Senior Recruitment Consultant

Spencer Ogden; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Medical, dental, and vision

Structured training

Global mobility

Strong progression

Job summary

Spencer Ogden's New York Finance Practice is growing and seeks an experienced Recruitment Consultant to join a high-potential Finance & Private Capital desk on Wall Street. The role is 4 days in-office with 1 day WFH, offering a base salary of $60,000–$80,000 DOE plus uncapped commission, and is not a cold-start opportunity.

You will manage live mandates, source top finance professionals, and build market expertise across energy and infrastructure, with a clear ramp-up into business development

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of recruitment experience, ideally within finance, accounting, energy, infrastructure, or related specialist markets.
• Experience working permanent recruitment roles.
• Strong candidate delivery skills and ability to manage active mandates.
• Genuine sales mindset and interest in developing business.
• Confidence speaking with senior candidates and stakeholders.
• Strong communication, resilience, and commercial awareness.
• Competitive, financially motivated approach to sales

Responsibilities

• Deliver on live mandates across Finance & Private Capital, sourcing and headhunting mid-to-senior finance professionals.
• Build market knowledge to become a true Finance recruitment specialist in Energy & Infrastructure.
• Progress from delivery-led to client development, pitching new business and expanding your own client portfolio.
• Engage with CFOs, investment leaders, and senior decision-makers at top NYC clients in energy and infrastructure sectors

Job description

Experienced Recruitment Consultant – Finance Practice

Location: Wall Street, New York City

Schedule: 4 days in-office, 1-day WFH

Start Date: Q4

Compensation: $60,000–$80,000 base DOE + uncapped commission

Join a Finance desk with real momentum.

Spencer Ogden’s New York Finance Practice is growing, and we’re looking for an experienced Recruitment Consultant to join one of the highest-potential desks in our North America business.

This is not a cold-start opportunity.

You’ll be joining a specialist Finance & Private Capital desk with $1.75 millions of live business already on the desk, partnering with some of the biggest clients in the Energy & Infrastructure space, including Private Equity funds, Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Developers, Energy-Tech businesses, and Infrastructure platforms.

Average fee sizes on the desk are typically $50,000–$60,000, with exposure to senior, high-value mandates across the market. This gives you the opportunity to generate meaningful revenue and commission quickly, while building a long-term book of business in a niche with serious earning potential.

Our focus is clear: we place finance professionals into the sectors shaping the future of energy, infrastructure, and investment. From Renewable Energy and Digital Infrastructure to Power Generation, Transportation, and Energy Transition, you’ll be working with clients building and financing the future.

This is a 360-recruitment role, but the initial focus will be delivery-led, giving you a strong ramp-up period before moving into full business development. You’ll have the opportunity to work live mandates, build market knowledge, generate revenue, and then progressively develop your own client base as you establish yourself on the desk.

What You’ll Be Doing

Delivering on Live Business

You’ll start by working directly on active mandates across the Finance & Private Capital market. This includes sourcing, headhunting, and managing mid-to-senior finance professionals across permanent roles.

You’ll be speaking with candidates across areas such as:

• Project Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Investment & M&A
• FP&A
• Asset Management
• CFO and senior finance leadership
• Real Assets and Infrastructure Finance

You’ll manage the full recruitment process from first outreach through to interview, offer, close, and placement.

Building Market Expertise

You’ll become a true specialist in Finance recruitment across Energy & Infrastructure. This means understanding investment trends, hiring demand, project pipelines, and the key companies and funds driving the market forward.

You’ll be expected to provide real market insight to both candidates and clients, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor rather than a transactional recruiter.

Growing Into Business Development

While the desk has significant live business and a strong delivery ramp-up, this is still a sales role.

As you build confidence in the market, you’ll move into client development, including pitching new business, re-engaging existing relationships, negotiating fees, and building your own profitable client portfolio.

You’ll have the opportunity to speak with CFOs, investment leaders, hiring managers, and senior decisionmakers across some of the biggest and most active clients in the Energy & Infrastructure space.

Long-Term Progression

For the right person, there is also a clear path to step into more responsibility as the New York Finance team continues to scale. This could include mentoring junior consultants, own key client accounts, and helping shape the growth of the practice.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone with:

• 1.5+ years of recruitment experience, ideally within finance, accounting, technical, professional services, energy, infrastructure, or another specialist market
• Experience working permanent recruitment roles
• Strong candidate delivery skills and the ability to manage active mandates
• A genuine sales mindset and interest in developing business
• Confidence speaking with senior candidates and stakeholders
• Strong communication, resilience, and commercial awareness
• A competitive, financially motivated approach

Finance or Accounting recruitment experience would be ideal, but we are open to recruiters from other technical or specialist markets who can demonstrate strong billing potential and a desire to move into a high-value niche.

Why Join Spencer Ogden?

This is an opportunity to join a desk with genuine revenue potential from day one.

You’ll benefit from:

• $1.75 millions of live business already on the desk
• Average fee sizes of $50,000–$60,000
• Access to some of the biggest clients in the Energy & Infrastructure space
• A strong delivery-led ramp-up before moving fully into business development
• High-value permanent mandates across Finance, Private Capital, Energy, and Infrastructure
• Uncapped commission with no draw and no cap
• Commission up to 40% of deals billed
• Medical, dental, and vision fully covered
• Structured training and clear progression
• Global mobility opportunities across 11 offices
• A high-energy, ambitious, financially motivated team culture
• The chance to build a niche desk in one of the strongest recruitment markets in NYC

Spencer Ogden is an equal opportunity employer and provides accommodations throughout the hiring process.