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Jan 14, 2026

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Job NA06278

Primary Location California, California, United States

Business Unit Adecco

Department Sales

Work Mode Remote

The Executive Recruiter is responsible for executing the full life-cycle of direct hire recruiting for top tier, mid- to senior-level professional direct hire job orders for a variety of clients. Partners with clients to define strategic objectives and hiring needs. Analyzes hiring needs, determines best recruiting methods, creates and deploys client and role-specific recruiting strategies. Develops client accounts and generates new business through candidate and client leads, referrals and various forms of marketing.

Builds and maintains a comprehensive candidate pipeline that addresses client needs. Serves as subject matter expert on market trends, target industries, and roles.

• Develops client accounts and generates new business through candidate and client leads, referrals and various forms of marketing.
• Partners with clients to analyze hiring needs, determining best recruiting methods, and creates and deploys client and role-specific strategic recruiting strategies and client marketing initiatives.
• Stays abreast of leading industry trends and recruiting best practices.
• Builds and maintains subject matter expertise on target industries, clients and roles.
• Administers job postings in various systems.
• Screens resumes and conducts behavioral based interviews and competency-based evaluations.
• Provides guidance and negotiates fee agreements with clients; completes appropriate correspondence for each placement.
• Nurtures continued account development for generating new business.
• Tours clients’ offices and seeks to gain full understanding of clients’ goals and objectives.
• Generates Direct Hire fees per budgeted goals.
• Enters and tracks assignment and candidate data in various tracking and order systems.
• Creates and executes temporary employee programs.
• Builds and maintains relationships with both passive and active candidates.
• Establishes and maintains a network of industry contacts through participation in professional and trade associations and other professional networking organizations.
• Develops relationships with key clients and business leaders.
• Responds to and addresses a variety of candidate, temporary employee and client inquiries.
• Completes candidate hiring and onboarding processes in accordance with client and organizational requirements.
• Coaches, trains and mentors other team members.
• Ensures compliance and safety requirements are met.

Bachelor's degree in business or a related field.

Minimum of three (3) years of experience recruiting top tier, mid- to senior-level candidates or relevant industry experience is required.

Combination of post-high school education and related professional work experience equivalent to seven (7) years may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to focus on client needs with a commitment to quality and customer service.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems through recommending and implementing creative solutions.
• Ability to demonstrate business acumen and market insight.
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret and understand employment-related laws, rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of the ability to utilize Applicant Tracking Systems.
• Knowledge of current sourcing and recruiting trends, best practices and methodologies.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Knowledge of and the ability to utilize Customer Relationship Management Systems and/or related tools.

It’s an exciting time to be part of our team. We’re proud to be a global thought-leader and care about doing the best job we can to ensure better futures for everyone. We do this by building our Future@Work strategy as a united team of 30,000+ colleagues with a collective spirit working in over 60 countries globally.

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