Temporary Senior Recruiter - Eataly Flatiron

Company Description

Eataly is the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace! Eataly is not a chain; each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme – but all with the same aim... for our guests to:

• EAT authentic Italian food at our restaurants, cafés and to-go counters
• SHOP a selection of high-quality Italian, local and homemade products
• LEARN through our classes and our team’s product knowledge

Job Description

Temporary Senior Recruiter - Eataly Flatiron

3-Month Temporary Assignment

Job Overview

The Temporary Senior Recruiter - Eataly Flatiron will play a critical role in strengthening the store's leadership team by identifying, attracting, and securing exceptional talent across Eataly's dynamic retail and hospitality operations. This is a three-month temporary assignment focused on driving full-cycle recruitment for senior-level and management positions, supporting immediate hiring priorities, and ensuring the store has the leadership talent needed to maintain operational excellence and deliver exceptional guest experience.

Working closely with the Store Director, department leaders, and the Talent & Culture team, this role will take a hands-on, results-driven approach to managing recruitment efforts from initial sourcing through offer acceptance. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in hospitality and retail recruitment, the ability to quickly build relationships and understand business needs, and the ability to manage multiple searches in a fast-paced environment. Success in this role will be measured by the ability to accelerate hiring, build strong candidate pipelines, and deliver high-quality talent within the assignment period.

Responsibilities

• Leads full-cycle recruitment for senior-level and management positions, including operational leadership roles within Retail, Restaurants, Caffè, Culinary, and other store departments as needed.
• Partners closely with the Store Director, department leaders, and Talent & Culture to understand immediate business needs, establish hiring priorities, and execute targeted recruitment strategies.
• Manages all stages of the recruitment process, including job intake meetings, sourcing, candidate screening, interviewing, selection, offer negotiation, and closing.
• Proactively sources and engages qualified candidates through networking, referrals, industry connections, online platforms, and targeted outreach to generate strong candidate pipelines.
• Prioritizes critical and time-sensitive vacancies, maintaining momentum across multiple searches and driving recruitment processes forward to meet hiring objectives.
• Provides hiring managers with market insights, candidate availability, compensation expectations, and regular recruitment updates to support timely hiring decisions.
• Ensures a consistent, professional, and engaging candidate experience that reflects Eataly's employer brand, culture, and values.
• Builds and leverages relationships with external recruitment partners, hospitality networks, and industry organizations to support immediate hiring needs.
• Maintains accurate and timely candidate records, recruitment activity, and hiring documentation within the Applicant Tracking System, ensuring compliance with company standards and applicable employment laws.
• Tracks recruitment progress, hiring activity, and key metrics to provide visibility into open positions, identify potential roadblocks, and support effective hiring outcomes.
• Coordinates with store leadership and People Operations to support the onboarding and transition of newly hired leaders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• This is a three-month temporary assignment based at Eataly Flatiron in New York City.
• Requires regular in-person presence within the store to build relationships with leadership teams, understand operational needs, and support recruitment activities.
• Must be able to manage a fast-paced recruitment workload and prioritize hiring needs throughout the assignment period.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of talent acquisition experience, preferably within hospitality, food service, retail, or other multi-department operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting senior-level, management, and leadership positions, ideally within a high-volume, multi-department organization.
• Strong understanding of hospitality and retail operations, organizational structures, and leadership hiring needs.
• Proven ability to quickly develop and execute effective sourcing strategies and identify qualified candidates for hard-to-fill positions.
• Experience managing multiple searches simultaneously while balancing competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and advise hiring managers at all levels.
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems and modern recruitment technologies.
• Excellent communication, interviewing, negotiation, and candidate assessment skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of accountability and adapt quickly to changing business needs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Annual Salary Range: $85,000 – $95,000

Additional Information

Eataly is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic made unlawful to consider by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Eataly also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Eataly’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding consideration of unemployment status, salary history, credit/bankruptcy history and criminal background/conviction history in making hiring decisions.  If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.