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Contract Recruiter

Primary Venture Partners

Primary Venture Partners

People & HR
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Friday, September 15, 2023
We are searching for a Contract Recruiter to join Primary’s Impact team to help hire the best talent for Primary portfolio companies. This position will report to the VP, Talent and be a member of our embedded recruiting function - providing full cycle recruiting services and recruiting enablement to a Primary portfolio company.
This role requires managing several full-cycle searches while implementing and maintaining best in class hiring practices around structured and unbiased hiring. Candidates must have a track record of end to end recruiting, executive stakeholder management, proactive communication, and exceptional sourcing skills.
The ideal candidate is a proactive recruiter who can build rapport quickly and operate with pace and urgency to find great talent. While this is a contract position, there will be an opportunity for this role to convert to full time for the right candidate.

What You'll Do

  • Source, screen, and interview candidates for a variety of positions both technical and non-technical with a focus on quality
  • Build relationships with leaders and quickly calibrate on ideal candidate profiles
  • Develop and implement recruiting strategies to hire the best talent for the role in a structured and objective manner
  • Manage the recruiting process from start to finish, keeping candidate experience top of mind and leading the process to sell and close the right candidate
  • Maintain recruiting related data and report out on hiring progress

About You

  • 3+ years of experience in full-cycle recruiting with at least one year of agency recruiting experience, ideally with experience in both client management and candidate management
  • Expertise in recruiting both technical and non-technical talent using a structured hiring process
  • Experience working with senior leaders and providing top tier stakeholder management
  • Skilled at crafting outbound sourcing strategies to build pipeline quickly
  • Familiarity with using an ATS (Applicant Tracking System), LinkedIn Recruiter, and Gem
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to run searches autonomously and also collaborate as part of a team
  • Strong understanding of recruiting data and reporting
You must be able to work out of the Primary office in NYC 3 days/week. This is a contract position (1099) working 40 hours a week through December 2023 with the possibility of converting into a full time position. The weekly rate as a contractor will range from $2500-$2750 dependent on experience.