Our Story
Built in NYC.
Powered by AI.
Driven by People.
CRTNYC.AI was founded on a simple belief: the best hires happen when you combine the speed and precision of artificial intelligence with the instincts of experienced recruiters who actually know this city.
2,400+
Placements Made
48 hrs
Avg. Time to First Match
94%
Retention at 12 Months
600+
NYC Employer Partners
Why We Exist
Recruiting Was Broken.
We Fixed It.
Traditional staffing agencies were built for a world that no longer exists. Rolodexes, gut feelings, and spray-and-pray resume blasts. Employers waited weeks. Candidates heard nothing. Everyone lost.
We started CRTNYC.AI in 2021 with a different thesis: what if you could train a model on thousands of successful placements and use it to predict fit before a single interview? What if the recruiter's job became curating and closing, not sifting through hundreds of applications?
Three years and 2,400 placements later, we know the answer. AI doesn't replace great recruiters — it makes them ten times more effective.
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New York doesn't slow down for anyone. Your hiring process shouldn't either.
Jordan Reyes — Co-Founder & CEO
The Technology
How Our Matching Engine Works
01
Ingest
The model ingests the job description, company culture signals, team composition, and historical placement data for similar roles.
02
Score
Every candidate in our network is scored across 40+ dimensions — skills, trajectory, communication style, and culture alignment.
03
Curate
Our recruiters review the top-scored candidates, add human context, and deliver a shortlist of three to five to the employer.
What We Stand For
Our Principles
AI-First Matching
Our proprietary matching engine analyzes skills, culture fit, and career trajectory — not just keywords on a resume.
Rooted in NYC
We know the New York market intimately. From Midtown finance to Brooklyn tech, we place talent where it thrives.
Human at the Core
AI surfaces the right candidates. Our team of experienced recruiters closes the deal with the judgment only humans bring.
Precision Over Volume
We send employers three highly qualified candidates, not thirty mediocre ones. Quality placements, faster.
Career-Long Partnerships
We stay in touch after placement. When you're ready for your next move, we're already thinking about it.
48-Hour Turnaround
From job post to first qualified candidates in 48 hours. The NYC pace demands nothing less.
The Team
The People Behind the Platform
Jordan Reyes
Co-Founder & CEO
15 years placing talent at NYC's top firms. Former head of recruiting at two Fortune 500 companies.
Priya Nair
Co-Founder & CTO
ML engineer turned recruiter. Built the matching engine that powers every placement on the platform.
Marcus Webb
Head of Employer Partnerships
Spent a decade on the hiring side before joining CRTNYC.AI. He knows exactly what employers actually need.
Sofia Delgado
Head of Candidate Experience
Career coach and former talent acquisition lead. Obsessed with making job searching less awful.
Ready to Work Together?
Let's Build Something
Great Together.
Whether you're hiring or job hunting, CRTNYC.AI is ready to move at the speed of New York.