Our client, a leading luxury fashion brand, is seeking an experienced Contract Recruiter to join their Talent Acquisition team. This individual will manage full-cycle recruitment across corporate, retail, and potentially creative functions, partnering closely with hiring managers to attract and secure top-tier talent.
The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years of recruiting experience, preferably within luxury fashion, premium retail, beauty, or another fast-paced consumer brand environment. This role requires someone who understands the unique talent landscape of the luxury industry and can effectively represent the brand throughout the recruitment process.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from intake and sourcing through offer negotiation and onboarding.
- Partner closely with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define candidate profiles, and develop effective recruiting strategies.
- Source and attract high-caliber candidates through LinkedIn, networking, referrals, industry contacts, and other recruiting channels.
- Recruit across a variety of functions, including corporate, retail, merchandising, marketing, HR, finance, and other business areas.
- Conduct initial candidate interviews and assessments to evaluate qualifications, experience, and cultural alignment.
- Manage candidate pipelines and ensure a strong, positive candidate experience throughout the process.
- Coordinate interviews and maintain consistent communication with candidates and hiring teams.
- Provide hiring managers with market insights, compensation expectations, and recruiting recommendations.
- Manage offer processes, including compensation discussions and negotiations.
- Maintain accurate and timely recruiting activity within the ATS.
- Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition leadership on workforce planning and recruiting initiatives.
- Support employer branding, recruiting events, talent mapping, and other special projects as needed.
Qualifications
- 5–7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
- Previous experience within luxury fashion, premium retail, beauty, consumer goods, or a similarly high-end brand environment A MUST
- Proven ability to recruit retail positions A MUST
- Strong sourcing and networking capabilities with an established candidate network.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work effectively with senior-level stakeholders and hiring managers.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities.
- Experience working within an ATS and other recruiting technologies.
- Professional, polished, and highly brand-conscious approach.