Freelance Recruiter, Specialist Desk (Cyprus, Remote)

Freelance Recruiter, Specialist Desk (Cyprus, Remote) Self-employed contract or B2B, Associate Partnership arrangement About Emerald Zebra Emerald Zebra is a boutique specialist recruitment and executive search consultancy headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, with active mandates across Cyprus, Dubai and broader EMEA/APAC markets. For the last 5 years we've focused exclusively on FinTech, Tech, Financial Services, FX/CFD, crypto, payments, and iGaming: regulated, high-complexity hiring with direct board and founder involvement. We don't do volume, we do depth: specialist, senior, head of department, and director level roles. The Opportunity We're offering an experienced recruiter the chance to build and own a specialist desk under the Emerald Zebra brand, as a genuine partner in its growth, not a subcontractor working for scraps of commission. Depending on your background, you may step into an established desk with live clients and mandates, or build a new specialism from the ground up within our target sectors. You'll run full-cycle recruitment for specialist, senior, and leadership roles across FinTech, Tech, Financial Services, FX/CFD, crypto, payments, and iGaming, backed by everything Emerald Zebra has built over 20 years. Based in Cyprus, working remotely. What's In It For You - Commission-only structure with uncapped, high-percentage commission (50:50). No ceiling on what you can earn from the desk you build. - Instant credibility: you inherit a brand with 25 years of regional standing, live mandates, and a database and network of 65,000+ candidates. Your outreach opens doors from day one. - Full infrastructure handled for you: ATS, AI Tools, job boards (LinkedIn), marketing, coordination support, invoicing. You focus on recruiting and revenue, not admin. - Full autonomy over how you run your desk, your hours, and your approach. - The chance to build your personal reputation as the region's go-to recruiter in your field. - A genuine stake in something growing: as the desk grows, so does your earning ceiling and your standing in the market. What You'll Do - Own and grow a specialist desk aligned to your background and network, across Cyprus, the UAE, and wider EMEA/APAC markets. - Develop new client relationships within your specialism across our target sectors. - Manage full-cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, shortlisting, interview coordination, offer management. - Work assigned mandates alongside self-sourced business. - Maintain accurate, complete records in our ATS. - Work exclusively on Emerald Zebra mandates for the duration of the partnership. What We're Looking For - Proven recruitment experience within a defined specialism, either agency side or in-house TA. A recruiter through and through with a passion for the work. - Alternatively, a professional from within one of our target sectors with internal hiring experience, looking to move into specialist recruitment. - Resourceful, endurance, committed, resilient, team player, ethical, professional. - Fluent English; Greek or Arabic desirable. - Existing network or credible route to build one within your specialism, across Cyprus and the wider region. - Someone who treats this as building their own business under our banner: consistent activity, pipeline visibility, and real commitment to converting under retained and contingency models. How the Partnership Works Working alongside a founder who built and exited Cyprus's largest recruitment agency, you're not just filling a role. You're building equity in your own reputation and earnings, under a brand that gives you the platform to do it faster than starting alone. Interested candidates should send a CV and a short note to highlight fit. Note candidates must be already based in Cyprus and with the right to work in the EU. Originally posted on Himalayas