Senior Driver Recruiter

 

Logistics at full potential. 

 

At GXO, we’re constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you’ll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

 

Drive the Future of Transportation Recruiting at GXO

At GXO, we're transforming the logistics and transportation industry. As one of the world's largest pure-play contract logistics providers, we're experiencing rapid growth in transportation and dedicated driver services. As our driver population continues to expand, we're looking for a highly strategic and results-oriented recruiting professional to help us build a competitive advantage in driver hiring.

This is not a traditional recruiting role.

We are seeking a Senior Driver Recruiter, Talent Acquisition who brings the sourcing expertise, market intelligence, and recruiting acumen needed to identify, engage, and hire professional drivers in highly competitive and hard-to-fill markets. This individual will serve as the most senior recruiting resource supporting driver hiring and will play a critical role in shaping our driver recruitment strategy for the future.

The ideal candidate understands the transportation industry, knows where drivers can be found, understands what motivates them to make a move, and has a proven track record of creating recruiting strategies that drive measurable hiring results.

Pay, Benefits and More

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and much more.

What You'll Do

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for driver hiring across multiple markets and business units
• Develop and execute innovative sourcing and recruiting strategies to attract CDL and non-CDL driver talent
• Build and maintain active pipelines of qualified drivers for current and future hiring needs
• Conduct market mapping and competitive intelligence to identify untapped talent pools
• Utilize advanced sourcing techniques, including LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social media, referral networks, industry associations, and direct outreach campaigns
• Identify hard-to-find driver talent in saturated and high-demand markets
• Partner closely with Operations, HR, Transportation Leadership, and TA leadership to understand workforce needs and hiring challenges
• Serve as a strategic advisor on driver recruiting trends, labor market conditions, and competitive hiring practices
• Develop targeted attraction campaigns and hiring strategies based on market data and workforce insights
• Create compelling candidate engagement strategies that strengthen GXO's transportation employment brand
• Monitor recruiting effectiveness and provide recommendations to improve hiring outcomes, candidate quality, and speed to hire
• Track pipeline health, sourcing effectiveness, and hiring metrics to drive continuous improvement
• Develop and deliver data-driven recruiting reports and dashboards that measure sourcing effectiveness, pipeline conversion rates, time-to-fill, candidate quality, and overall hiring outcomes
• Analyze recruiting trends and performance metrics to identify opportunities, remove barriers, and make recommendations that improve driver hiring results
• Coach and mentor other recruiters supporting driver hiring by sharing best practices, sourcing strategies, and transportation recruiting expertise

What You Need to Succeed at GXO

At a minimum, you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
• 5+ years of recruiting experience with significant experience supporting transportation, CDL, driver, fleet, trucking, or logistics hiring
• Demonstrated success sourcing and recruiting passive candidates in competitive labor markets
• Experience developing recruiting strategies for hard-to-fill positions
• Strong knowledge of the transportation talent landscape and driver labor market
• Advanced sourcing capabilities using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, CRM tools, job boards, and industry networks
• Experience managing multiple requisitions and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong business partnership, communication, and influencing skills
• Experience leveraging recruiting metrics, workforce analytics, and reporting to evaluate recruiting effectiveness and drive strategic decision-making

 

It'd Be Great If You Also Have:

• Experience supporting high-volume multi-site driver recruiting
• Experience recruiting Class A CDL drivers across local, regional, dedicated, and over-the-road environments
• Knowledge of DOT regulations and transportation industry hiring compliance
• Experience building recruiting marketing campaigns and talent attraction strategies
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate market data into actionable recruiting strategies
• Experience coaching recruiters and serving as a subject matter expert within Talent Acquisition
• Experience utilizing Tenstreet or similar driver recruiting and applicant tracking platforms
• Experience analyzing recruiting data and producing executive-level reporting on sourcing performance, pipeline health, and hiring outcomes

What Makes This Role Different?

This role blends the best of a Senior Recruiter and a Strategic Talent Sourcer.

We're not looking for someone who simply posts jobs and waits for applicants.

We're looking for a talent hunter.

Someone who:

• Knows where drivers are.
• Knows how to engage them.
• Knows how to build talent pipelines before the need exists.
• Can influence hiring strategy through data and market expertise.
• Understands what it takes to win talent from competitors.
• Thrives on solving recruiting challenges and delivering measurable results.
• Uses data and recruiting analytics to continuously improve sourcing strategies, hiring speed, and candidate quality.

 

You will be instrumental in helping GXO continue to grow its transportation business by ensuring we attract and hire the professional drivers needed to support our customers and our future.

 

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

 

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer including Disabled/Veterans.

GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.

 

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.