Full Cycle Recruiter - Banking / Financial Services

Motion Recruitment; California (MO); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is recruiting a Full Cycle Recruiter for a prestigious global bank on a 12-month contract. The role is 100% remote but requires aligning with Pacific time and collaborating with senior stakeholders to shape hiring across financial services.

You will own end-to-end recruitment, build proactive sourcing strategies on LinkedIn and social networks, assess candidates, negotiate offers, and ensure a smooth, compliant hiring process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 6 to 10 years of talent acquisition experience in a large financial services organization.
• Direct sourcing using LinkedIn and social networks to engage passive candidates.
• Consultative recruiting, advising senior stakeholders on hiring strategy and evaluation.
• Knowledge of base, bonus and relocation packages to structure offers.
• Strong leadership and project management, handling multiple requisitions.
• Clear, effective written and verbal communication suitable for all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for wealth management, including sourcing, screening, interviewing and offers.
• Build proactive direct sourcing strategies across social channels and networks.
• Advise hiring managers with market intel, candidate assessments and hiring approaches.
• Negotiate offers with well-reasoned terms including complex compensation structures.
• Maintain ongoing communication with stakeholders and provide timely feedback.
• Monitor competitor hiring activity to keep talent acquisition informed of market trends.
• Ensure recruitment activity follows Citi's hiring policies and compliance standards.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Direct sourcing

Consultative recruiting

compensation negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Talent acquisition

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree / postgraduate

Job description

Grow your career as a Full Cycle Recruiter with an innovative global bank. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. 100% remote role but must work Pacific hours.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 6 to 10 years of talent acquisition experience, with a track record of managing full-cycle recruitment in a large, complex financial services organization.
• Skilled in direct sourcing techniques, including the use of LinkedIn and other social media platforms to identify and engage passive candidates.
• Experience operating within a consultative recruiting model, advising senior stakeholders on hiring strategy and candidate evaluation.
• Working knowledge of complex compensation structures, including base, bonus, and relocation packages, with the ability to structure and negotiate competitive offers.
• Strong leadership and project management capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Clear and effective communicator, both in writing and verbally, with the confidence to engage and influence at all levels of an organization.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Master's degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field.
• Front office financial services recruiting experience, particularly within Wealth Management, Private Banking, or related business lines.
• Familiarity with diversity recruiting programs and participation in external talent community events.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for the Wealth Management organization, managing sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation to deliver a seamless hiring experience for candidates and hiring managers alike.
• Build and execute proactive direct sourcing strategies across social media channels, professional networks, and referral pipelines to identify high-caliber candidates for front office and financial services roles.
• Act as a strategic talent advisor to hiring managers, providing market intelligence, candidate assessments, and guidance on competitive hiring approaches.
• Recommend and negotiate candidate offers, developing well-reasoned rationale for offer terms including complex compensation structures and relocation packages.
• Maintain consistent communication with hiring managers and key stakeholders throughout the recruitment process, delivering timely updates and structured feedback.
• Research competitor hiring activity and peer organizations to keep Citi's talent acquisition approach informed by current market trends.
• Ensure all recruitment activity adheres to Citi's hiring policies, compliance standards, and best practice guidelines, escalating any risk or control concerns with transparency.