Junior Lateral Recruiter

Lateral Recruiter We are hiring a Lateral Recruiter to join our Human Resources team. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career recruiting professional, ideally with experience in financial services, to develop their skills in a fast‑paced, high‑touch environment. Responsibilities Support senior recruiters throughout the full lifecycle of the lateral hiring process, from role creation through offer and onboarding. Source and identify talent through creative means, utilizing platforms such as LinkedIn and industry networks for open and pipeline roles across PJT's business functions. Conduct initial candidate outreach and screening, assessing background and fit against open roles. Coordinate and manage interview scheduling across multiple business units, ensuring a seamless experience for candidates and interviewers. Prepare candidate briefing materials in advance of interview processes. Build and maintain candidate pipelines, cultivating relationships with prospective hires to support both immediate openings and longer‑term talent needs. Collect and track interview feedback, ensuring timely follow‑up with candidates and internal stakeholders. Assist with candidate onboarding logistics, including coordinating with HR Operations on new hire documentation and pre‑start processes. Maintain and update recruiting materials, including offer packets, job descriptions, and onboarding documents. Partner with the Recruiting Operations and Analytics teams to generate reports and maintain data integrity in the applicant tracking system. Support the review and posting of open positions on the intranet and external job sites. Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and practices and proactively surface recommendations to the team. Remain current on recruiting trends and best practices, with a particular focus on financial services talent markets. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree or international equivalent. Approximately 2 years of recruiting experience, preferably within an investment bank, financial services firm or executive search firm focused on financial services. Strong MS Office skills, with proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to multi‑task, prioritize and process a high volume of work under pressure while maintaining the highest quality. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with candidates and communicate effectively with professionals at all levels. Superb organization skills and attention to detail. Strong verbal and written communication skills, high quality document preparation. Ability to work independently as well as a desire to work in a team environment. Demonstration of a high level of integrity, discretion and professionalism. Willingness to proactively identify issues and recommend solutions. Experience with sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter preferred. Familiarity with applicant tracking systems; experience with Workday is a plus. Compensation and Benefits Expected annualized base salary of $75,000 to $85,000. This range represents the low and high ends of the expected annualized base salary for this position. The specific base salary received by any employee will be informed by a number of factors, including but not limited to, role level and scope, location, candidate's relevant qualifications, skills and experience. Base salary is one component of PJT Partners' compensation structure. In addition to base salary, PJT Partners' compensation structure may include additional rewards, incentives, and benefits, including but not limited to, a discretionary bonus component. Equal Opportunity Employer PJT is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of, and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, medical condition, genetic information or predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other category protected by law. PJT Partners also complies with all applicable laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation of disabilities to applicants. For more information or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources. California Applicants: PJT Partners will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and/or Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Applicant Privacy Notice View our Applicant Privacy Notice here. If you are a California resident, please refer to our California Applicant Privacy Notice for further information. #J-18808-Ljbffr PJT Partners