Direct Hire Recruiter – Full Desk/360

Openwork

Direct Hire Recruiter managing full desk operations at Openwork, a modern staffing company. Building client relationships and delivering talent solutions in a dynamic work environment.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and grow your own book of business through proactive business development activities, networking, referrals, and strategic outreach.
Run a full 360 recruiting desk, owning both client acquisition and candidate delivery.
Prospect, cold call, conduct client meetings, and uncover hiring opportunities within your market.
Build long-term partnerships with hiring managers and decision-makers by understanding their business challenges and providing talent solutions.
Skill-market top candidates to generate new business opportunities and create demand.
Recruit, interview, assess, and present high-caliber professional talent.
Manage the full hiring process, including candidate sourcing, qualification, interview preparation, offer negotiation, and placement.
Maintain ongoing relationships with both clients and placed candidates to drive retention, referrals, and repeat business.
Consistently achieve recruiting, sales, activity, and revenue goals.
Maintain accurate ATS documentation and pipeline management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-5+ years of experience running a true full desk (360) within a professional staffing or recruiting agency environment.
Demonstrated success generating new business and managing client relationships.
Proven track record of recruiting and placing professional-level talent.
Experience managing the entire recruitment lifecycle from business development through placement.
Comfortable making outbound sales calls, conducting client meetings, negotiating fees, and closing business.
Strong consultative selling, relationship-building, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently while managing multiple searches, clients, and priorities simultaneously.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary with monthly commissions or bonus potential
Generous PTO and paid holidays
Comprehensive healthcare benefits
Dog-friendly offices (yes, really!)
A people-first culture built on collaboration, accountability, and shared growth

ATS Keywords

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

360 recruitingcandidate sourcinginterview preparationoffer negotiationplacementpipeline managementATS documentation

Soft Skills

business developmentrelationship-buildingconsultative sellingcommunicationindependent workmulti-tasking