SVP, Talent Acquisition

Gainor Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Gainor Staffing, an independent agency known for bold marketing and PR strategies, seeks an SVP, Talent Acquisition to lead a high-performing recruiting team and partner with executive leadership to shape the agency's talent strategy for growth and an exceptional employee experience. This role is based in New York with hybrid work.

You will recruit and close executive‑level talent, build scalable processes, and collaborate on employer branding and talent marketing to strengthen the firm’s

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive Recruiting experience within an agency or fast-moving professional services firm.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on hiring strategy and negotiations.
• Proven success operating as a player-coach balancing strategy with hands-on recruiting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the firm's Talent Acquisition function with HR leadership and executives to develop hiring strategies.
• Personally recruit and close executive-level talent across practices.
• Direct a recruiting team to build proactive pipelines and support leadership hires.
• Ensure exceptional candidate experience through interview, offer, and negotiation processes.
• Define search strategies, advise on market conditions, compensation, and hiring decisions.
• Develop scalable recruiting processes, reporting, and best practices to improve efficiency and quality.
• Survey recruiting processes/tech to implement scalable improvements.
• Collaborate on employer branding, talent marketing, and programs to strengthen reputation.

Skills

Executive-level recruiting

Leadership

Strategic hiring

Player-coach

Talent market knowledge

Job description

A leading independent agency helps brands stand apart through bold, unconventional marketing and PR strategies. Built on an entrepreneurial culture where employees think like owners, the company is known for developing exceptional talent and delivering innovative client solutions. They are seeking an SVP, Talent Acquisition to lead a high-performing recruiting team, partner with executive leadership, and shape the agency's talent strategy through key hiring initiatives that support continued growth and an exceptional employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the firm's Talent Acquisition function, partnering closely with HR leadership and executive stakeholders to develop hiring strategies aligned with business growth.
• Personally recruit and close executive-level talent across multiple practices, serving as both a strategic leader and hands-on recruiter.
• Direct an experienced recruiting team to build proactive pipelines of active and passive talent across practice areas, with an emphasis on strengthening recruiting while supporting critical leadership hires.
• Ensure the team delivers exceptional candidate experience, throughout the interview, offer, and negotiation process.
• Partner with hiring leaders and the TA team to define targeted search strategies, advise on talent market conditions, compensation, and hiring decisions.
• Develop scalable recruiting processes, reporting, and best practices that improve efficiency, quality of hire, and stakeholder experience.
• Survey the landscape of recruiting processes and technology to implement scalable recruiting processes, metrics, and operational improvements.
• Collaborate with HR on employer branding initiatives, talent marketing, and programs that strengthen the firm's reputation in the advertising and communications market.

Required Experience

• 12+ years of progressive Recruiting experience within an agency orfast movingprofessional services firm, including executive-level recruiting and leadership responsibility.
• Proven successoperatingas a player-coach, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on recruiting and candidate closing.
• 4+ years leading teams of Recruiting professionals to excellence.
• Deep network and market knowledge within the advertising, communications, or closely related professional services industries.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on hiring strategy, compensation recommendations, and offer negotiations.

Salary Range: $165,000 – 195,000 annually, based on experience

Location: New York, NY– Hybrid

Gainor is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Gainor are based on business needs, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, national origin, immigration status, marital or familial status, citizenship status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic or status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.