Assistant Vice President, Technical Recruiter
About The Position
PJT Partners is hiring an experienced Technical Recruiter to lead full-lifecycle recruiting for the firm’s global Technology function. The role partners directly with senior Technology leadership and hiring managers on critical hires across engineering, infrastructure, applications, data, artificial intelligence, operations and information security. PJT’s technology environment runs on a public cloud with secure networking, uses a mostly SaaS-based application strategy, and increasingly incorporates AI into its product and technology strategy. The successful candidate will develop strategic hiring plans, source and assess technical talent, advise hiring managers on talent markets and compensation, and manage candidate processes through offer and onboarding. The role also supports recruiting operations, including job descriptions, candidate materials, applicant tracking system processes, interview feedback and market research. The expected annualized base salary is $135,000 to $150,000. Additional compensation may include discretionary bonuses and benefits.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent.
- At least 8 years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience, with a significant focus on technical recruiting.
- Hands-on experience recruiting for cloud, security or data roles, including assessing technical depth and developing screening criteria with hiring managers.
- Demonstrated ability to source, assess and close candidates across technical disciplines, including infrastructure, data, artificial intelligence, operations, information security and software engineering.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Workday or a similar applicant tracking system.
- LinkedIn Recruiter experience.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage a high volume of work under pressure while maintaining quality.
- Ability to communicate confidently and credibly with internal and external clients at all levels.
- Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- High level of integrity, discretion and professionalism.
- Proactive approach to identifying issues and recommending solutions.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent technical searches independently and act as a strategic partner to senior Technology leadership and other stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and writing skills, motivation, intelligence, self-starting ability and a positive attitude.
Nice To Haves
- Technical recruiting experience within an investment bank, financial services firm or executive search firm.
Responsibilities
- Own full-lifecycle recruiting for Technology hires across the firm, partnering with Technology leadership and hiring managers to build and execute strategic hiring plans.
- Source and engage technical talent using creative methods, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, and technology-specific networks and communities.
- Recruit for open and pipeline roles across engineering, infrastructure, software development, data, artificial intelligence, operations and information security.
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, establish structured screening approaches, and conduct initial technical assessments.
- Advise Technology hiring managers on technical talent markets, compensation benchmarks and competitive positioning.
- Lead intake and business briefings with hiring managers and drive candidate feedback and debrief sessions throughout the hiring process.
- Draft and review technical job descriptions for intranet and external use in partnership with hiring managers.
- Build and maintain pipelines of technical candidates and long-term relationships for current and future hiring needs.
- Partner with the compensation team to structure competitive, market-aligned offers for technical hires.
- Maintain recruiting materials, including candidate scorecards, new-hire offer packets and onboarding documents.
- Maintain applicant tracking system processes, collect interview feedback and ensure candidate data is accurate.
- Track technology recruiting trends, compensation benchmarks and competitive intelligence through ongoing market research and external networking.
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus component may be included as additional compensation.
- Benefits may be included in PJT Partners’ compensation structure.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
