to manage, reinforce, and improve recruiting processes that support the Talent Acquisition model
• Confidence and judgment to drive alignment, influence behavior, and propose practical solutions that balance business needs with recruiting standards.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to set expectations, address resistance constructively, and keep stakeholders aligned and moving forward.
• Experience leveraging an ATS (Greenhouse experience is a plus) and sourcing tools to manage pipelines, document activity, and ensure process discipline and compliance.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset—comfortable identifying gaps, escalating appropriately, and improving how work gets done.
• Integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, collaborative orientation, enthusiastic attitude, growth mindset
• Automotive manufacturing industry experience is a plus!

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up. This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation. In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $90,000.00 - $112,500.00

Internal leveling code: IC9