Recruitment Partner

Robert Walters

📍New York, NY
Posted May 26, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Recruitment Partner

Company

Robert Walters

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4418977778

Job Description

About The Role
Are you an experienced recruiter with a passion for finding top-tier talent? We're on the hunt for a dynamic and driven
Front Office Lead Recruiter
to join our Global Markets recruitment team.

In this pivotal role, you'll own the end-to-end recruitment process, sourcing exceptional candidates for front-office roles while building strong talent pipelines and aligning strategies with business goals.

Responsibilities Include

  • Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, senior leaders and HR Business Partners within Global Markets to understand their talent needs and provide guidance on recruitment strategies.

  • End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for Global Markets roles, from initial job brief to offer stage, ensuring a seamless candidate experience.

  • Talent Sourcing: Utilize various channels (job boards, LinkedIn, headhunting) to source, engage, and attract top talent across the Global Markets business at the senior level.

  • Partnership: Partner with the Front Office direct recruiter on go to market strategies for direct sourcing channels and research for market mapping.

  • Market Mapping: Conduct in-depth market research and competitive intelligence to map out talent pools, assess market trends, and identify potential candidates within the industry.

  • Candidate Pipelining: Develop and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates to meet current and future hiring needs.

  • Agency Management: Engage and Partner with external recruitment firms, including executive search firms to negotiate terms and conditions and effectively manage the preferred supplier list

  • Candidate Screening: Conduct interviews, evaluate candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit for the Global Markets roles.

  • Offer Management: Collaborate with compensation teams and hiring managers to deliver competitive offers and manage the offer negotiation process.

  • Diversity & Inclusion: Actively promote diversity and inclusion initiatives in recruitment processes and ensure the selection of candidates from diverse backgrounds.

  • Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize data and recruitment metrics to provide insights on recruitment activity, trends, and process improvements which are presented back to your assigned business groups.

Required Skills And Experience

  • Proven Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in front-office recruitment within the Global Markets (preferrable) or Front Office business, either in-house or agency.

  • Relationship Management: Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and credibility with senior stakeholders and candidates.

  • Attention to detail: impeccable attention to detail, you must be able to seamlessly build out complex offers for approvals under time sensitivity.

  • Expertise in Market Mapping: Demonstrated ability to conduct thorough market mapping and competitor analysis.

  • Knowledge of Global Markets: Strong understanding of the financial services landscape, specifically in Global Markets.

  • Commercial Awareness: Ability to understand the business priorities and how talent can impact the front-office operations.

  • Results-Oriented: Strong track record of successfully placing high-quality candidates in competitive market environments.

  • Tech-Savvy: Proficiency in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, etc.).

  • Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

  • A unique opportunity to lead projects such as Employer Branding, Talent Pipelining, Recruitment Innovation, and Candidate Experience.

  • A proven track record of high performance and the ability to consistently deliver excellent results is essential. In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive top-tier salary along with a comprehensive benefits package.

  • 401k.

  • Private health insurance.

  • An exceptional training and development program.

  • Volunteer time off.

  • The chance to participate in or qualify for our annual Global Incentive Weekend.

  • Employee wellness supported through various programs.

  • Numerous opportunities to advance your career, both within your country and internationally. That's one of the advantages of working for a large global organization-one that leads the way in recruitment innovation and specializes in RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) and MSP (Managed Service Provider).

As a Disability Confident Employer, Robert Walters is committed to offering a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Robert Walters - Global Talent Solutions

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you approach market mapping for a highly specialized Global Markets role where the talent pool is notoriously limited?
  • 2.Walk me through your process for managing a complex offer negotiation in a competitive front-office environment.
  • 3.What recruitment metrics do you prioritize when presenting insights back to senior stakeholders in Global Markets, and how do you use that data to drive process improvements?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to push back on a senior hiring manager in Global Markets regarding their talent requirements or expectations.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you successfully built a diverse pipeline for a front-office role that historically lacked diverse representation.
  • 3.Give me an example of how you managed external recruitment agencies to fill a critical vacancy while maintaining cost efficiency.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You receive a brand-new mandate for a senior derivatives trader, but you discover the compensation package is significantly below the current market rate. How do you handle this?
  • 2.A candidate you’ve been courting for months has just accepted an offer, but on the same day, they receive a counter-offer from their current employer that exceeds your offer by 20%. How do you retain them?

Resume Keywords

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Global MarketsFront Office RecruitmentMarket MappingStakeholder ManagementEnd-to-End RecruitmentTalent PipeliningOffer NegotiationDiversity & InclusionAgency ManagementRecruitment MetricsCompetitive IntelligenceATS

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