Contract Recruiter - New York

Initio Capital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC is seeking a Contract Recruiter to handle full-cycle searches for startup roles in New York. The role emphasizes scope, accounts, workload, and engagement terms agreed before starting work.

The ideal candidate has hands-on sourcing and recruiting experience, strong communication, and familiarity with the New York startup ecosystem. This is a contractor position with fixed pay and performance-based expectations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on sourcing and recruiting experience with completed searches.
• Clear communication and reliable follow-through.
• Familiarity with the startup ecosystem in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Apply experience in full-cycle searches across startup functions.
• Clarify requisitions, must-have qualifications, location, and evaluation criteria.
• Source relevant professionals through research, networks, and permission-based outreach.
• Screen experience and interest, and submit accurate candidate summaries against searches.
• Coordinate interviews and feedback with the recruiting team and keep candidates informed.
• Maintain candidate consent, submission ownership, and clean pipeline records.
• Share search feedback and protect confidential employer and candidate information.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Candidate screening

Interview coordination

Client communication

Job description

Initio Capital is accepting applications for a paid Contract Recruiter opening focused on full-cycle searches across startup functions in New York.

The work

As a Contract Recruiter, your specialty is full-cycle searches across startup functions. Scope, assigned accounts or searches, workload, and engagement terms must be agreed before work starts.

Responsibilities

• Apply your experience in full-cycle searches across startup functions to the agreed work.
• Clarify the approved requisition, must-have qualifications, location, and evaluation criteria.
• Source relevant professionals through appropriate research, professional networks, and permission-based outreach.
• Screen experience and interest, and submit accurate candidate summaries against an actual assigned search.
• Coordinate interviews and feedback with the recruiting team and keep candidates informed.
• Maintain candidate consent, submission ownership, and clean pipeline records.
• Share search feedback and protect confidential employer and candidate information.

Qualifications

• Hands-on sourcing and recruiting experience in the specialty named in this posting, with examples of completed searches.
• Clear communication, independent organization, and reliable follow-through.
• Ability to explain relevant prior work without sharing confidential client or employer material.
• Familiarity with the startup and professional-services ecosystem in the target city.

Engagement and compensation

Fixed pay: $96,000 to $156,000 per year. Engagement: contractor.

Professional standards

Respect existing employment obligations and disclose conflicts. Do not bring proprietary customer or candidate lists. Use approved tools and handle personal data only for the agreed purpose.

Applicants are evaluated on relevant experience and skills without regard to protected characteristics.