Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 180 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.
As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other-providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.
You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.
Our Talent Acquisition team is looking for an Investments Recruiter with experience in hiring for financial services, from early career to officer level positions. Our Recruiters are valuable partners to our business, executing on recruiting strategies in support of our goal to attract top talent to the organization. A Recruiter at New York Life requires skills in direct sourcing, screening, and assessing candidates, as well as with developing and negotiating offers.
What You'll Do:
- Independently managing your own requisition load and full life-cycle recruiting process across a functional group which can range from 20-30 openings at a given time
- Providing overall direction of the Recruiting Strategy for assigned clients, establishing guidelines and procedures concerning staffing best practices and process improvements
- Advising hiring managers and executives on all staffing, sourcing, and recruiting initiatives and keeping them apprised of recruitment trends impacting the business
- Crafting job descriptions and assessing candidates against competencies
- Coaching hiring managers and others involved in the recruitment process
- Designing and delivering customized recruitment strategies to include candidate pipelining, diversity, resource allocation, and search agency review
- Collaborating closely with HR Business Partner teams in delivering specific recruiting campaigns and reporting progress on a regular basis
- Staying up to date on recruiting challenges and trends, labor laws, and legislative initiatives that have implications on the profitability of the business
- Participating in talent review and workforce planning discussions with HR Business Partner and Recruiting Managers as appropriate
- Partnering with vendors to leverage outsourcing opportunities, monitoring agency performance
- Determining recruiting effectiveness through reporting and data analysis
What You'll Bring:
- 5+ years of experience recruiting for financial services - recruitment for sales, strategy, Investment professionals, and core corporate functions (such as finance and compliance) is highly preferred
- Bachelor's degree is required
- Demonstrated success in a competitive talent market with expertise in sourcing techniques in social media, direct recruiting, and other recruiting strategies
- Attentive client and candidate service, includes providing weekly recruitment status and metrics to Recruiting Manager, HR Business Partners, and other key stakeholders
- Highly experienced working with an ATS
- Meticulous attention to detail, with strong multi-tasking and follow-through required
- Solid consultation and negotiation skills, and superior oral and written communication skills are required with ability to communicate with all levels of internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills
- Strong work ethic with demonstrated experience taking initiative, working well under pressure, and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $116,000-$166,000
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.
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.
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Job Requisition ID: 92049
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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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