Director, Recruiting

Role Summary

The Recruiting Leader owns the talent engine of the business. This role is responsible for building and leading a high-performing recruiting organization that delivers top-tier banking and insurance talent, both embedded and consulting with speed, quality, and consistency.

You will design the recruiting strategy, refine our delivery model, and ensure we have the pipelines, processes, and discipline required to support aggressive sales growth without sacrificing quality or margin.

Key Responsibilities

Recruiting Strategy & Delivery Model

• Build and execute a recruiting strategy aligned to our BFSI-only focus (operations, technology, risk, compliance, financial crimes, transformation, etc.).
• Design and continuously improve the delivery model for contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire, and consulting roles.
• Segment and prioritize demand (A/B/C reqs) and align recruiter time, tools, and sourcing channels accordingly.
• Ensure recruiting supports both high-volume embedded roles and specialized consulting/project roles.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of recruiting specialists.
• Establish clear expectations for submittals, interviews, offers, and starts per recruiter.
• Build a culture of urgency, quality, and proactive candidate engagement.
• Hold the team accountable to timelines for candidate delivery, feedback cycles, and client responsiveness.

Pipeline & Talent Community Management

• Build and maintain talent communities across key disciplines and markets.
• Ensure robust pipelines for priority skill sets tied to current and forecasted client demand.
• Implement sourcing strategies leveraging job boards, social, referrals, alumni, and niche industry networks.
• Partner with Sales and Practice Leaders to forecast upcoming demand and pre-build talent pools.

Process, Tools & Quality

• Standardize the recruiting process from intake to onboarding, including structured intake calls, candidate screening, and submittal quality checks.
• Optimize usage of ATS/CRM tools to track candidates, clients, and activity; drive data integrity and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, background checks, and any regulatory/industry standards relevant to financial services placements.
• Continuously streamline workflows to improve recruiter efficiency and time-to-submit/fill.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work closely with the Sales Leader and