Executive Recruiter - New York

Career Launch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Part time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking an Executive Recruiter in New York to lead senior leadership and specialist searches on a contractor basis. You will own searches from scoping to candidate delivery, coordinating interviews and feedback with the team.

This role rewards hands-on sourcing, clear communication, and strong pipeline management. You will focus on building networks in the startup and professional-services ecosystem in New York, ensuring compliance with confidentiality and data handling

Qualifications

• Hands-on sourcing and recruiting experience for senior leadership and specialist roles.
• Clear communication, independent organization, reliable follow-through.
• Ability to discuss prior work without disclosing confidential client information.
• Familiarity with the startup and professional-services ecosystem in New York.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior leadership and specialist searches as assigned.
• Clarify requisition, must-have qualifications, location and evaluation criteria.
• Source candidates through research, networks, and permission-based outreach.
• Screen candidates and submit accurate summaries against searches.
• Coordinate interviews and feedback with the recruiting team and keep candidates informed.
• Maintain consent, submission ownership, and clean pipeline records.
• Protect confidential employer and candidate information.

Skills

Executive recruiting

Sourcing

Communication

Job description

Career Launch is accepting applications for a paid Executive Recruiter opening focused on senior leadership and specialist searches in New York.

The work

As a Executive Recruiter, your specialty is senior leadership and specialist searches. Scope, assigned accounts or searches, workload, and engagement terms must be agreed before work starts.

Responsibilities

• Apply your experience in senior leadership and specialist searches 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: $144,000 to $216,000 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.