Job Title
Senior US Healthcare Recruiter – Executive Search (Delivery Focused)
Location
Remote (South Africa)
Cape Town or Durban preferred
Office-based work anticipated in the future
Working Hours
US Eastern Time
07:00 – 16:00 EST (1-hour lunch break)
The Opportunity
An established recruitment business operating within the US healthcare market is seeking
a senior, delivery-focused recruiter to join their team.
This role is ideal for an experienced recruiter with a background in executive search or
search-led contingent recruitment, who enjoys working on complex, senior-level
assignments and engaging passive candidates in highly competitive markets.
The position offers strong long-term progression, with the opportunity to play a key role in
developing and leading a specialist delivery function.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment Delivery
â Deliver senior-level US healthcare recruitment assignments
â Execute structured, research-led search strategies
â Identify, engage, and qualify passive candidates via outbound methods (calling,
email, messaging)
â Manage searches with limited and highly specialised candidate pools
â Maintain a high standard of candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
Recruitment Model
â Operate within a 180 recruitment model
â Delivery-focused role with no business development or account management
responsibilities
Progression & Leadership
â Initially operate as a hands-on senior recruiter
â Progress into mentoring and supporting delivery consultants
â Contribute to the development of a pod-based delivery structure as the team grows
Candidate Requirements
Experience
â 5+ years’ recruitment experience within US healthcare
â Background in executive search, retained search, or search-led contingent
recruitment
â Proven experience managing slow-cycle, senior-level searches
â Strong outbound recruitment capability (not reliant on job adverts or inbound
applications)
Skills & Attributes
â Highly articulate, professional communicator
â Strong stakeholder and candidate management skills
â Excellent computer literacy and confidence using recruitment systems and sourcing
tools
â Commercially aware and detail-oriented
â Comfortable working US hours on a long-term basis
â Able to work remotely, with flexibility to work from an office environment in future