Senior Contract Recruiter - Embedded, Hard-to-Fill Roles

Wonder; New York (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wonder is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter for a 3-month contract to lead hard-to-fill, senior-level searches across business and business-technology functions, including product, design, data, analytics, and finance.

You will partner closely with hiring managers, operate as an embedded member of the Talent Acquisition team, and run end-to-end searches from intake to signed offer while maintaining exceptional candidate experience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience as embedded contract recruiter in a company's ATS (Workday preferred) and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Ability to ramp quickly and own in-flight searches with minimal oversight.
• Clear, polished communication with hiring managers and candidates.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and senior leaders on search strategy.
• Track record filling hard-to-fill roles across business and business-technology functions.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end searches from intake to signed offer (Manager through Director).
• Source and engage passive candidates through targeted research and outreach.
• Keep candidates engaged with timely, thoughtful communication at every stage.
• Prepare interview panels, debriefs, and keep decisions moving.
• Provide weekly pipeline updates to leaders and Talent Acquisition.
• Partner with hiring managers to calibrate role profiles and expectations.
• Run structured interview processes that leaders can trust.
• Assess candidates for leadership, values, and fit with Wonder's mission.
• Maintain candidate activity and search status in Workday.
• Take over in-flight searches in week 1 and re-engage strong candidates.

Skills

Sourcing

Candidate engagement

Communication

Stakeholder management

Market insights

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Workday ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Wonder is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter for a 3-month contract to lead hard-to-fill, senior-level searches across business and business-technology functions, including product, design, data, analytics, and finance.

You will partner closely with hiring managers, operate as an embedded member of the Talent Acquisition team, and run end-to-end searches from intake to signed offer while maintaining exceptional candidate experience in a fast-paced environment.