Contract Recruiter Jobs
56 jobsFixed-term contract and interim recruiting roles, from individual contributor desks to interim talent acquisition leadership, including remote engagements.
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Contract Engineering Recruiter (EST or CST remote)
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Associate (Management Resources Contract Talent)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Fraser Valley, Canada$60,000 – $70,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Interim Solutions Healthcare Principal
Remote$175,000 – $190,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Practice Director (Technology Contract)
Vancouver, BC, Canada$68,000 – $100,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Interim Solutions Healthcare Principal
Remote$175,000 – $190,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
14002 - Workday QA Consultant - Contract to Hire
Remote$40 – $60 / hr
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
14232 - Greenwood Asher & Associates, Manager, Accounts & Financial Operations (Part time contract) - Virtual, USA
$29 – $38 / hr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate (Management Resources Contract Talent)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Sr Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Winnipeg, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Contract I.T. and Engineering Senior Recruiter (EST remote, or hybrid in Boston)
Remote
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Contract RPO Technology Consultant (US Remote)
Remote
Technology
full-time
Remote
Agency
Practice Director (Technology Contract)
Vancouver, BC, Canada$68,000 – $100,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
Technical Contract Business Development Manager
IL$50,000 – $500,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
Technical Contract Business Development Manager
New York, NY$50,000 – $500,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
It Contract Business Development Manager
GA$50,000 – $500,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate (Technology Contract)
Vancouver, BC, Canada$54,000 – $86,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
Practice Director (Administrative & Customer Support. Contract Talent)
Lynnwood$80,168 – $87,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate, Interim - Talent Delivery - Life Sciences/Investor-Backed Healthcare
Remote$85,000 – $110,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Associate (Management Resources Contract Talent)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Sr Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Winnipeg, Canada
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
Sr Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Winnipeg, Canada
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
Contract RPO Technology Consultant (US Remote)
Remote
Technology
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Recruiter - Remote (Contract)
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Fraser Valley, Canada$60,000 – $70,000 / yr
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
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Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Posted May 5, 2026
About this role
Korn Ferry is searching for a Contract Engineering Recruiter. This is not I.T. engineering recruitment. Ideal candidates will be remote in the eastern or central U.S. time zone.
As a member of Korn Ferry, the Recruiter will build and extend client relationships through excellence in recruitment process delivery including sourcing, screening, assessing, and marketing candidates to clients. This role focuses on high touch candidate relationship management as well as customer focus and responsiveness in client facing activities. The Senior Recruiter is the subject matter expert around applicant tracking systems, candidate sourcing methodologies and recruitment process effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
Create and execute multi-channel sourcing strategy to source candidates meeting client profile and/or building talent pool for current and future requirements
Client Relationship Management - Conduct interactions with clients in a timely, professional and responsive manner
Identify & communicate continuous improvement opportunities and strategies
Conduct role briefing with client and set expectations for recruitment process
Process Management & Sourcing
Follow agreed client recruitment process for recruitment delivery
Use competency interviewing to identify and differentiate candidate in presentation and short-list process
Candidate Relationship Management
Effectively communicate position opportunity and client value proposition
Required Skills
3+ years of full cycle recruitment experience sourcing degreed engineering roles such as electrical, mechanical, and metallurgical engineers
3+ years of client facing experience interacting with Hiring Managers throughout the recruitment process
3+ years of experience conducting competency/behavioral based interviews
3+ years of Applicant Tracking System experience
3+ years of experience developing and executing sourcing methodologies to include: market mapping, recruitment strategies and Boolean searches
High School diploma; 4-year degree preferred
Ability to commit to ongoing contract work with no slated end date
Contract Engineering Recruiter (EST or CST remote)
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Associate (Management Resources Contract Talent)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Fraser Valley, Canada$60,000 – $70,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Interim Solutions Healthcare Principal
Remote$175,000 – $190,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Practice Director (Technology Contract)
Vancouver, BC, Canada$68,000 – $100,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Interim Solutions Healthcare Principal
Remote$175,000 – $190,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
14002 - Workday QA Consultant - Contract to Hire
Remote$40 – $60 / hr
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
14232 - Greenwood Asher & Associates, Manager, Accounts & Financial Operations (Part time contract) - Virtual, USA
$29 – $38 / hr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate (Management Resources Contract Talent)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Sr Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Winnipeg, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Contract I.T. and Engineering Senior Recruiter (EST remote, or hybrid in Boston)
Remote
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Contract RPO Technology Consultant (US Remote)
Remote
Technology
full-time
Remote
Agency
Practice Director (Technology Contract)
Vancouver, BC, Canada$68,000 – $100,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
Technical Contract Business Development Manager
IL$50,000 – $500,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
Technical Contract Business Development Manager
New York, NY$50,000 – $500,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
It Contract Business Development Manager
GA$50,000 – $500,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate (Technology Contract)
Vancouver, BC, Canada$54,000 – $86,000 / yr
Technology
full-time
Agency
Practice Director (Administrative & Customer Support. Contract Talent)
Lynnwood$80,168 – $87,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate, Interim - Talent Delivery - Life Sciences/Investor-Backed Healthcare
Remote$85,000 – $110,000 / yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Associate (Management Resources Contract Talent)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Sr Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Winnipeg, Canada
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
Sr Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Winnipeg, Canada
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
Contract RPO Technology Consultant (US Remote)
Remote
Technology
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Recruiter - Remote (Contract)
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Associate (Finance & Accounting Contract Talent)
Fraser Valley, Canada$60,000 – $70,000 / yr
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
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What is a contract recruiter?
A contract recruiter is hired for a fixed period rather than as a permanent employee, usually to absorb a hiring surge, cover a leave, or staff a project like opening a new office. The work itself is normal full-cycle recruiting: intake, sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, and closing offers. What changes is the employment arrangement. Contract recruiters are typically paid an hourly or daily rate, often through a staffing agency or as an independent contractor, and engagements run from a few months to a year or more, frequently with extensions when hiring targets move. Many recruiters build entire careers stringing contracts together because the rates can outpace salaried equivalents.
What is the difference between a contract recruiter and an interim recruiter?
They overlap heavily, which is why this page lists both. Contract recruiter is the common term in the US for any fixed-term recruiting engagement, usually at the individual contributor level. Interim is used more in the UK and Europe, and it often implies seniority: an interim head of talent acquisition or interim recruitment manager is brought in to lead a function during a gap, a restructure, or a search for the permanent hire. In practice job postings use the words loosely, so it pays to search both. Either way you are looking at a defined engagement with a clear brief rather than an open-ended permanent seat.
How are contract recruiters paid?
Most contract recruiting roles pay an hourly or day rate rather than an annual salary, billed weekly or monthly through a staffing agency, an umbrella company, or your own business entity depending on the market. Rates vary a lot by specialization, seniority, and location, so the posted ranges on individual listings are the best benchmark; for broader context on what recruiting work pays, the salary report at /recruiter-salary-report is built from live listings. The trade-off versus permanent roles is the usual contractor math: higher headline pay, but typically no paid leave, employer benefits, or notice period, and gaps between engagements are your own to manage.
Is contract recruiting a good career move?
It depends on what you want. The upside is variety, rate leverage, and exposure: contract recruiters see many companies' tools, processes, and cultures in a few years, which builds a strong network and makes them effective fast. Hiring teams also tend to hand contractors a clear brief and leave them to deliver, which suits experienced self-starters. The downside is volatility. Contract demand rises and falls with hiring cycles, and contractors are usually the first spend cut when hiring freezes. Recruiters early in their career generally benefit from a permanent seat with training and mentorship first; experienced full-cycle recruiters with a specialization are the ones who do best on the contract market.