The base pay for this position is $42 - $47 per hour. The base pay offered may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

This position is a remote and is full-time, Monday - Friday. 

This contract role is based on a senior recruiter level and is only through the end of this year (2025).

Who We Are

Wayfair's Executive Talent Acquisition team is a specialized function responsible for identifying and attracting top-tier leadership talent across all critical business areas. We operate as strategic partners to our executive leadership, driving confidential and high-impact searches that shape the future of our organization. We are a small, agile team that thrives on collaboration, market intelligence, and delivering exceptional candidate experiences for highly sought-after leaders in the technology and e-commerce space.

What You'll Do

• Execute highly strategic and confidential executive searches, primarily for L5+ roles within the Technology organization, as well as highly specialized individual contributor positions requiring executive-level networking.
• Conduct in-depth market mapping and competitive intelligence to identify a robust pipeline of passive, senior-level candidates (Director, VP, C-suite, and equivalent).
• Develop and implement innovative sourcing strategies, leveraging advanced research techniques and GenAI tools to target and engage hard-to-find executive talent.
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with prospective candidates, serving as a trusted advisor and ambassador for Wayfair's executive opportunities.
• Manage sensitive candidate information with the utmost discretion and confidentiality throughout the entire recruitment lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with the Executive Talent Acquisition team, hiring managers, and external search firms (when applicable) to ensure alignment on search strategies and candidate profiles.
• Thoroughly vet candidates for leadership competencies, cultural fit, and relevant executive experience through initial outreach and screening.
• Provide market insights and data-driven recommendations to inform executive talent strategies.

What You'll Need

• 3+ years of dedicated executive search or executive recruiting sourcing experience, gained either in-house or with a retained search firm.
• Demonstrated success in identifying, engaging, and securing senior-level candidates (Director, VP, C-suite, and equivalent) across a variety of functions.
• Proven expertise in sourcing for confidential and highly sensitive executive-level positions.
• Strong proficiency and practical experience utilizing Generative AI tools for executive sourcing and market research.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills with a high EQ, capable of building rapport quickly with senior leaders.
• Proactive, highly organized, and self-directed with a strong ability to manage multiple concurrent requisitions (1-3 executive searches).
• Strong analytical skills for comprehensive market research and talent mapping.
• Ability to operate with discretion and handle highly confidential information with integrity.
• Comfort navigating ambiguous environments and complex organizational structures.
• Strategic thinker with a consultative approach to executive talent acquisition.

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.