Associate/Senior Recruiter

Quantum Search Partners; United States; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Benefits & 401(k) Match

Remote or Hybrid work options

Job summary

Quantum Search Partners is seeking an Associate or Senior Recruiter to join our growing team. You’ll lead full-cycle technical recruiting engagements, from senior ICs to executive leadership, across software engineering, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and more.

Hybrid or remote work options available in VA, DC, MD, NJ, and FL, with a competitive base salary plus uncapped commissions, benefits, and 401(k) matching. You’ll collaborate with hiring managers and leadership to deliver exceptional talent.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of recruiting or sales experience within executive search, staffing, or professional recruiting.
• Proven success recruiting software engineering and other technical talent across a variety of industries and company stage is a plus.
• Experience recruiting within one or more of the following is a plus: Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Product Management, Data & Analytics.
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, and candidate assessment skills.
• Excellent relationship-building abilities with clients and candidates.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills with a consultative, client-focused approach.
• Competitive, self-motivated, and driven to consistently deliver exceptional results.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting engagements for technical positions ranging from senior individual contributors through executive leadership.
• Recruit across software engineering, AI/ML, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, product, data, DevOps, platform engineering, and emerging technology disciplines.
• Partner closely with hiring managers, executives, founders, and leadership teams to develop recruiting strategies and deliver exceptional talent.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates throughout the search process while delivering a best-in-class candidate experience.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies and market maps to identify passive technical talent.
• Collaborate with Business Development and Account Management teams to successfully execute client searches.
• Provide clients with market intelligence, compensation insights, and hiring trends.
• Manage multiple executive search engagements while maintaining exceptional quality, communication, and urgency.
• Contribute to the continued growth of Quantum Search Partners through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and recruiting excellence.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Candidate assessment

Relationship building

Sourcing

Communication

Job description

Quantum Search Partners | Open to Remote or Hybrid in VA, DC, MD, NJ, and FL

Competitive Base Salary + Uncapped Commission (Benefits & 401(k) Match)

Recently named the Washington Business Journal’s #1 Best Place to Work, Quantum Search Partners is a high-growth executive search and recruiting firm specializing in technology, cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, robotics, digital health, enterprise software, fintech, and other emerging markets. We’ve built long-standing relationships with Fortune 500 organizations, private equity and venture-backed companies, and some of the fastest-growing technology businesses in the country.

We’re looking for an ambitious Associate or Senior Recruiter to join our growing team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys partnering with innovative clients, recruiting top technical talent, and operating in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment with significant earning potential.

What You’ll Do

• Lead full-cycle recruiting engagements for technical positions ranging from senior individual contributors through executive leadership.
• Recruit across software engineering, AI/ML, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, product, data, DevOps, platform engineering, and emerging technology disciplines.
• Partner closely with hiring managers, executives, founders, and leadership teams to develop recruiting strategies and deliver exceptional talent.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates throughout the search process while delivering a best-in-class candidate experience.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies and market maps to identify passive technical talent.
• Collaborate with Business Development and Account Management teams to successfully execute client searches.
• Provide clients with market intelligence, compensation insights, and hiring trends.
• Manage multiple executive search engagements while maintaining exceptional quality, communication, and urgency.
• Contribute to the continued growth of Quantum Search Partners through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and recruiting excellence.

What We’re Looking For

• 1+ years of recruiting or sales experience within executive search, staffing, or professional recruiting.
• Proven success recruiting software engineering and other technical talent across a variety of industries and company stage is a plus.
• Experience recruiting within one or more of the following is a plus:
• Software Engineering
• Cybersecurity
• Product Management
• Data & Analytics
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, and candidate assessment skills.
• Excellent relationship-building abilities with clients and candidates.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills with a consultative, client-focused approach.
• Competitive, self-motivated, and driven to consistently deliver exceptional results.

Why Quantum Search Partners

• Access to an established client base that includes Fortune 500 companies, PE/VC-backed technology firms, and high-growth startups.
• Work on retained and high-impact executive search engagements across some of the most exciting areas of technology.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with direct access to firm leadership.
• Industry-leading recruiting tools, research support, and proven search processes.
• Uncapped commission structure with significant long-term earning potential.
• Opportunity for continued career growth into Recruiting Lead, Director, or broader leadership roles.
• Recognized as a multi-time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company and Washington Business Journal Best Place to Work.

Join a team that values relationships, quality, and long-term partnerships while helping build leadership and technical teams for some of the most innovative companies in technology.