[Remote] Executive Recruiter
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lingo Professional is the direct hire and executive search division of Lingo Staffing, committed to helping organizations attract and hire exceptional talent. They are seeking a Senior Executive Recruiter / Business Development Manager who will manage the full recruiting lifecycle, focusing on business development, client management, and candidate recruitment across various sectors.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with hiring managers, executives, HR leaders, and decision-makers
- Generate new business opportunities through prospecting, networking, referrals, and market research
- Conduct client discovery meetings to understand hiring needs, organizational structure, and company culture
- Negotiate search agreements, fees, and service expectations
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients
- Serve as a trusted talent acquisition partner to clients throughout the hiring process
- Source, recruit, interview, and evaluate candidates for professional, technical, leadership, and executive-level opportunities
- Utilize job boards, social media, networking, referrals, and direct sourcing techniques to identify passive talent
- Conduct thorough candidate assessments, reference checks, and qualification reviews
- Prepare candidates for interviews and guide them throughout the hiring process
- Manage offer negotiations and facilitate successful placements
- Build and maintain a network of high-performing professionals within targeted industries
- Manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining exceptional communication and service levels
- Track recruiting activity and client interactions within company systems
- Maintain accurate documentation and reporting throughout the search process
- Participate in daily team pull-up meetings and ongoing collaboration with leadership and recruiting team members
- Contribute market intelligence, industry trends, and competitive insights to support company growth initiatives
Skills
- Minimum 5 years of full-desk recruiting experience required
- Proven success in both business development and recruiting
- Experience recruiting within industrial manufacturing, engineering, operations, supply chain, logistics, skilled trades, technical, or related sectors strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to develop new client relationships and generate revenue
- Strong interviewing, sourcing, negotiation, and closing skills
- Experience working with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and CRM platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized with strong time-management abilities
- Self-motivated, competitive, and entrepreneurial mindset
- Existing book of business, established client relationships, or industry network
- Executive search experience
- Direct hire search firm background
- Experience recruiting leadership and hard-to-find technical talent
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Generous commission structure rewarding both business development and recruiting success
- Remote work environment
- Company-provided technology, recruiting tools, software, headset, and equipment
- Leadership support from an experienced executive search team
- Established recruiting systems, processes, and resources
- Collaborative team culture focused on growth, integrity, and results
- Opportunity to help build and shape a rapidly expanding professional search division
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