Looking to leave Retail?
CFS
New York, 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 commissionWealth 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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Keywords: retail, retail leadership, store manager, district manager, people development, hiring, coaching, interviewing, sales career change, Executive Recruiter, recruiting, staffin
MaxSalary: USD100000
MinSalary: USD60000
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.