Senior Recruitment Consultant – Lawrence Harvey (GTM) | New York City, NY

LHi Group•New York, NY

2d•$65,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Harvey is hiring an experienced recruitment professional to join its Go-to-Market (GTM) team in New York. The role focuses on connecting smart and emerging technology businesses with commercial talent, including sales, business development, partnerships, marketing, and commercial leadership professionals. The consultant will build and manage a specialist recruitment desk, develop client and candidate relationships, identify commercial opportunities, and deliver recruitment solutions from initial brief through placement. This is a market build-out with the opportunity to shape the market, brand, office, and wider group presence, with legacy clients and existing roles available to support the transition. The role combines autonomy over business development, client relationships, and billing performance with the established reputation, resources, and international network of Lawrence Harvey and LHi Group. Career development may lead to senior specialist billing roles or leadership, depending on performance and available opportunities.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Recruitment Consultant or in a similar commercially focused recruitment role.
A track record of successful placements and billing performance.
Experience generating new business and developing client relationships.
Confidence engaging with hiring managers and senior stakeholders.
Strong candidate management, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
Ability to independently manage a recruitment desk and recruitment processes.
Commercial awareness, resilience, and a proactive approach to achieving targets.
Genuine interest in technology and emerging commercial opportunities in the sector.

Nice To Haves

Experience in GTM recruitment or technology recruitment.
Experience recruiting sales, business development, partnerships, marketing, or commercial leadership talent.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage a GTM recruitment desk.
Identify and pursue new business opportunities in smart and emerging technology markets.
Build relationships with hiring managers, commercial leaders, and senior decision-makers.
Identify, attract, and represent high-calibre GTM professionals.
Manage recruitment processes from the initial client brief through successful placement.
Develop long-term client partnerships and generate repeat business.
Negotiate salaries, fees, offers, and commercial terms.
Build a professional reputation and network in the chosen market.
Maintain an understanding of technology trends, commercial hiring needs, and talent availability.
Manage the recruitment pipeline, forecast activity, and work toward agreed targets.
Share market knowledge and support colleagues where appropriate.

Benefits

Employee ownership and stakeholder enrollment, with equity after 12 months.
401(k).
Private healthcare contributions.
Employee assistance program with discounts and benefits.
Uncapped commission, stated as up to 50%.
Performance-based bonuses and incentives, including quarterly and half-yearly incentives, collaboration rewards, lunch clubs, and global incentives.
Additional week of paid time off after three years of tenure.
LHi Passport: a week expensed at another office location after five years of tenure.
Gift of time after ten years of tenure, described as a Rolex or a month-long sabbatical.
Learning and development, including an in-office consultant, interactive playbook, six-month program at every level, lunch-and-learns, and Future You sessions.
Flexible work-from-home arrangements based on internal level.
Extended lunches.