Recruiter

AT Talent - Rec2Rec; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AT Talent - Rec2Rec partners with an established specialist search firm operating at the intersection of AI, venture capital and high-growth technology in New York. We’re seeking an exceptional early-career hire — not an experienced recruiter — who has already shown they can perform at a high level.

This could be someone 1–2 years into a demanding corporate career, or a high-achieving graduate seeking something more entrepreneurial.

Qualifications

• Exceptional early-career hire; not an experienced recruiter.
• 1–2 years into a demanding corporate career or a high-achieving graduate.
• Commercial, relationship-driven career with growth potential.

Responsibilities

• Research companies and talent markets to identify targets.
• Identify and approach high-caliber candidates.
• Speak with candidates about their careers and assess fit for roles.
• Manage interview processes and bring candidates and clients together.
• Develop relationships with clients, win searches, and manage accounts.
• Progress to run your own desk over time.

Skills

Ambitious

Commercial mindset

Competitive

Relationship building

Job description

Exceptional Graduate Opportunity | AI, Venture Capital & Search

New York | Hybrid | $90k Base + Uncapped Commission | $150k+ Year 1 Potential

We're working with an established specialist search firm operating at the intersection of AI, venture capital and high-growth technology.

They're looking for an exceptional early-career hire — not an experienced recruiter — but someone who has already demonstrated they can perform at a high level.

This could be someone 1-2 years into a demanding corporate career, or a high-achieving graduate looking for something more entrepreneurial.

So, what does a recruiter actually do?

At its best, recruitment is a commercial, relationship-driven career.

You’ll work with founders and senior executives to understand the person they need to hire, then take ownership of finding that individual in a highly competitive market.

Day-to-day, that means researching companies and talent markets, identifying and approaching high-calibre people, speaking with candidates about their careers, assessing whether they’re right for a role, managing interview processes and ultimately helping bring both sides together.

As you develop, you’ll also learn how to build relationships with clients, win searches, manage accounts and eventually run your own desk.

In this role, you’ll be doing that for venture-backed technology companies, particularly across enterprise AI, giving you exposure to founders, investors and companies operating at the forefront of the market.

The opportunity is essentially an “AI Sales MBA” - learning recruitment, sales, business and the startup ecosystem while building a network that would take years to develop through a traditional corporate career.

Why consider it?

$90k base + uncapped commission, with potential for $150k+ in year one and significantly more as you progress.

The long-term opportunity is to develop into a 360 recruiter, account manager and eventually leader, with your earnings directly linked to your performance.

We're particularly interested in people who are intelligent, competitive, commercially minded and ambitious — rather than people who simply have recruitment experience.

If you're doing well in your current career but questioning whether you want to spend the next 5 years on the same corporate path, this is one we'd seriously consider.