Senior Leadership & Specialist Recruiter (Contract)

Career Launch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch in New York seeks an Executive Recruiter to lead senior leadership and specialist searches on assigned accounts. This contractor role requires rigorous qualification, proactive sourcing, and coordination with the recruiting team to ensure timely, confidential candidate management.

You will screen candidates, present summaries, coordinate interviews, and maintain a clean pipeline while upholding engagement terms and data privacy.

Qualifications

• Hands‑on sourcing and recruiting experience in the specialty named in this posting, with examples of completed searches.
• Clear communication, independent organization, and reliable follow‑through.
• Ability to explain relevant prior work without sharing confidential client or employer material.
• Familiarity with the startup and professional services ecosystem in the target city.

Responsibilities

• Apply your experience in senior leadership and specialist searches to the agreed work.
• Clarify the approved requisition, must-have qualifications, location, and evaluation criteria.
• Source relevant professionals through appropriate research, professional networks, and permission-based outreach.
• Screen experience and interest, and submit accurate candidate summaries against an actual assigned search.
• Coordinate interviews and feedback with the recruiting team and keep candidates informed.
• Maintain candidate consent, submission ownership, and clean pipeline records.
• Share search feedback and protect confidential employer and candidate information.

Skills

Hands-on sourcing and recruiting

Clear communication

Explain prior work without sharing

Startup ecosystem familiarity

Job description

Career Launch in New York seeks an Executive Recruiter to lead senior leadership and specialist searches on assigned accounts. This contractor role requires rigorous qualification, proactive sourcing, and coordination with the recruiting team to ensure timely, confidential candidate management.

You will screen candidates, present summaries, coordinate interviews, and maintain a clean pipeline while upholding engagement terms and data privacy.