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Contract Recruiter jobs in Texas are among the most active in the country, with strong demand from enterprise technology, energy, healthcare, and defense sectors and openings at every level from entry-level coordinator to senior talent acquisition lead. Houston, Dallas, and Austin anchor the market, where major employers like Dell Technologies, ExxonMobil, and Deloitte maintain large recruiting operations. The most in-demand specialties are technical recruiting for software and engineering roles, high-volume recruiting for energy and industrial operations, and healthcare talent acquisition tied to Texas's expanding hospital networks. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Contract Recruiting Operations Lead
Part-Time | Hybrid | Austin, TX
Location: Austin, TX, South Congress Avenue
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days per week in the Austin office
Reports to: Director of Talent Acquisition
Employment Type: Temporary Contract, Part-Time
Contract Duration: Expected late October 2026 through March 2027
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time, including a one-hour unpaid lunch
Hours: 30 hours per week
Compensation: up to $35 per hour
Parking: Free parking available
About the Role
TogetherWork is seeking a part-time Contract Recruiting Operations Lead to provide day-to-day operational support to our Talent Acquisition team during a defined contract period.
This is a hands-on execution role for someone who can step into an established recruiting environment, quickly learn our existing processes, and keep recruiting operations running smoothly and accurately.
You will support recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates across multiple hiring activities while maintaining accurate information in Greenhouse and Monday.com. This role requires someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
This is not a process redesign or strategy role. We are looking for someone who can follow established procedures, maintain consistency, and provide reliable operational support throughout the contract assignment.
What You Will Do
Recruiting Operations and Coordination
- Support the day-to-day operational needs of the Talent Acquisition team
- Coordinate interviews and candidate scheduling across multiple roles
- Manage interview logistics and candidate communications
- Monitor recruiting activities, deadlines, and outstanding follow-ups
- Support recruiters and hiring managers throughout the interview process
- Maintain recruiting documentation, templates, and administrative records
- Ensure established recruiting processes and procedures are followed consistently
- Provide responsive support to candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and HR partners
Greenhouse ATS Support
- Maintain accurate candidate and requisition information in Greenhouse
- Create and update requisitions using established processes
- Support interview plans, stages, scorecards, and candidate movement
- Manage candidate communications and scheduling within Greenhouse
- Monitor outstanding interview feedback and scorecards
- Maintain templates and recruiting documentation
- Support recruiting reports and data accuracy
- Conduct routine data reviews to ensure information is complete and current
- Follow established Greenhouse processes and system standards
Monday.com Support
- Maintain Talent Acquisition boards, trackers, and tasks in Monday.com
- Update recruiting activity, ownership, due dates, and status information
- Monitor outstanding items and follow up with appropriate team members
- Maintain existing workflows and processes within Monday.com
- Ensure recruiting information remains current and accurate
Offer and Pre-Employment Support
- Support offer preparation and related data entry
- Confirm offer information is complete and accurate before processing
- Assist with background check initiation and tracking
- Maintain employee referral documentation and related records
- Support pre-employment and onboarding coordination as needed
- Ensure required hiring documentation is completed and maintained
AI-Enabled Work
TogetherWork's Talent Acquisition team actively uses AI and technology as part of our daily work. In this role, you will:
- Use approved AI tools to support administrative and recruiting activities
- Leverage AI to assist with documentation, summaries, communications, and other routine work
- Work comfortably within an AI-enabled recruiting environment
- Follow established guidelines and processes for the appropriate use of AI
What You Bring
- Previous experience in recruiting coordination, recruiting operations, Talent Acquisition operations, HR coordination, or a similar role
- Hands-on experience using Greenhouse ATS
- Hands-on professional experience using Monday.com
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Ability to follow established processes and procedures consistently
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Confidence following up with recruiters, hiring managers, and other stakeholders when action is required
- Comfort working in a fast-paced recruiting environment
- Ability to learn established workflows quickly and become productive with minimal ramp-up
- Comfort using AI tools in a professional environment
- Experience in a SaaS or technology organization is preferred
Schedule and Location Requirements
This is a 30-hour-per-week contract position.
The expected schedule is:
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time
One-hour unpaid lunch
Candidates must be located in the Austin, Texas area and able to work from our South Congress Avenue office three days per week.
The remaining two days may be worked remotely.
Consistent availability during the established schedule is required.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means:
- Recruiting operations continue running smoothly throughout the contract assignment
- Interviews and candidate activities are scheduled accurately and on time
- Greenhouse data remains complete, accurate, and current
- Monday.com recruiting trackers remain updated
- Recruiters and hiring managers receive timely operational support
- Outstanding tasks and follow-ups are completed
- Established recruiting processes are followed consistently
- Candidates receive clear and timely communication
- The Talent Acquisition team experiences minimal operational disruption during the contract period
Why TogetherWork
TogetherWork is a private equity-backed SaaS company serving community-driven organizations across multiple markets. Our Talent Acquisition team operates in a fast-paced, collaborative, technology-enabled environment.
This contract opportunity provides hands-on experience supporting an established Talent Acquisition team while working with Greenhouse, Monday.com, AI tools, and recruiting operations across a growing SaaS organization.
What Drives Us
At TogetherWork, we exist to help community-driven organizations grow and thrive by creating better experiences for the people they serve.
Our core values guide how we work:
- Obsess over our customers
- Own it. Together
- Move fast with purpose
Inclusion and Diversity
TogetherWork is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, age, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable law.
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Contract Recruiting Operations Lead
Part-Time | Hybrid | Austin, TX
Location: Austin, TX, South Congress Avenue
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days per week in the Austin office
Reports to: Director of Talent Acquisition
Employment Type: Temporary Contract, Part-Time
Contract Duration: Expected late October 2026 through March 2027
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time, including a one-hour unpaid lunch
Hours: 30 hours per week
Compensation: up to $35 per hour
Parking: Free parking available
About the Role
TogetherWork is seeking a part-time Contract Recruiting Operations Lead to provide day-to-day operational support to our Talent Acquisition team during a defined contract period.
This is a hands-on execution role for someone who can step into an established recruiting environment, quickly learn our existing processes, and keep recruiting operations running smoothly and accurately.
You will support recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates across multiple hiring activities while maintaining accurate information in Greenhouse and Monday.com. This role requires someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
This is not a process redesign or strategy role. We are looking for someone who can follow established procedures, maintain consistency, and provide reliable operational support throughout the contract assignment.
What You Will Do
Recruiting Operations and Coordination
- Support the day-to-day operational needs of the Talent Acquisition team
- Coordinate interviews and candidate scheduling across multiple roles
- Manage interview logistics and candidate communications
- Monitor recruiting activities, deadlines, and outstanding follow-ups
- Support recruiters and hiring managers throughout the interview process
- Maintain recruiting documentation, templates, and administrative records
- Ensure established recruiting processes and procedures are followed consistently
- Provide responsive support to candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and HR partners
Greenhouse ATS Support
- Maintain accurate candidate and requisition information in Greenhouse
- Create and update requisitions using established processes
- Support interview plans, stages, scorecards, and candidate movement
- Manage candidate communications and scheduling within Greenhouse
- Monitor outstanding interview feedback and scorecards
- Maintain templates and recruiting documentation
- Support recruiting reports and data accuracy
- Conduct routine data reviews to ensure information is complete and current
- Follow established Greenhouse processes and system standards
Monday.com Support
- Maintain Talent Acquisition boards, trackers, and tasks in Monday.com
- Update recruiting activity, ownership, due dates, and status information
- Monitor outstanding items and follow up with appropriate team members
- Maintain existing workflows and processes within Monday.com
- Ensure recruiting information remains current and accurate
Offer and Pre-Employment Support
- Support offer preparation and related data entry
- Confirm offer information is complete and accurate before processing
- Assist with background check initiation and tracking
- Maintain employee referral documentation and related records
- Support pre-employment and onboarding coordination as needed
- Ensure required hiring documentation is completed and maintained
AI-Enabled Work
TogetherWork's Talent Acquisition team actively uses AI and technology as part of our daily work. In this role, you will:
- Use approved AI tools to support administrative and recruiting activities
- Leverage AI to assist with documentation, summaries, communications, and other routine work
- Work comfortably within an AI-enabled recruiting environment
- Follow established guidelines and processes for the appropriate use of AI
What You Bring
- Previous experience in recruiting coordination, recruiting operations, Talent Acquisition operations, HR coordination, or a similar role
- Hands-on experience using Greenhouse ATS
- Hands-on professional experience using Monday.com
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Ability to follow established processes and procedures consistently
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Confidence following up with recruiters, hiring managers, and other stakeholders when action is required
- Comfort working in a fast-paced recruiting environment
- Ability to learn established workflows quickly and become productive with minimal ramp-up
- Comfort using AI tools in a professional environment
- Experience in a SaaS or technology organization is preferred
Schedule and Location Requirements
This is a 30-hour-per-week contract position.
The expected schedule is:
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time
One-hour unpaid lunch
Candidates must be located in the Austin, Texas area and able to work from our South Congress Avenue office three days per week.
The remaining two days may be worked remotely.
Consistent availability during the established schedule is required.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means:
- Recruiting operations continue running smoothly throughout the contract assignment
- Interviews and candidate activities are scheduled accurately and on time
- Greenhouse data remains complete, accurate, and current
- Monday.com recruiting trackers remain updated
- Recruiters and hiring managers receive timely operational support
- Outstanding tasks and follow-ups are completed
- Established recruiting processes are followed consistently
- Candidates receive clear and timely communication
- The Talent Acquisition team experiences minimal operational disruption during the contract period
Why TogetherWork
TogetherWork is a private equity-backed SaaS company serving community-driven organizations across multiple markets. Our Talent Acquisition team operates in a fast-paced, collaborative, technology-enabled environment.
This contract opportunity provides hands-on experience supporting an established Talent Acquisition team while working with Greenhouse, Monday.com, AI tools, and recruiting operations across a growing SaaS organization.
What Drives Us
At TogetherWork, we exist to help community-driven organizations grow and thrive by creating better experiences for the people they serve.
Our core values guide how we work:
- Obsess over our customers
- Own it. Together
- Move fast with purpose
Inclusion and Diversity
TogetherWork is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, age, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable law.
CCPA Disclosure Notice: Click Here
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Who's Hiring
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- Consulting & Professional Services
What Texas Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in contract recruiter jobs across Texas.
- Two or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate or agency environment
- Demonstrated experience sourcing and screening candidates for technical or specialized roles
- Proficiency with an applicant tracking system such as Workday, Taleo, or iCIMS
- Strong knowledge of Texas labor markets and regional talent pools across major metros
- Experience recruiting for industries prominent in Texas such as energy, technology, or healthcare
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field preferred by most employers
Contract Recruiter Jobs in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a contract recruiter in Texas?
Contract recruiting in Texas requires no state-issued license, so the path runs through education and demonstrated experience rather than a government credential. Most employers expect a bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field, though some accept an equivalent combination of experience. Earning a credential such as the Professional in Human Resources from HRCI or the SHRM Certified Professional strengthens a candidacy and is recognized widely by Texas employers across industries.
How much do contract recruiters make in Texas?
Contract recruiters in Texas earn a median of about $68,920 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $43,410 for the lowest 10% to over $117,060 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire contract recruiters in Texas?
Employers hiring contract recruiters in Texas right now include AMD, Arm, and Citco, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Texas's concentration of energy, defense, and technology headquarters means contract recruiters here often support large-scale, specialized hiring pipelines that differ from national norms.
Which Texas cities have the most contract recruiter jobs?
Austin, Houston, and Dallas have the most contract recruiter openings in Texas. Houston drives volume through its energy, petrochemical, and healthcare industries, Dallas through its dense corporate headquarters and financial services sector, and Austin through its fast-growing technology and semiconductor employer base, each creating distinct demand for recruiters with sector-specific sourcing experience.
Are there remote contract recruiter jobs in Texas?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 71% of contract recruiter openings tied to Texas are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the desk-based nature of sourcing, screening, and coordinating talent. The roles most likely to stay fully remote are those focused on technology recruiting or high-volume screening, while positions requiring on-site partnership with hiring managers tend to be hybrid.
How can I get hired as a contract recruiter in Texas with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is coordinating or sourcing for a staffing agency, where Texas-based firms across Dallas and Houston regularly bring on entry-level recruiters and train them on full-cycle process. Lateral moves from HR coordinator, administrative, or customer-facing roles are common stepping stones. Large Texas employers in healthcare and energy also post recruiting coordinator roles that serve as structured on-ramps. Earning a SHRM-CP or PHR credential early signals seriousness to hiring managers reviewing otherwise thin resumes.
Where can I find and apply to contract recruiter jobs in Texas?
You can find and apply to contract recruiter jobs in Texas on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the listings, find roles that match your experience and preferred location, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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