Talent Acquisition Specialist
About The Position
We’re looking for a tenacious, high-energy Talent Acquisition Specialist to own the recruitment engine for our field sales team. You will focus exclusively on sourcing and hiring top-tier Territory Managers who sell directly to behavioral health practitioners and psychiatrists. This high-volume role demands creative sourcing strategies, rapid candidate qualification, and an exceptional ability to assess fit for associate sales profiles. If you have an unshakeable positive attitude, love moving candidates through the pipeline at speed, and consistently find creative ways to hit targets in an agile environment, this is the position for you.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a heavy focus on sales recruiting, commercial hiring, or agency recruitment.
- Proven track record in high-volume, high-velocity hiring environments where high daily phone screens and candidate pipeline activity are required.
- Advanced hands-on experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Boolean search, cold outreach campaigns, and creative sourcing channels to build passive candidate pipelines.
- Strong ability to quickly qualify, screen, and align junior or early-career sales candidates against behavioral and culture-fit criteria.
- A resilient, goal-driven attitude with a track record of finding creative solutions to hit hiring targets in competitive candidate markets.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner closely with Sales Leadership, run calibration sessions, and deliver pipeline updates.
- Hands-on experience with modern Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) (e.g., Rippling, UKG) and CRM recruitment tools.
Nice To Haves
- Previous Startup experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end talent acquisition lifecycle for Sales and Go-to-Market for our non-clinical teams.
- Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, cold outreach, employee referrals, and creative sourcing channels to build a strong pipeline of passive candidates.
- Conduct daily high-volume phone screens and initial interviews to qualify talent, assessing sales acumen, communication skills, and culture fit.
- Manage candidates through a multi-step interview process, leveraging our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to schedule interviews, track candidate flow, and meet monthly hiring goals.
- Coordinate interview logistics, extend verbal job offers, negotiate offer terms, and manage the candidate experience from first touch through onboarding.
- Craft high-converting cold email and LinkedIn message campaigns to engage active and passive job seekers.
- Map out regional sales talent across target territories to create talent pools and pipelines for future requisitions.
- Track key recruiting metrics—such as sourcing response rates, screen-to-interview ratios, and time-to-hire—to improve sourcing strategies.
- Partner with Sales Leadership and Co-Founders to align on job requirements, candidate profiles, and salary expectations.
- Develop interview scorecards, screening questions, and evaluation guides to ensure consistent candidate assessments.
- Streamline interview workflows, reduce time-to-fill, and optimize ATS stage tracking for a seamless candidate journey.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k) match
- 11 observed company holidays a year
- PTO based on an accrual system
- Engaging startup environment with an outstanding mission-driven team atmosphere
- Downtown Chicago office with an on-site gym and commuter benefits
- 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for the primary caregiver
- 6 weeks of fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
