Talent Acquisition Specialist - Sales (Hybrid)

IPG • Sarasota, FL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Specialist serves as a strategic recruitment business partner responsible for attracting, engaging, and hiring talent for sales and other salaried positions across IPG North America. The role manages the full recruitment lifecycle, proactively develops pipelines of active and passive candidates, uses market intelligence to identify transferable and high-potential talent, and partners with business leaders to deliver successful hiring outcomes and a positive candidate experience.

The Specialist supports assigned sales organizations and other salaried business functions, recruiting across areas such as sales, business development, operations leadership, finance and accounting, human resources, engineering, supply chain, customer service, and other corporate functions as needed. The position also advises on talent availability and hiring strategies, supports compliance, and contributes to recruiting process improvements and employer-brand activities.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with demonstrated success hiring sales professionals and other salaried positions.
• Proven ability to source and engage passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, and other advanced sourcing techniques.
• Strong consultative and relationship-building skills, including the ability to influence hiring decisions and partner effectively with business leaders.
• Knowledge of employment laws, recruiting best practices, candidate-assessment methodologies, and selection processes.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), HRIS platforms, recruitment analytics, and sourcing tools.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering a high-quality candidate and hiring-manager experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and web-based collaboration tools, including video-conferencing platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Experience recruiting across multiple functions, including sales, leadership, professional, corporate, and technical roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary talent acquisition business partner for assigned sales organizations and other salaried business functions across IPG North America, developing recruiting strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for assigned requisitions, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding coordination.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines through sourcing, networking, referrals, industry associations, social media, talent communities, and direct outreach to passive candidates.
• Partner with hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies, define candidate profiles, establish selection criteria, and advise on hiring practices.
• Evaluate resumes and applications, conduct phone and video interviews, assess qualifications, and present qualified candidates to hiring managers.
• Recruit for a range of salaried roles, including sales, business development, operations leadership, finance and accounting, human resources, engineering, supply chain, customer service, and other corporate functions.
• Use labor market data, competitive intelligence, and recruiting analytics to advise hiring managers on talent availability, trends, and hiring strategies.
• Partner with the compensation team on salary grades, job levels, and market intelligence.
• Maintain requisitions in the Applicant Tracking System, including job postings, candidate dispositioning, compliance requirements, and reporting.
• Coordinate assessments, interview scheduling, travel arrangements, and communications throughout the hiring process.
• Facilitate offers, including compensation recommendations, offer preparation, negotiations, background-screening coordination, and pre-employment requirements.
• Partner with Human Resources, hiring managers, and business leaders to support successful onboarding and new-hire transitions.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, identify process-improvement opportunities, and support initiatives to improve quality of hire, time-to-fill, candidate experience, and hiring-manager satisfaction.
• Promote IPG's employer brand through professional interactions, networking, recruiting events, and social media engagement.
• Support compliance with applicable employment laws, company policies, and affirmative action and equal employment opportunity requirements.
• Participate in special projects and perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level