Commercial Bank Sales Recruiter - Vice President

UNKNOWN; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Commercial Bank is seeking a Recruiter to lead end-to-end recruitment efforts for banking talent, partnering with business leaders to identify, engage, and hire across Treasury Sales.

This role emphasizes competitive intelligence, market mapping, and confidential project work, with a focus on consultative relationships, strategic thought leadership, and delivering high-quality hires for strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in full lifecycle recruiting.
• Strong project management across multiple searches with high client service.
• Expert at name generation, networking, and building relationships.
• Proficient in direct sourcing and selling opportunities to active and passive candidates.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent communication with hiring managers and senior leaders; executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end full lifecycle recruitment from initial outreach to placement.
• Serve as recruiting contact for Treasury Sales and related banking lines.
• Source qualified candidates via diverse channels with a strong candidate experience.
• Educate candidates on career growth, compensation philosophy, and benefits.
• Provide market data to support client needs and decision making.
• Partner with HR Advisory, Compensation, and Business Management on strategy, senior hiring, and reporting.
• Maintain data integrity in the applicant tracking system.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruiting

Project management

Executive networking

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder collaboration

Candidate selling

Interpersonal skills

Independent work

Confidential information handling

Compensation negotiation

Executive presence

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Do you have recruiting experience in Commercial Bank or Sales?

As a Recruiter in the Commercial Bank, you will be responsible for end to end recruitment efforts. This is a high impact role will allow you to partner closely with the business leaders. You will be responsible for the identification, engagement and successful recruitment of banking talent, and supporting the business in achieving its strategic objectives. You will focus on supporting all aspects of Talent Acquisition, including the provision of impactful competitive intelligence, market mapping, and confidential project work. The ability to foster strong client relationships with senior managers and candidates is paramount; as such, consultative, strategic thought leadership will be key to your success.

Job responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end full lifecycle recruitment, from direct approach to search completion
• Serve as a recruiting point of contact for Treasury Sales
• Source qualified candidates through a wide variety of channels and ensure a positive candidate experience with frequent and timely communication throughout recruitment process
• Demonstrate expert level understanding of the line of business recruiting needs
• Educate candidates on the career growth potential, benefits, compensation philosophy and many advantages of employment, selling both the firm and the opportunity
• Conduct appropriate compensation conversations with both hiring managers and candidates to ensure closure of offers
• Provide meaningful market data in support of client needs
• Establish a rapport and partner with the appropriate stake holders (including HR Advisory, Compensation, and Business Management) for recruiting strategy, senior hiring, and data/reporting
• Utilize the complete functionality of the applicant tracking system and maintain data integrity

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 6+ years experience with full life cycle recruiting, including extensive experience
• Strong project management experience with ability to manage complex assignments and multiple searches while delivering the highest level of client service
• Expert name generation, networking and relationship building skills
• High level of comfort with direct sourcing and the ability to sell currently employed potential candidates on opportunities within the firm
• Interpersonally effective and comfortable interacting with employees at all levels
• Innovative, creative and results oriented
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment of change, challenge and multiple deadlines and priorities
• Experience handling sensitive/confidential information
• Ability to negotiate complex compensation packages
• Strong executive presence

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Agency, Executive search, or Corporate Sales recruiting experience
• Solid understanding of Commercial Bank business