Lead Recruiter - Merchandising, Operations & Pro

Do your Best Work in Mooresville

This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up – we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.

Your Impact

The Lead Recruiter is a senior Talent Acquisition professional who serves as a strategic talent advisor, subject matter expert, and enterprise recruiting leader. This role partners with business leaders to develop and execute hiring strategies for complex and business-critical positions while driving excellence across the recruiting function.

As a player-coach, the Lead Recruiter balances full lifecycle recruiting responsibilities with mentoring recruiters, leading strategic initiatives, and advancing recruiting best practices. The Lead Recruiter is a flexible resource who can be deployed across business functions to support evolving hiring priorities, improve recruiting effectiveness, and deliver exceptional talent outcomes.

What You Will Do

Strategic Recruiting

Lead full lifecycle recruiting for complex, professional, leadership, and business-critical roles.

Develop and execute innovative sourcing and talent attraction strategies that build diverse, high-quality talent pipelines.

Deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment process.

Represent the organization as an employer of choice and strengthen its talent brand in the marketplace.

Business Partnership

Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders, HR Business Partners, and executive stakeholders on hiring strategy, workforce planning, and labor market trends.

Provide consultative guidance that enables informed hiring decisions and supports business objectives.

Build strong partnerships that foster collaboration, accountability, and successful hiring outcomes.

Recruiting Excellence & Leadership

Serve as a recruiting subject matter expert by mentoring team members, sharing best practices, and promoting consistency across the Talent Acquisition organization.

Lead or contribute to enterprise recruiting initiatives, Communities of Practice, and capability-building efforts.

Champion inclusive hiring practices, operational excellence, and continuous learning.

Enterprise Impact & Innovation

Support enterprise hiring priorities by providing recruiting leadership for critical, complex, or evolving business needs.

Utilize recruiting analytics, market intelligence, and performance metrics to influence strategy and improve hiring outcomes.

Identify opportunities to streamline processes, enhance recruiter effectiveness, and leverage technology to improve the recruiting experience.

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, including experience supporting professional, corporate, or leadership-level hiring.

Demonstrated success managing complex searches and partnering with senior business leaders.

Strong consultative, relationship-building, and influencing skills.

Experience developing sourcing strategies and building talent pipelines across multiple channels.

Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, recruiting technologies, and data-driven recruiting practices.

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience mentoring recruiters or serving as a recruiting subject matter expert.

Experience leading recruiting projects, process improvements, or enterprise initiatives.

Knowledge of talent market trends and workforce planning strategies.

Experience leveraging recruiting analytics and market intelligence to influence hiring decisions.

Professional recruiting certifications or advanced Talent Acquisition experience.

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Pay Range: $86,000.00 - $143,600.00 annually Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.