Kearney Experienced Hire Recruiter

Full-timeAmericasChicago

Job Description

The Experienced Hire Recruiter will be responsible for hiring qualified consultants for Experienced Hire and Senior Hire opportunities across the firm. The Experienced Hire Recruiter will also be responsible for hiring non-consulting positions and will work across other recruiting efforts as needed. This position requires flexibility and agility to support varying priorities.  

Key Responsibilities 

Planning, Organizing and Execution 

  • Work directly with Practices to develop sourcing strategies for identifying top talent and building candidate pipelines 

  • Screen, interview, and manage candidates throughout recruitment process 

  • Provide coaching and direction to Recruiting team members that are sourcing and building candidate pipelines 

  • Contribute to the execution of our Inclusion recruiting strategy, ensuring goals and objectives are met 

  • Oversee team members responsible for interview logistics, candidate travel, debrief scheduling, and offer paperwork extension 

  • Develop offers in line with Kearney guidelines and candidate expectations and play an active role in offer negotiation and close 

  • Actively participate and engage on strategic projects 

  • Contribute to building the Kearney employment brand 

  • Participate in firm building activities 

  • Stay on top of market and competitive trends 

  • Assist Recruiting Managers and Director with recruiting efforts across teams 

 

Relationship Development 

  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Hiring Managers, Practice Leaders, Partners and the Regional Leadership Team 

  • Build relationships with candidates throughout the recruitment process and ensure an exceptional candidate experience 

  • Identify talent sourcing strategies based on search needs, engage a search firm where necessary, execute search from start to finish (interviews, debriefs, offer, approvals, conversion)  

  • Stay abreast of market intel and competitor information  

  • Liaise with external recruiting firms as needed and develop list of trusted advisors  

  • Develop and maintain relationships with internal resource groups from a recruiting lens 

 

Who you are  

After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, and above all, people. That’s why we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers who don’t accept the first thing in front of them and who are always unapologetically themselves.  

We want to hear from you if you: 

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent 4-year degree required 

  • Have at least 6-8 years of work experience in recruiting; 1-2 years of agency recruiting experience is a plus but not required 

  • Have experience executing and advising on recruiting in a professional services environment 

  • Have experience managing and supporting the growth and development of junior team members 

  • Can come into the Chicago office one to two times per week for team meetings and/or events 

  • Possess strong organizational, analytical, communication, and time management skills 

  • Have stellar interpersonal and relationship building skills 

  • Are a motivated team player 

  • Possess the ability to work independently on self-directed basis 

  • Can manage competing demands while maintaining adaptability and flexibility 

  • Are proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 

  • Have experience utilizing an applicant tracking system; experience with a virtual interviewing platform is a plus 

  • Can travel occasionally  

 

What we can offer you  

Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them to make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:  

  • Generous retirement/pension savings contributions. 

  • Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families. 

  • Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities. 

  • Personalized opportunities to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals. 

 

Read more about our benefits and a career at Kearney.com/careers.  

Experienced Hire Recruiter compensation range: $85k–105k. It is important to note that at Kearney, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role. Individual salaries within each range are determined through a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills. Kearney reviews compensation regularly and may adjust base salaries to reflect market competitiveness. In addition to salary, individuals may be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus. Our full suite of benefits includes paid time off, paid sick leave, 401(k) match and profit sharing, medical, dental, and vision coverage, healthcare concierge services, backup child/adult care, annual employer HSA contributions, a home office stipend, subsidized gym membership, an annual wellness program, and leaves of absence when needed to support employees’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being. 

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination 

Kearney prides itself on providing a culture that allows employees to bring their best selves to work every day. Our people can feel comfortable, confident, and joyful to do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. Kearney aims to build diverse capabilities to help our clients solve their most mission critical problems. 

Kearney is committed to building a diverse, unbiased and inclusive workforce. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in consulting are encouraged to apply. 

Language Requirements 

English 

Language Requirements

English