The Senior Recruiter, Executive & Strategic Hiring role at Wonder Group, INC leads executive and senior leadership searches end to end, partnering closely with C-suite and senior leaders as a trusted advisor. The position supports hard-to-fill, business-critical hiring across business and business-technology functions while delivering a high-touch candidate experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a focused portfolio of senior and executive searches (Director through VP and C-suite) from intake through signed offer.
- Source and engage passive talent using target lists, market mapping, and persistent, thoughtful outreach.
- Lead discreet candidate conversations and keep executive prospects informed and engaged at each stage.
- Prepare leaders and interview panels, run debriefs, and drive clear, timely hiring decisions.
- Provide leaders with concise, candid updates on pipeline status, market feedback, risks, and next steps.
- Partner with C-suite and senior leaders to define each role, the ideal profile, and what strong performance looks like.
- Design and manage reliable interview processes, including clear stages, appropriate interviewers, structured evaluation, and a decisive close.
- Evaluate candidates for leadership, collaboration, and alignment with Wonder’s values, mission, and goals, not only skills on paper.
- Manage senior-level offers and negotiations, including equity, in coordination with Compensation and People partners.
- Maintain accurate candidate data and search status in Workday.
Initial Focus and Key Deliverables
- First 30 days: Own priority searches already in flight by reviewing pipelines, re-engaging strong candidates, and resetting search strategy with each leader.
- Within 60 days: Build trusted working relationships with executive stakeholders and deliver qualified slates for each assigned search.
- Within 90 days: Close initial senior hires and establish a repeatable executive search playbook, including kickoff, scorecards, interview plans, and closing.
What You Bring
- 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including 4+ years focused on Director, VP, and C-suite hiring (in-house, executive search, or both).
- Demonstrated success partnering directly with C-suite and senior executive leaders as a trusted advisor.
- Experience closing senior searches across both business and business-technology functions.
- Strong executive presence, with a polished, articulate style and confidence advising and pushing back when needed.
- Advanced sourcing and market-mapping capability, including a track record engaging and closing passive senior talent.
- Experience managing executive offers and negotiations, including equity, with discretion.
- Proficiency with an enterprise ATS (Workday preferred) and LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred (nice to have, not required).
Technologies
- Workday
- LinkedIn Recruiter
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package with equity.
- 401(k).
- Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Company paid short and long term disability coverage.
- Paid time off, including flexible time off for exempt employees.
- Paid vacation for non-exempt employees.
- Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable law.
- Paid parental leave.
- Discounted meals.
- Exclusive perks across the Wonder family of brands.
Preferred Experience
- Experience recruiting in high-growth consumer, food, delivery, marketplace, or technology companies.
- Experience hiring legal leaders (counsel or general counsel) or senior finance and accounting leaders.
- A mix of retained executive search firm and in-house experience.
Work Model and Policy
- Hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office; many team members choose to come in more often, up to 5 days per week if it works for them.
- As a matter of company policy, Wonder does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this role.
Salary
- New York: $149,000
- Chicago: $134,000
Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, so the final offer may vary based on skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.
Equal Employment Commitment
Wonder builds teams by evaluating people for their potential while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Wonder does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. Wonder participates in the federal government’s E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If you need an accommodation during the interview process, let your recruiter know.
