Principal Recruiter (VoltForce Hire)

Principal Recruiter

About the job

Looking to maximize your earning potential? Tired of capped plans and splits that shrink the harder you work? VoltForce is hiring a Principal Recruiter to run a senior 360 desk in one of our three verticals, on an uncapped split that climbs as you bill.

You win the clients and own your searches end to end. Because the firm is lean and tech-enabled, a bigger share of every fee reaches the person who earned it, and that share grows as your billing does. You focus on clients and candidates. We handle the back office: contracts, invoicing, collections, compliance, and the platform all sit with the firm, not on your desk.

About VoltForce

VoltForce is the specialist recruitment firm for the companies reshaping how the physical world is powered, sourced, and produced. We recruit across three verticals: Climatech, Materials (critical and advanced), and Industry 4.0, for early and growth-stage companies from Pre-seed through Series C across the US and Canada.

The firm runs on Filament, our self-hosted, self-built recruitment platform, designed to maximize efficiency and give every client a real-time view of their pipeline. It is the best tooling you will have worked on, and an edge no competitor you pitch against can match.

What we expect

• Win new clients through your own network, market mapping, and presence in the sector, and turn them into repeat business

• Own search execution end to end: talent mapping, outreach, evaluation, submittal, interview management, and close

• Take briefs directly from founders, CTOs, and VPs, and be the senior voice from first call through offer

• Negotiate terms, fees, and offers, and develop creative solutions for our clients and the business

• Work in Filament and keep every client's pipeline honest: real stages, nothing padded

• Build a real presence in your vertical: the events, the operators, the relationships that turn into inbound

• Bring a client-first mentality rooted in ethical recruitment practices

• Help build the future of VoltForce

Must-Have Requirements

•5+ years running a full 360 desk, from business development through close, with a genuine billing history you can speak to in detail

•Direct recruiting experience in at least one of our core verticals: Climatech, Materials, or Industry 4.0

•Demonstrated new business development: you can point to clients that exist because of you

• The self-direction to run an autonomous desk without a manager

• The appetite for a commission-only seat, and the conviction in your own billing to bet on it

The details

Location: Fully remote, with travel to industry events and client sites as you see fit to support your desk
Reports to: Founder
Employment: Full-time, commission-only
Compensation: Uncapped. A tiered split that climbs as you bill, with performance bonuses on top. We walk you through the full ladder on the first call.
Schedule: You set your own. Fully remote, permanently, with no return-to-office and no one auditing your calendar.
Level: Senior, with a path into leadership as your desk grows to demand direct reports

Straight talk on the trade. This is a commission-only role with no base salary and no traditional benefits package behind it. The deal is uncapped earnings and real autonomy, not a cushion. For the right person that is not the catch, it is the appeal.

It's ok if you don't check all the boxes. We hire for the capacity and the drive to learn and grow. If there is something you haven't done, but you are capable, please apply!