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Position Id
EB-1467844802
City
New York
State
NY

Retail Leaders: Ready for Your Next Chapter?
A career that still uses your people skills — without the nights, weekends, or holiday chaos.

You’ve built a strong career in retail. You know how to lead teams, coach and develop people, solve problems in real time, and create memorable customer experiences. You juggle a million moving pieces, and you do it well — even when things get busy, unpredictable, or downright chaotic.

But recently, something’s been on your mind:

  • You want a new challenge outside the mall.

  • You love developing people — but want to channel that into a different kind of impact.

  • You know you're good at influencing, coaching, and connecting — and want to use those skills in a new way.

  • You’re craving a more stable industry (especially when retailers keep announcing layoffs and closures).

  • And you’d really like your nights, weekends, and holidays back.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Many of CFS’s top Executive Recruiters nationwide came straight from retail leadership — and they’ve absolutely thrived here.

Why? Because they get to:

✔ Still interact with people
✔ Still influence, coach, and build relationships
✔ Still make a huge impact on careers and companies
…but now with:

  • Unlimited earning potential
  • A predictable Monday–Friday schedule
  • A stable, growing industry
  • A career path with real advancement opportunities
  • A fresh challenge that keeps them learning and growing

About the Role: Executive Recruiter

As an Executive Recruiter, you’ll use your retail leadership skills in a whole new environment — one that rewards communication, relationship-building, interviewing, coaching, and resilience.

You will:

  • Build relationships with accounting & finance professionals in your local market

  • Recruit, interview, and identify top talent for direct‑hire opportunities

  • Serve as a career coach and advisor to candidates

  • Partner with your internal Business Development Manager to understand client hiring needs

  • Present qualified candidates, coordinate interviews, and guide both sides through the process

  • Manage placements from start to finish, creating successful long-term matches

If you love developing people and connecting them with opportunities, you’ll thrive here.
This role is all about relationships, communication, and impact — not cold calling for sales.

About Creative Financial Staffing (CFS)

  • National staffing & recruiting firm with 30+ offices

  • 100% Employee-Owned (ESOP) — you earn equity simply by being here

  • Supportive leadership + autonomy to build your desk

  • Comprehensive training + ongoing development (no recruiting experience needed!)

  • A proven track record of promoting from within

  • National organization with a small-team, people-first feel

CFS Core Values:
Integrity Teamwork Excellence in Accountability Positive Mindset Discipline/Hard Work

Our Vision:
Grow. Have Fun. Make Money. Provide Opportunities to People.

Awards include:
Top Workplaces USA (2023, 2024, 2025) • Most Loved Workplace • SIA “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” • Recognized by Newsweek, Forbes, FlexJobs, ESOP Association, Zippia

Who Succeeds Here

Retail leaders do exceptionally well when they are:

  • Strong communicators who can build rapport quickly

  • Naturally curious and great at asking questions

  • Influential, empathetic, and relationship-driven

  • Organized with strong follow-through

  • Motivated, competitive, and self-directed

  • Positive, hardworking, and great at multitasking

  • Ready for a new, energizing chapter with better work/life balance

Bachelor’s degree + 1–2+ years of experience preferred (retail leadership absolutely counts!).

Compensation & Benefits

Base Salary + Uncapped commission
Wealth building: 401k match + free ESOP shares
Health, dental, vision, life insurance
FSA/HSA + Dependent Care + commuter benefits
4 weeks PTO + paid holidays
Incentive trips, contests, swag, and team outings
Hybrid flexibility after onboarding

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