Position Overview
We are seeking a driven, entrepreneurial Full Desk IT Recruiter to join our growing staffing team. This role combines business development, account management, and full-cycle technical recruiting responsibilities. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable generating new client relationships as they are identifying, recruiting, and placing top IT talent.
Success in this position requires a strong sales mentality, consultative approach, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Business Development & Client Management
- Generate new business opportunities through cold calling, networking, referrals, LinkedIn outreach, and market research.
- Develop and maintain relationships with hiring managers, IT leaders, and executive stakeholders.
- Conduct client meetings to understand hiring needs, organizational challenges, and workforce strategies.
- Negotiate service agreements, rates, and placement terms.
- Manage existing client accounts while continuously identifying opportunities for account growth.
- Present qualified candidates and provide market intelligence, salary data, and hiring recommendations.
- Achieve weekly and monthly activity, revenue, and placement goals.
- Recruiting & Talent Acquisition
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire IT positions.
- Source, screen, interview, and assess candidates across a variety of technical disciplines.
- Build and maintain a pipeline of active and passive IT professionals.
- Evaluate candidates' technical skills, experience, career goals, and cultural fit.
- Coordinate interviews, gather feedback, facilitate offers, and manage negotiations.
- Maintain ongoing communication with candidates throughout the hiring process.
- Ensure a positive candidate experience while building long-term talent networks.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of staffing, recruiting, sales, business development, or account management experience preferred.
- Previous experience recruiting for IT positions or selling staffing services is highly desired.
- Proven ability to generate new business through prospecting and relationship building.
- Strong understanding of the recruitment process and consultative sales methodology.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Experience using ATS, CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools.
- Highly motivated, competitive, and goal-oriented with a strong sense of urgency.
- Preferred Technical Recruiting Experience
- Experience recruiting for:
- Software Engineers (Java, .NET, Python, React, Angular)
- Cloud Engineers (AWS, Azure, GCP)DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers
- Data Engineers and Data Scientists
- Cybersecurity Professionals
- Infrastructure, Network, and Systems Engineers
- AI/ML and Generative AI Specialists
- IT Leadership and Management Roles
- What Makes Someone Successful
- Hunter mentality with a passion for winning new business.
- Strong recruiting instincts and ability to identify top talent.
- Resilient and comfortable with cold calling and outbound prospecting.
- Ability to build trust with clients and candidates alike.
- Self-starter who thrives in a commission-driven environment.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.