Contract Recruiter Jobs

44 jobs

Fixed-term contract and interim recruiting roles, from individual contributor desks to interim talent acquisition leadership, including remote engagements.

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Experienced Recruiter - Hybrid in Montvale, Contract to Perm

2w ago
Nanuet, NY
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Airswift logo

Service Consultant (Contractor Care)

2w ago
Calgary, AB, Canada
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Robert Half logo

Talent Specialist (Contract Finance & Accounting)

3w ago
Hoffman Estates$45,000 – $55,000 / yr
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
Vaco logo

Managing Director, Accounting & Finance Interim Solutions

4w ago
San Francisco, CA
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
Ramp logo

Recruiting Coordinator (Contract)

4w ago
San Francisco, CA
Financial Services
full-time
In-House TA
Korn Ferry logo

Contract RPO Recruiter - High Volume

Aug 5, 2026
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Cloudflare logo

Recruiting Coordinator (12-month Contract)

Aug 1, 2026
Technology
full-time
In-House TA
Robert Half logo

Talent Specialist - Contract Finance & Accounting

Aug 1, 2026
West Chester
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
Robert Half logo

Practice Director (Legal Contract)

Aug 1, 2026
Chicago, IL$50,000 – $80,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Robert Half logo

Senior Associate (Finance & Accounting - Contract Talent)

Jul 29, 2026
Vancouver, BC, Canada$54,500 – $86,000 / yr
Financial Services
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Recruitment Coordinator (12-month contract), Westpac

Jul 28, 2026
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Senior Recruiter (12-month contract) - Kuching, Sarawak

Jul 28, 2026
Malaysia
Technology
full-time
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

University Recruiter (Remote -Contract)

Jul 19, 2026
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

University Relations Recruiter (Remote Contract)

Jul 11, 2026
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Contract Senior Recruiter - Medical Ops

Jul 11, 2026
Remote
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Remote
Agency
Korn Ferry logo

Associate Consultant, Digital Delivery, Total Rewards (1 Year Direct Contract)

Jul 11, 2026
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Airswift logo

Service Consultant (Contractor care)

May 28, 2026
Houston, TX
Industrial
full-time
Agency
WittKieffer logo

Interim Solutions Life Sciences Principal

May 7, 2026
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Stripe logo

Technical Recruiter (Fixed Term Contract)

Mar 18, 2026
Singapore, Singapore
Financial Services
full-time
In-House TA

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.