Senior Recruiter, Corporate Functions (Temporary)

thenewyorktimes

New York, NY · New York · United States

Posted May 27, 2026

Temporary
Hybrid
Talent Acquisition

Job description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Recruiter (temporary role) to help cover our staffing needs for six months, focused on roles in our Corporate Functions departments.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Corporate Functions, your responsibilities will include managing our hiring process, sourcing qualified candidates, and applying advanced interviewing techniques. Ultimately, you’ll employ your specialized skills and network to help us bring the right people on board.

This is a hybrid position, requiring 3 days per week in our NYC headquarters.

Responsibilities:

Conduct full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and negotiating offers
Meet with managers and HR to identify hiring needs and develop a hiring plan
Build and maintain positive relationships with hiring managers and key stakeholders
Maintain ongoing communications with hiring managers and candidates on the hiring process to provide a positive and communicative experience
Partner with hiring teams to interview candidates through a structured interview process
Advise hiring managers in making hiring decisions
Work with team members to coordinate the interview process
Source qualified candidates through job sites, databases, networking, etc.
Select and present qualified candidates to hiring teams
Create reports on hiring progress and other recruiting metrics
Maintain a pool of candidates through strategic sourcing, research, and excellent candidate experience
Identify and provide insights on trends, issues, and opportunities in the marketplace that affect candidate pools and share them with NYT leadership team and hiring partners
Articulate blockers and challenges in your searches, and come up with solutions to address them
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Basic Qualifications:

6+ years of experience working in high-touch, full-cycle recruitment
4+ years of experience recruiting for corporate functions roles in legal, finance, HR, and for Director+ level roles
4+ years of experience building or improving hiring processes and providing excellent candidate experience
4+ years of experience managing requisitions in an ATS, e.g., Greenhouse
1+ year working on an in-house talent acquisition team

Preferred Qualifications:

1+ years of experience working in an OFCCP-compliant environment
Prior experience working at a recruitment agency

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Additional Compensation and Benefits

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$63.29—$71.43 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

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