Job description

Associate Recruiter

Location: NYC

Oliver James is an award-winning Recruitment Agency who has won multiple awards including a place on the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For and Global Recruiter of the Year.

Established in 2002, Oliver James is a global specialist recruitment partner to the Financial Services, Professional Services, Commerce & Industry sectors. We have grown organically and consistently over the past 22 years to become a renowned search & selection organisation, with a current headcount of over 900 employees operating out of 14 global offices in the likes of London, Manchester, Dublin, Milan, Charlotte, Zurich, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. 2025 is set to be an exciting year, with more hires and growth plans!

We are currently looking for Recruitment Analysts to join our New York team here at OJ, to add to our exciting year of growth.

What's on offer?

• By joining OJ's Academy, you will receive 12 weeks of comprehensive, hands on, individualised training to hone in on your skillset, taking you from good to great. You're guaranteed the best possible start you can have into your Recruitment career.

• You will have the opportunity to learn from the top percentile of Recruiters across the industry...globally. We have multi $1m+ billers in our New York office, meaning you're surrounded by the best and therefore, can become the best!

• By being part of the Oliver James group, you have a fantastic reputation from our brand name, to leverage when making candidate & client introductions. Not only this, we have dominated the industries that we cover for the last 20+ years, meaning you're joining incredibly financially lucrative desks enabling you to earn from the get-go.

• No glass-ceiling! If we identify ambitious individuals capable of achieving great things, we don't hold them back. You will have a very clear progression pathway with no limitations of where you want to take your career, the sky is the limit.

& much more...

What will you be doing?

The role of a recruiter is varied and rewarding, it centres around building and maintaining relationships and networks within your chosen specialism in order to match the right candidates with the right opportunities.

Ultimately, it's a high output, phone based sales role; you'll use your powers of influence and business development to ensure you are working on the most sought-after roles, and representing the highest calibre candidates.

You'll be undertaking tasks such as:

• Cold Calling Clients & Candidates
• Headhunting the best talent in your marketplace
• Elevating relationships with our existing candidate network
• Delivering on client vacancies
• Generating leads, referrals and other commercial information
• Prepping and debriefing for interviews
• Taking candidates to market & developing your own client hiring network
• Operate as a consultative partner for both clients and candidates, providing expert recruitment advice

• All Recruiters at Oliver James operate in 360 roles, proactively headhunting candidates and developing and establishing new business relationships
• The successful applicant will be focused on a specific desk, working closely with the existing team, sharing information and contacts, and taking advantage of our extensive existing client base.
• You will be responsible for achieving set targets.
• Defining client requirements whilst mapping out the organisational structure, the culture and client's annual growth plans
• Networking with candidates and clients frequently, organising networking events and client presentations
• Negotiating commercial terms with FTSE 150 companies, understanding the implication of the PSL for both permanent and contract hires
• Cross selling other disciplines and incorporating other business areas into the relationships cultivated

What do we need from you?

• No experience in the Recruitment industry is necessary, but transferable experience would be preferred (sales experience in a b2b role, exposure to markets we cover i.e. Financial Services etc).
• You will have a natural flair for sales, desire to build relationships, bags of ambition and entrepreneurial spirit.
• You will thrive in an environment that directly rewards you for effort and work you do via commission and trajectory in your career.
• You're prepared to work hard and have a genuine passion and interest in the recruitment sector, thrive in a target driven environment, and are relentlessly committed to your own learning and development, just as much as we are!

What benefits will I get?

• Transparent promotion pathway at every level - over 60% of our NYC office received a promotion in 2023
• Generous monthly and quarterly commission payments
• Tailored training and development at every level, with in house trainers and coaches solely dedicated to supporting and enhancing your career
• Monthly socials and office wide get togethers
• (Legendary!) Annual Company Events
• 1.5 hour lunch breaks
• Lunch clubs for top performers
• The opportunity to learn from some of the best recruiters in the world
• To be a part of a business who is truly invested in you, your goals, your career, and your happiness and wellbeing in the workplace
• International relocation opportunities

Interested?

We want to hear from you! Thanks to the hard work of our exceptional people, our growth shows no signs of stopping, and we are looking to add another group of Analysts to the fantastic New York team with start dates available in both January & March.