Sales Recruiter

Mercury•Portland, OR

3h•$96,700 - $120,900

About The Position

Mercury is looking for a Sales Recruiter to help build and scale its Sales team, which is often the first group founders and business owners interact with and supports customers as their companies grow. The recruiter will own full-cycle searches across the sales organization, including high-volume Sales Development Representative roles, Account Executives, Relationship Managers, and Account Development roles. They will partner with hiring managers and senior recruiters, manage searches end to end, and help improve recruiting operations as Mercury grows. The role suits someone organized and proactive who is comfortable owning work autonomously, learning a business quickly, and providing candidates with a thoughtful experience. The recruiter will manage searches, engage candidates, use funnel data to guide recruiting efforts, communicate progress and blockers to stakeholders, represent Mercury to candidates, and manage offers and closing. Mercury offers base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits. Salary ranges vary by location: US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $107,400–$120,900 USD; US employees elsewhere: $96,700–$108,800 USD; Canadian employees: $101,500–$114,200 CAD. Offers reflect experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity.

Requirements

At least 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 1 year in-house; ideally recruiting for sales roles such as account executives, SDRs, or account management.
Strong organization and attention to detail, with experience managing multiple searches concurrently, including at least one high-volume role.
Strong sourcing skills and the ability to write compelling outreach.
Ability to use recruiting data, such as pass-through rates and time to hire, to track searches and identify bottlenecks.
Experience building strong relationships with hiring managers, giving clear feedback, and pushing back when needed.
Experience independently managing searches end to end and knowing when to ask for help.
Comfort with ambiguity and a habit of seeking and applying feedback.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting at a fintech, SaaS company, or high-growth startup.
Familiarity with Greenhouse, Gem, or similar recruiting tools.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting for Account Executive, Sales Development, Relationship Manager, and Account Development roles, from sourcing to close.
Run kickoff and calibration sessions with hiring managers to define strong candidate profiles and adjust searches as new information emerges.
Identify and engage candidates through sourcing and inbound channels, using funnel data to prioritize effort.
Communicate pipeline health, progress, blockers, and recruiting timelines clearly and consistently to stakeholders.
Represent Mercury to candidates by sharing its mission, culture, and the experience of joining a growing sales organization.
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools, and documentation, and share them with the team.
Manage offers and closing for assigned searches.