Senior Recruiter

Hueman PE Talent Solutions; Belmont (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Commission plan

Full-time benefits

Job summary

Custom Learning Designs (CLD) is hiring its first dedicated Senior Recruiter to establish and own the internal recruiting function. This high-visibility role focuses on revenue-generating teams, building a scalable recruiting engine for full-time and freelance talent.

You will partner with HR, operations, and leaders to align hiring with business needs, develop sourcing pipelines, and optimize ATS and metrics. This remote, ground-floor opportunity offers substantial impact and growth potential.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Proven track record of meeting recruiting metrics and KPIs in fast-paced, high-volume environments.
• Independent, self-directed work style with strong organization and process-building skills.
• Experience partnering with external recruiting and staffing vendors.
• Strong working knowledge of ATS platforms and recruiting technology.
• Excellent stakeholder management with hiring managers, HR, and leadership.
• PE-backed environments or portfolio company exposure is a plus.
• Experience in pharmaceutical services or medical writing is a plus.
• Must be based in the Central or Eastern Time Zone.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for evergreen and recurring needs.
• Partner with HR Manager, VP of Operations, department leaders, and hiring managers.
• Build and maintain a warm bench of freelance/contract talent.
• Develop sourcing strategies and pipelines for recurring and growth hiring.
• Work with ATS, candidate pipeline, and sourcing tools.
• Maintain and report standard recruiting metrics; drive continuous improvement.
• Champion a strong candidate experience and employer brand.
• Balance speed, quality, and flexibility in talent pipelines.
• Establish and improve recruiting processes to scale the organization.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing strategy

Relationship building

Self-directed

ATS knowledge

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Tools

ATS platforms

Recruiting technology

Job description

Are you an experienced recruiter who thrives on building something from the ground up? Do you enjoy owning the full recruiting process, developing effective sourcing strategies, and building strong relationships with both hiring leaders and candidates? If you're a self-directed recruiter who can balance speed, quality, and flexibility in a rapidly growing organization, you may be CLD's next Senior Recruiter.

Custom Learning Designs (CLD) is hiring its first dedicated Senior Recruiter to establish and own the company's internal recruiting function. In this high-visibility role, you will build and operate a scalable recruiting engine supporting CLD's continued growth, with a primary focus on revenue-generating teams and roles, including both full-time employees and freelance/contract talent.

About Custom Learning Designs

Custom Learning Designs is a rapidly growing sales training organization with more than 45 years of experience working with leading pharmaceutical companies across a wide array of therapeutic indications. CLD partners with small and large-cap pharma and biotech, life science, and medical device companies to develop training and learning deliverables that enhance knowledge, sales performance, and competency among commercial and medical teams. Headquartered in Boston, MA, CLD partnered with RiverGlade Capital in 2025 and is currently in an aggressive growth phase, making the development of a scalable recruiting function a top strategic priority.

Job Requirements

• Own full-cycle recruiting for the organization's evergreen and recurring hiring needs
• Partner closely with the internal HR Manager, VP of Operations, department leaders, and hiring managers to align recruiting activity with business needs
• Build and maintain a warm bench of freelance and contract talent who can be quickly activated to support customer demand and project needs
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with high-quality freelance and contract professionals
• Develop sourcing strategies and talent pipelines that support both recurring and growth-driven hiring
• Work within and help evolve the ATS, candidate pipeline, and sourcing tools established during the recruiting function's buildout
• Maintain and report on standard recruiting metrics and use data to drive continuous improvement
• Champion a strong candidate experience and consistent employer brand across internal hiring
• Balance speed, quality, and flexibility while building sustainable talent pipelines
• Establish and improve recruiting processes and systems that can support CLD as the organization scales

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Proven track record of meeting recruiting metrics and KPIs in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Ability to operate independently as a "team of one," with strong self-direction, organization, and process-building skills
• Experience partnering with external recruiting and staffing vendors as collaborators
• Strong working knowledge of ATS platforms and recruiting technology
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility with hiring managers, HR, and leadership
• Exposure to or understanding of private equity-backed or portfolio company environments is a plus
• Familiarity with the pace, reporting expectations, and growth mandates common in PE-backed operations is a plus
• Experience in the pharmaceutical services industry or medical writing is a plus
• Must be based in the Central or Eastern Time Zone

This is a ground-floor opportunity for a Senior Recruiter who wants to build and own a new internal recruiting function while having a direct and visible impact on CLD's growth trajectory. You will have the support of an established external recruiting partner during the buildout while working as an individual contributor with high visibility across the organization.

Compensation & Benefits

This full-time, remote position offers a base salary of $80,000 plus a target of $45,000 in commissions, with a quarterly commission plan and full-time benefits. The compensation structure is intentionally weighted to reward strong recruiting metrics.