Lead Technical Recruiter

Posted yesterday

levelup hcsNew York (NY)

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Employment Placement Agencies

SENIORITY

Senior

SALARY

$100,000–$125,000

Apply

About the role

Technology Recruitment Practice Lead / Senior Full-Desk Recruiter

Company: Phyton, a LevelUP HCS Company

Employment Type: Permanent

About the Opportunity: Phyton is a founder-led talent solutions firm with deep roots in the financial services sector. The firm has built long-standing relationships across investment banking, broker-dealers, hedge funds, fintech, and other financial institutions, with many client partnerships spanning 20+ years. As the business continues to grow, they are looking for an experienced full-desk Technology Recruitment professional to help rebuild and expand their Technology practice. This is a senior-level opportunity for an established agency recruiter who can operate independently, build credibility with senior clients, and own complex Technology searches from intake through placement. The ideal hire may come from a full-desk contingency, retained search, or recruitment leadership background. For the right individual, there is significant opportunity to help shape and ultimately lead the Technology practice.

What You’ll Do:

For leadership-level hires, help build, mentor, and grow the Technology recruiting team over time. (This includes building or bringing a book of business)
Lead full-desk searches across senior-level Technology positions, primarily within financial services organizations
Develop and grow long-term relationships with candidates and clients
Identify opportunities to deepen existing client relationships and grow accounts
Own both the client-facing and recruitment delivery components of the desk.
Lead detailed intake, calibration, and search strategy conversations with clients
Independently manage searches from initial briefing through candidate delivery, interview process, offer, and placement
Recruit across Technology functions supporting front-office and middle-office environments
Leverage an established client base and existing pipeline supported by a dedicated sales team
Support the continued development of the firm’s retained search offering

What We’re Looking For:

Required8–10+ years of Technology recruiting experience
Strong agency/contingency full-desk recruiting experience
Demonstrated success owning both the client relationship and recruitment delivery sides of a desk
Strong track record managing senior-level Technology searches
Experience recruiting at the VP, Director, Managing Director, or C-suite level
Strong client relationship management and commercial instincts
Comfortable operating in a performance-driven, commission-based environment

PreferredProven new-logo business development experience, with a track record of prospecting, opening new client relationships, and converting them into revenue-generating accounts. Existing relationships within financial services or Technology markets Experience building or leading a recruiting team Strong business development and account management experience Experience recruiting across front-office trading Technology, middle-office Technology, infrastructure, engineering, data, cybersecurity, or related functions

Why Join? Established Business From Day One A dedicated sales team supports the practice and maintains 20+ year relationships with major financial services clients, alongside an existing pipeline of senior Technology searches.

Significant Earning Potential:

The compensation model is designed to reward performance, with uncapped commission and meaningful upside for successful billers.
Senior-Level Search WorkThe desk focuses on high-value, senior-level searches rather than high-volume, transactional recruiting.
Opportunity to Build Something
The Technology practice is entering its next phase of growth, creating an opportunity for the right person to influence its direction and potentially build a team around them.

Growing Retained Search Offering: The firm is actively expanding its retained search capabilities, creating additional opportunities for recruiters interested in strategic and executive-level search work.

Entrepreneurial Environment: Join a small, experienced team where decisions are made with efficiency, individual impact is visible, and high performers are given significant autonomy.

Location

New York Metro Area: Candidates should ideally be able to work from the firm’s Downtown Manhattan office approximately 2–3 days per week. Candidates commuting from Manhattan, Long Island, New Jersey, and surrounding areas are encouraged to apply. Exceptional candidates in other major U.S. markets may also be considered. Compensation

Base Salary: $100,000–$125,000 + uncapped commission

The firm offers a tiered, performance-driven commission structure with meaningful upside for successful billers. Compensation will reflect the candidate’s experience, production history, leadership capabilities, and existing client relationships.

Interview Process: The interview process consists of three conversations:

Initial discussion focused on background, culture, and commercial alignment
Technology recruiting and market expertise discussion
Partner-level conversation focused on client relationships, commercial capability, and long-term fit

Before you apply

Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.

Your profile is current

It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.

Two examples you can talk through

Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.

A number in mind

What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.

Your notice period

Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.

Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.