Location: Chicago, Illinois 60606
Work arrangement: Hybrid, three days per week onsite
Employment: 12-month contract
Rate: $50 per hour
Working hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Target start: November 2026
Relocation: Not available
Visa sponsorship: Not available
The Opportunity
Own end-to-end recruitment for experienced sales and consulting professionals within a fast-moving professional-services environment. You will combine proactive sourcing, trusted stakeholder advice and a strong candidate experience to build high-quality talent pipelines.
Key Responsibilities
• Partner with business leaders, hiring managers and HR colleagues to define requirements and recruitment strategies.
• Lead full-cycle recruitment from intake and sourcing through assessment, selection and offer.
• Build diverse pipelines using LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM, ATS and creative sourcing techniques.
• Engage and close passive sales candidates while maintaining timely, professional communication.
• Advise hiring managers on selection, interview practice, market conditions and offer strategy.
• Improve process efficiency and deliver a consistent, inclusive candidate experience.
• Use AI and technology-enabled recruiting tools appropriately.
Required Experience
• 7+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience.
• Agency recruitment experience combined with professional-services recruiting.
• A proven record of sourcing and placing mid-to-senior B2B sales professionals.
• Strong LinkedIn Recruiter sourcing, passive-candidate engagement and pipeline-development skills.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and advising hiring managers.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, negotiation, organisation and closing skills.
• Knowledge of employment law and recruitment best practice.
Preferred Experience
• Health and Benefits consulting, employee benefits, insurance brokerage or healthcare recruiting experience.
• Experience supporting sales organisations of approximately 20-25 professionals.
• Experience recruiting within a major professional-services, insurance or benefits organisation.
Benefits and Opportunity
An opportunity to deliver visible recruitment outcomes within a collaborative professional-services environment, supported by modern tools and experienced stakeholders.