Manager / Lead Technical Recruiter – Agency – Hybrid

Enterprise Peak; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Peak, a contract engineering firm focused on R&D, software development and technology integration, seeks a Lead Recruiter. You will shape a high-performance recruiting function, mentor teams, and deploy top technical consultants to client projects.

The role starts on-site with a path to a hybrid schedule, offering substantial on-target earnings and room for growth within a collaborative engineering environment.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of professional recruiting experience in the technical staffing industry.
• Comfortable cold calling candidates.
• Hands-on leadership/mentorship experience.
• Drive and determination for a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to work beyond standard business hours.
• Proactive, solution-oriented attitude.
• Strong problem solving and team-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Train, coach, and mentor recruiting team; lead by example.
• Interview, negotiate with, and deploy technical consultants onto projects.
• Draft, revise, and submit proposals of candidates to our clients.
• Direct recruiting efforts through strategic initiatives and collaboration with adjacent teams.
• Lead hands-on client correspondence to drive executive decision-making and ensure consultants get deployed.
• Develop KPIs for recruiting team and drive adherence to processes.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Communication skills

Cold calling

Problem solving

Team building

Negotiation

Job description

We are a contract engineering firm with a focus on R&D, software development, and technology integration. We approach all problem statements from a unique engineering perspective and deliver a broad range of services including: software development, management consulting, and strategic advisory services to accelerate product development from concept to commercialization.

Who You Are:

You are a disciplined lead recruiter in a high-performance staffing environment.

We are hiring recruiters at the associate, senior, and lead levels. Your level will be determined based on your experience, with a clear path for growth and career development outlined in collaboration with our team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Train, coach, and mentor members of the recruiting team, and lead by example through hands-on recruiting activities.
• Interview, negotiate with, and deploy technical consultants onto projects.
• Draft, revise, and submit proposals of candidates to our clients.
• Direct recruiting efforts through strategic initiatives and active collaboration with adjacent teams.
• Lead hands-on client correspondence to drive forward executive decision-making and ensure consultants get deployed.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPI) for members of the recruiting team and drive the adherence to these processes.

Job Requirements:

This role would be ideal for an experienced lead Recruiter with 6-10 years of professional recruiting experience in the technical staffing industry.

• 6-10 years of professional experience in recruiting in the technical staffing industry
• Comfortability cold calling candidates
• Hands-on leadership/mentorship experience: training, coaching, and mentoring other recruiting professionals
• Capability to bring drive and determination to a fast-paced environment
• Flexibility and commitment beyond standard business hours — we value those who embrace challenges and go above and beyond
• Ability to approach obstacles with optimism and a proactive, solution-oriented attitude
• Problem solving and team building skills are required
• EXCELLENT written and verbal communication skills absolutely required for this role

Additional Information:

Please note: this is not an HR role. We will only consider candidates with an agency recruiting background. Thank you for your understanding!

This will start as an on-site role based out of our office and can move to a hybrid schedule. Our hybrid model includes two (1-2) remote days/week once you’ve had placements.

Compensation Package: On target earnings are in the $75,000 – $150,000 range (depending on experience). Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications, and how the candidate scores during each step of the interview process. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Due to the nature of our clients’ work environments; we can only consider US Citizens or Green Card Holders at this time. Thank you for your understanding.