Contract Recruiter
About the role
Vestwell is the financial technology company powering the new savings economy. The New York City-based fintech platform redefines how people save for the critical aspects of life across retirement, education, and healthcare savings needs. Today, Vestwell enables over 790,000 businesses and more than 2.75 million active savers, with over $57 billion in assets saved across all 50 United States. Vestwell offers a range of products, including workplace-delivered retirement plans, employer-offered student loan repayment benefits, and various savings accounts for education, emergencies, and individuals with disabilities. Vestwell's platform serves a diverse clientele, including financial advisers, employers, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, government agencies, and individual savers. We are seeking a mid-level Recruiter to help Vestwell expand by hiring top-notch Operations, Services, and G&A roles in our New York or King of Prussia office. In this role, you'll partner with leadership teams to determine recruitment needs and develop hiring strategies. This role will be based in our New York or King of Prussia office, and will be part of Vestwell's hybrid in-office operation. This role will be hired on a W-2, contract-to-hire basis of up to 3 months, with the potential to extend and/or convert to full-time employment.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leadership teams to determine recruitment needs and develop hiring strategies.
- Own search strategy and sourcing approach.
- Advise hiring managers on market conditions, compensation, and selection decisions.
- Negotiate and extend offers to candidates.
- Ensure data integrity in Rippling and Greenhouse.
- Advise and influence hiring teams in making objective hiring decisions.
- Own full-cycle recruiting for entry to Senior Manager level Operations, Services, and G&A roles.
- Develop and implement hiring strategies in consultation with hiring managers, advising them on market conditions, compensation, and selection decisions.
- Determine the audience, method, and reach of the hiring process for each search.
- Develop recruitment marketing strategy and campaigns that position Vestwell as an employer of choice.
- Select and advertise positions via suitable recruitment platforms and networks.
- Use recruiting metrics to improve the hiring process.
Requirements
- 2-3 years of full-cycle recruitment experience
- Experience working with internal and external clients with competing priorities and deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal communication and time management skills
- Strong social aptitude and ability to build relationships across functions and levels
- Industry knowledge to be able to talk to job prospects and understand qualifications
- Ability to quickly adapt to and learn new tools as needed; proactive in learning independently and applying to on-the-job scenarios
- Hunger and drive to grow into a talent acquisition expert for Vestwell
- Proficient in recruiting ATS platforms; preferably Greenhouse
- Internal and external negotiation skills
- Previous work experience in sales, research, operations, customer service, information technology, administration, schedule coordination, or other related jobs
- Experience with project and program management
- Experience working in startup and/or FinTech environment(s)