Remote Lead Recruiter

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Job Title: Remote Lead Recruiter (100% Work From Home) 

Location: Remote from Latin America

Position Type: Full-time 

Salary: $1,600 – $2,000 USD/month base salary (commensurate with experience)

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time / ET  

About Our Client

Our Client is an exclusive recruiting firm specializing in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector, built by educators for educators. Partnering with independent preschool owners, regional operators, and national childcare brands across the United States, our client sources top-tier teaching and administrative talent while actively expanding a high-touch leadership search division. Built on a culture of sector expertise, high discretion, consultative client partnerships, and persistent talent engagement, our client provides a dynamic remote environment where specialized recruitment directly elevates educational leadership and school operational performance.

Job Overview

Our Client is seeking an experienced, consultative Remote Lead Recruiter to take full ownership of executive and school leadership searches across preschool and childcare networks. Reporting to senior leadership, this team member will execute full-cycle confidential searches for high-stakes roles—including Center Directors, Assistant Directors, Regional/Area Directors, and Executive Directors. Utilizing Bullhorn ATS and proactive sourcing strategies, the Lead Recruiter will advise school owners on search strategy, run deep operational screens, manage offer negotiations, and mentor junior recruiters on ECE talent evaluation.

Key Responsabilities

 

Full-Cycle Executive & Leadership Search

 

• Owns the end-to-end search cycle for early childhood education leadership positions, including School Directors, Assistant Directors, Regional/Area Directors, and executive-level candidates.

• Sources, engages, and builds long-term relationships with passive ECE leadership talent across small, highly connected regional markets.

• Conducts thorough candidate screens to evaluate leadership capability, state licensing/credential compliance, track record, and operational culture fit.

• Manages confidential and sensitive searches with absolute discretion, protecting both client identity and candidate confidentiality.

Client Consultation & Offer Management

 

• Partners directly with school owners, multi-site operators, and corporate executives on search strategy, market positioning, compensation benchmarks, and candidate slates.

• Coordinates interview schedules and guides both clients and leadership candidates through formal interview rounds, offer structuring, and final deal closing.

• Maintains real-time accuracy across candidate records, pipeline stages, and search analytics in Bullhorn ATS.

• Mentors and coaches junior recruiters on passive sourcing methodologies and leadership assessment frameworks specific to the ECE sector.

  Qualifications, Skills, and Key Competencies   Required Qualifications

• ECE Leadership Recruiting Experience: 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience with direct exposure to the Early Childhood Education (ECE), childcare, or K-12 education sectors, with verified experience recruiting Center Directors, Regional Directors, or school executives.

• Track Record in Regulated Search: Demonstrated capability running leadership searches (Director-level and above) within school systems, childcare centers, or similarly regulated operational environments.

• Consultative Client Ownership: Experience serving as a trusted search advisor to business owners, operators, and executives on market compensation, talent availability, and hiring strategy.

• ATS & Tech Stack Proficiency: Hands-on experience navigating enterprise applicant tracking systems (Bullhorn experience is strongly preferred) and web-based sourcing tools.

• High-Discretion Pipeline Management: Strong instincts for evaluating leadership presence and culture fit, paired with the discipline required for confidential search execution.

• Fluent English Communication: Native-level written and spoken English skills with the executive polish required to lead conversations with US school owners and corporate leaders.

• Schedule Alignment: Full availability to work standard business hours (Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET).

• Remote Workspace Infrastructure: High-performance personal workstation, HD webcam, noise-canceling headset, and enterprise-grade high-speed internet connection in a quiet workspace.

  Preferred Qualifications  

• Prior background as an educator, school administrator, or recruiter within a national childcare/ECE brand network.

• Practical knowledge of US state-by-state childcare licensing requirements and director qualification credentials.

      Application Disclaimer: Please Read Before Proceeding To ensure a fair and efficient hiring process, all applications must meet the mandatory requirements listed in the job description.   Video Recording is REQUIRED
Your application CANNOT be considered without a voice or video recording. It must be at least 30 seconds long and in English. Submissions in any other language or missing a recording will be automatically disqualified.   Mandatory Knockout Questions
Each application includes knockout questions designed to verify minimum qualifications required by the client. If you answer "NO" to any of these, you will be immediately disqualified from the hiring process for not having the experience requested for the role. Please note that the citizenship question is also a knockout if you answer "YES" as we are only able to hire Latin American talent based in Latin America.
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