PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank. Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations and private fund advisory and placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. We also provide, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds.

From the beginning, PJT Partners has firmly believed that having the best people is key to building an enduring franchise. Our perspective was, and remains, that a great team brings in both top tier clients and appeals to a wide-range of diverse, talented colleagues. Fostering an inclusive culture, which welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs, enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients.

To learn more about PJT Partners, please visit our website at www.pjtpartners.com. 

Responsibilities

We are hiring a Lateral Recruiter to join our Human Resources team. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career recruiting professional, ideally with experience in financial services, to develop their skills in a fast-paced, high-touch environment.

Primary responsibilities of the successful candidate are as follows:

• Support senior recruiters throughout the full lifecycle of the lateral hiring process, from role creation through offer and onboarding;
• Source and identify talent through creative means, utilizing platforms such as LinkedIn and industry networks for open and pipeline roles across PJT’s business functions;
• Conduct initial candidate outreach and screening, assessing background and fit against open roles;
• Coordinate and manage interview scheduling across multiple business units, ensuring a seamless experience for candidates and interviewers;
• Prepare candidate briefing materials in advance of interview processes;
• Build Build and maintain candidate pipelines, cultivating relationships with prospective hires to support both immediate openings and longer-term talent needs;
• Collect and track interview feedback, ensuring timely follow-up with candidates and internal stakeholders;
• Assist with candidate onboarding logistics, including coordinating with HR Operations on new hire documentation and pre-start processes;
• Maintain and update recruiting materials, including offer packets, job descriptions, and onboarding documents;
• Partner with the Recruiting Operations and Analytics teams to generate reports and maintain data integrity in the applicant tracking system;
• Support the review and posting of open positions on the intranet and external job sites;
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and practices and proactively surface recommendations to the team;
• Coordinate and manage in person and virtual interview scheduling across multiple business units, ensuring a seamless experience for candidates and interviewers;
• Remain current on recruiting trends and best practices, with a particular focus on financial services talent markets.

Qualifications

PJT Partners seeks to hire a dynamic individual who is highly motivated, intelligent and a proven self-starter. The successful candidate should have excellent communication skills, a demonstrated ability to write effectively and a positive attitude. In addition, qualified candidates will possess the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree or international equivalent;

• Approximately 2 years of recruiting experience, preferably within an investment bank, financial services firm or executive search firm focused on financial services;

• Strong MS Office skills, with proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint;

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and process a high volume of work under pressure while maintaining the highest quality;

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with candidates and communicate effectively with professionals at all levels;

• Superb organization skills and attention to detail;

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, high quality document preparation;

• Ability to work independently as well as a desire to work in a team environment;

• Demonstration of a high level of integrity, discretion and professionalism;

• Willingness to proactively identify issues and recommend solutions;

• Experience with sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter preferred;

• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems; experience with Workday is a plus.

Expected annualized base salary of $75,000 to $85,000.

This range represents the low and high ends of the expected annualized base salary for this position. The specific base salary received by any employee will be informed by a number of factors, including but not limited to, role level and scope, location, candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills and experience.

Base salary is one component of PJT Partners’ compensation structure. In addition to base salary, PJT

Partners’ compensation structure may include additional rewards, incentives, and benefits, including

but not limited to, a discretionary bonus component.

PJT is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of, and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, martial or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, medical condition, genetic information or predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other category protected by law. PJT Partners also complies with all applicable laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation of disabilities to applicants. For more information or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources.

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