Experienced Hire Recruiter, Associate
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Business Unit Overview:
Be part of a dynamic team shaping the future of talent at New York Life. As part of Human Resources, you'll contribute to a comprehensive strategy that attracts, develops and retains top talent. Whether it's identifying future leaders, crafting engaging learning experiences, enhancing offerings that support our people or fostering a workplace culture where everyone feels they belong, your work directly empowers individuals and fuels the company's growth. Join us and play a vital role in making New York Life an employer of choice for generations to come.
About the Role
We are seeking a proactive, relationship-driven Experienced Hire Recruiter to join the Talent Acquisition team. In this role, you will support talent acquisition across multiple areas within Foundational Business, partnering with hiring leaders and HR stakeholders to identify and attract talent aligned with evolving business needs. This role will manage recruiting activities across a diverse portfolio of functions, providing consultative guidance throughout the hiring process and adapting recruiting strategies based on the needs of each business area. You will also help deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience while supporting the broader talent priorities of Foundational Business. The Experienced Hire Recruiter will work collaboratively with HR partners and hiring teams to deliver an effective recruiting process and secure strong talent for the organization.
What You'll Do
- Manage full-cycle recruiting across a portfolio of experienced-hire positions, from intake and sourcing through candidate assessment, offer, and pre-onboarding activities, while effectively managing multiple searches and priorities.
- Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand talent needs, develop effective recruiting strategies, establish candidate profiles, and provide consultative guidance throughout the selection and hiring process.
- Build and maintain diverse talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, market research, internal and external networks, referrals, and other recruiting channels, adapting sourcing strategies based on role and business needs.
- Deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience through timely communication, effective interview coordination, thoughtful candidate engagement, and partnership with HR and other stakeholders throughout the recruiting lifecycle.
- Maintain accurate recruiting activity and candidate information within talent systems, monitor pipeline and recruiting metrics, and use data and market insights to identify opportunities to improve recruiting outcomes and processes.
What You'll Bring
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience preferred.
- 3-5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with demonstrated experience managing experienced-hire searches across multiple roles and stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated ability to source, assess, engage, and close candidates using a range of recruiting strategies and tools.
- Strong relationship-building and consultative skills, with the ability to partner effectively with hiring managers, HR colleagues, candidates, and other stakeholders.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail and follow-through.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate recruiting insights, manage expectations, and provide a high-quality candidate experience.
- Experience working with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies to manage candidate pipelines, maintain accurate data, and support recruiting processes.
- Proficiency using sourcing tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, social job boards, AI, Microsoft Office
Preferred Skills
- Experience recruiting within financial services, insurance, or a similarly complex corporate environment.
- Experience using talent acquisition platforms and tools such as SuccessFactors, Eightfold, or similar recruiting technologies.
- Experience using recruiting data, talent market insights, and pipeline metrics to inform sourcing and hiring strategies.
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $65,000-$83,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.
Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees' needs.
Job Requisition ID: 94711
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience
- 3-5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience managing experienced-hire searches across multiple roles and stakeholder groups
- Experience sourcing, assessing, engaging, and closing candidates using varied recruiting strategies and tools
- Strong relationship-building and consultative skills with hiring managers, HR colleagues, candidates, and stakeholders
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills with attention to detail and follow-through
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience using applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies
- Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, social job boards, AI, and Microsoft Office
- Experience recruiting in financial services, insurance, or a similarly complex corporate environment
- Experience with talent acquisition platforms such as SuccessFactors or Eightfold
- Experience using recruiting data, talent market insights, and pipeline metrics
New York Life Insurance Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) with company match alongside a defined‑benefit pension for many employees—often with immediate vesting on 401(k) contributions—provides uncommon long‑term security. Company materials emphasize this dual‑track retirement offering for corporate roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid New Parent leave was doubled to eight weeks for all parents and is complemented by adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and subsidized backup childcare. Eldercare resources and return‑to‑work programs further bolster support across life stages.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage options are paired with mental‑health/EAP resources and, in some plans, a company‑funded HRA. Wellness amenities such as a home‑office Wellness Center and gym discounts round out the health offering.
New York Life Insurance Company Insights
What We Do
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of integrity, mutuality, and financial strength fuels a future defined by bold transformation. As the largest mutual life insurance company in the U.S., we operate on behalf of our policy owners—not shareholders. That structure allows us to take a long-term view, investing in people, purpose, and innovation that endures. Guided by a clear enterprise vision to become a technology-, data-, and AI-powered company, we’re modernizing our platforms, rearchitecting experiences, and embedding intelligence across our products and services. Our mission has always been about helping people through life’s most meaningful moments. Today, technology is amplifying that mission—enabling us to serve clients, advisors, and communities in more personalized, proactive ways. With a diversified business portfolio spanning insurance, investments, retirement, group benefits, and direct-to-consumer offerings, New York Life delivers the stability of a Fortune 100 company with the agility of one that’s continuously evolving. We’re powered by a values-led culture, inclusive teams, and a shared belief that when our people thrive, so does our company. Here, tradition fuels momentum—and your ideas, energy, and growth power what’s next.
Why Work With Us
New York Life is transforming from the inside out—blending 180 years of trust with the velocity of innovation. What makes us different is our culture: grounded in integrity, humanity, and shared success—values that show up in how we work, lead, and grow. If you want a place where innovation has purpose—build what's next with us.
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