Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - 11 month FTC

Phorest

1d•Remote

About The Position

Phorest is a growing tech company on a mission to help beauty businesses thrive. Our software empowers premium salons, spas, and aesthetic clinics around the globe with a suite of tools designed to enhance client experiences, streamline operations, and drive business growth. With a presence in the heart of the beauty industry, we are committed to fostering innovation, excellence, and community. At Phorest, we don’t just build software – we build success stories. This is more than a recruitment role – it’s a chance to play a strategic role in building the teams that power our global growth and customers’ success. You’ll be a true partner to our senior leaders across Europe and North America, building relationships, advising and delivering TA approaches that prioritise both our internal stakeholders and the experience candidates have with us. As a trusted advisor, you’ll bring market insights and innovative sourcing strategies to ensure Phorest continues to attract exceptional people across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Operations, and other non-tech functions. You’ll also help strengthen our employer brand and support diversity and inclusion efforts, while building the TA practices for a scaling global company.

Requirements

8+ years’ experience hiring across a range of non-technical roles, including most or all of Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Operations.
Expertise in direct sourcing strategies, talent mapping, and recruitment marketing
Comfortable working across multiple regions and time zones, with flexibility to partner closely with teams in North America (East Coast).
An autonomous mindset, comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and capable of building hiring strategies or frameworks from scratch when needed
Strong commercial acumen with a track record of evaluating trade-offs across compensation boundaries, geographical location tiers, and hiring models
A data-driven approach, using TA performance metrics, market data, and competitive intelligence to influence executive decisions
Passionate about delivering exceptional candidate experiences and building inclusive, diverse teams
Highly organised, adaptable, and thrive in a fast-paced, scaling, mission-driven company where your impact is visible and appreciated
Motivated to work somewhere where you can make an impact, have fun with a great team and where the mission and company values are real, inspiring and lived each day
Curious about emerging recruitment technologies, with experience using AI and automation to improve productivity, sourcing strategies and hiring outcomes.

Nice To Haves

SaaS experience and have hired for roles in the US or Canada
A true partnership approach, with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence senior leaders through complex hiring challenges

Responsibilities

Collaborate with senior leaders across multiple regions to understand business priorities, forecast hiring needs, and build scalable recruitment approaches
Lead end-to-end recruitment across non-tech functions (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Operations, and more), with a focus on North America and Europe, navigating global time zones with flexibility to deliver business-critical headcount
Guide and coach senior leadership through job scoping, candidate calibration, leveling, and total reward navigation - balancing financial ROI with top-tier talent acquisition
Combine market mapping, competitive intelligence, and recruitment performance metrics to provide leaders with actionable, evidence-based insights that predict talent bottlenecks and guide strategic decisions
Proactively source, map, and nurture high-calibre, diverse talent communities to build sustainable pipelines for future hiring needs
Ensure every candidate has an exceptional experience, from first contact to offer stage
Collaborate with the wider People team to ensure seamless transitions from candidate to new hire, using feedback to continuously refine the end-to-end experience