Chief Talent Acquisition Officer — Lead Elite Teams

Gainor Staffing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Gainor Staffing, an independent agency known for bold marketing and PR strategies, seeks an SVP, Talent Acquisition to lead a high-performing recruiting team and partner with executive leadership to shape the agency's talent strategy for growth and an exceptional employee experience. This role is based in New York with hybrid work.

You will recruit and close executive‑level talent, build scalable processes, and collaborate on employer branding and talent marketing to strengthen the firm’s

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive Recruiting experience within an agency or fast-moving professional services firm.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on hiring strategy and negotiations.
• Proven success operating as a player-coach balancing strategy with hands-on recruiting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the firm's Talent Acquisition function with HR leadership and executives to develop hiring strategies.
• Personally recruit and close executive-level talent across practices.
• Direct a recruiting team to build proactive pipelines and support leadership hires.
• Ensure exceptional candidate experience through interview, offer, and negotiation processes.
• Define search strategies, advise on market conditions, compensation, and hiring decisions.
• Develop scalable recruiting processes, reporting, and best practices to improve efficiency and quality.
• Survey recruiting processes/tech to implement scalable improvements.
• Collaborate on employer branding, talent marketing, and programs to strengthen reputation.

Skills

Executive-level recruiting

Leadership

Strategic hiring

Player-coach

Talent market knowledge

Job description

Gainor Staffing, an independent agency known for bold marketing and PR strategies, seeks an SVP, Talent Acquisition to lead a high-performing recruiting team and partner with executive leadership to shape the agency's talent strategy for growth and an exceptional employee experience. This role is based in New York with hybrid work.

You will recruit and close executive‑level talent, build scalable processes, and collaborate on employer branding and talent marketing to strengthen the firm’s