Contract Recruiter

Wonder; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Wonder is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter for a 3-month contract to lead high-priority executive searches across business and technology teams in the United States. You will own the end-to-end process, partnering with senior leaders and delivering a white-glove experience to executive candidates.

You will source, engage, and assess candidates for leadership roles, maintain strong candidate relationships, and drive efficient interview processes.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of full-cycle recruiting, with senior-level searches (Director–VP/C-suite)
• Experience partnering with senior leaders as a trusted advisor
• Strong sourcing and passive-candidate engagement skills
• Embedded contract recruiter experience and familiarity with Workday/ATS tools

Responsibilities

• Run senior and executive searches end to end, from intake to signed offer
• Source and engage passive candidates through targeted research and outreach
• Coordinate interview panels, debriefs, and keep decisions moving
• Provide weekly pipeline updates with leaders and Talent Acquisition on status and risks

Skills

Executive search

Stakeholder management

Sourcing passive candidates

Interviewing

Workday

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

About Wonder

Everything’s on the menu at Wonder. Except compromise.

Wonder is the mealtime platform built to feed every craving in one order. With Wonder, you can mix and match hundreds of dishes from 20+ exclusive restaurants in a single order, so everyone gets exactly what they’re craving. Enjoy everything from tacos to Thai with $0 delivery fees, plus dine-in or pick up at a Wonder location near you. Each dish is made to order on-site by our culinary team and served hot.

Behind the scenes, Wonder owns and operates every step of the dining experience, from recipe development to the technology that powers our experience, allowing us to deliver quality, variety, and consistency at scale.

Join us as we work to make great food more accessible.

About The Opportunity

Wonder is looking for an experienced Senior Recruiter for a 3-month contract to lead a set of high-priority searches that are critical to our plans. You'll own senior and executive searches and hard-to-fill roles across business and business-technology functions, spanning areas such as legal, finance and accounting, product, design, and data, with several searches already in flight. You'll work as an embedded member of our Talent Acquisition team, partnering directly with senior leaders and delivering a white-glove experience to executive candidates.

The Impact You Will Make

Day-to-Day Responsibilities and Activities

• Run assigned senior and executive searches end to end, from intake to signed offer
• Source and engage passive candidates through targeted research and outreach
• Manage executive candidates with discretion, responsiveness, and care
• Prepare interview panels, run debriefs, and keep decisions moving
• Share clear weekly updates with leaders and Talent Acquisition on pipeline, risks, and next steps

Essential Job Duties

• Partner directly with senior leaders to calibrate each role and the profile they need
• Run structured, reliable interview processes that leaders can trust
• Assess candidates for leadership, values, and fit with Wonder's mission and goals
• Keep all candidate activity and search status current in Workday

Initial Focus and Key Deliverables

• In week 1, take over in-flight searches: review pipelines, re-engage strong candidates, and align with each hiring leader on priorities
• Within 30 days, present qualified slates on every assigned search
• By the end of the engagement, close priority hires and hand off each open search with full notes, pipeline status, and market insights

Core Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on the talent market and search approach
• Deliver a polished candidate experience that reflects the Wonder brand
• Move hard-to-fill, business-critical searches forward quickly and independently

What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor's degree preferred (nice to have, not required)
• 5-7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant experience on Director through VP or C-suite searches
• Experience partnering directly with senior executive leaders as a trusted advisor
• Track record across business roles (e.g., finance, accounting, legal) and business-technology roles (e.g., product, design, data)
• Polished executive presence and communication
• Strong sourcing and passive-candidate engagement skills
• Ability to ramp quickly and own in-flight searches with minimal oversight
• Experience as an embedded contract recruiter working in a company's own ATS (Workday preferred) and LinkedIn Recruiter

Got These? Even Better

• Experience in high-growth consumer, food, delivery, marketplace, or technology companies
• Experience hiring legal leaders or senior finance and accounting leaders
• Interest in a longer-term or full-time role in New York or Chicago

Pay: $40 - $70 per hour

A Final Note

At Wonder, we build the best teams by hiring with an objective lens - evaluating people for their potential while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. As part of our commitment to fair and compliant hiring practices, Wonder participates in the federal government's E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.