Contract Recruitment Consultant

Experienced Contract Recruiters – New York

Rockefeller Center | Hybrid | Competitive base + generous commission scheme

Oliver James New York is our highest-performing office globally. Since 2020, our US business has grown revenue by more than 350%, with headcount increasing from around 35 to more than 160 people, and 10 of our global top 20 contract recruiters now based in NYC.

Contract is the fastest-growing part of our US business, and we’re continuing to invest across multiple specialist teams with opportunities available from Senior Associate through to AVP .

The Opportunity

Our contract business works across Insurance and Asset Management clients , providing specialist Technology and Financial Services talent . You’ll focus on one defined niche, giving you the opportunity to build real depth in your market rather than trying to cover everything.

We operate dedicated 180 sales and 180 delivery desks , so whether your strength is winning and growing accounts or owning the candidate market and delivering into live requirements, there are clear opportunities on both sides of the business.

There’s also a significant advantage in the size of the wider Oliver James platform. We already have a huge permanent recruitment business with long-standing relationships across many of the clients we want to grow within contract, giving our contract teams access to warm accounts, existing relationships and multiple routes into businesses rather than starting every conversation from cold.

What you’ll be doing

Depending on whether you join within sales or delivery, your focus will include:

Sales

• Building and developing relationships across Insurance and Asset Management clients
• Winning new contract business and expanding existing accounts
• Using the wider Oliver James client base to identify and convert opportunities within warm accounts
• Cross-selling into existing relationships and creating new demand across your specialist niche
• Partnering closely with dedicated delivery teams to execute against live requirements

Delivery

• Building deep networks of specialist Technology or Financial Services contractors
• Owning candidate relationships within a defined market
• Sourcing and engaging talent quickly against live requirements
• Managing fast-moving recruitment processes from qualification through to placement
• Working closely with sales teams to develop market intelligence and strengthen client delivery

What we’re looking for

Previous contract recruitment experience is essential .

We’re looking for recruiters who already understand the pace and commerciality of a contract market and can demonstrate a successful track record within either sales or delivery.

For sales hires, we’ll be looking for evidence of winning business, growing accounts and expanding client relationships. For delivery hires, we’ll be looking for strong candidate generation, specialist market knowledge and the ability to consistently deliver against requirements.

Opportunities are available from Senior Associate through to AVP , depending on experience and track record.

Why Oliver James?

You’re joining a contract business that already has momentum, but still has significant room to grow.

Alongside being the fastest-growing part of our US business, you’ll have the benefit of an established client platform, a major permanent recruitment business feeding warm relationships into contract, dedicated sales and delivery capability, and a New York office already producing some of the strongest contract recruiters across Oliver James globally.

You’ll also have:

• A transparent, performance-led promotion pathway
• A dedicated Talent Development team providing ongoing training, professional coaching and live support
• Uncapped earning potential through our commission scheme
• Genuine international relocation opportunities across our global offices
• The opportunity to build real ownership within a specialist market as the contract business continues to scale

If you’re an experienced contract recruiter and want to join a business where the client platform already exists but the growth opportunity is still significant, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply now or speak with our Talent Acquisition team for a confidential conversation.