Associate Talent Partner

Hightouch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation (ISO options)

Job summary

Hightouch is seeking an Associate Talent Partner who loves recruiting, solving hard hiring challenges, and building relationships with candidates long before they apply. You’ll partner with recruiters and hiring managers to build diverse, high‑quality pipelines across our Go‑to‑Market teams.

This role blends strategy, execution, and storytelling as you identify outstanding talent, develop outbound campaigns, and represent Hightouch with every interaction.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in recruiting, sales, marketing, or related roles with proactive outreach.
• Strong written communication and ability to craft personalized outreach.
• Ability to learn technical concepts and understand Go-to-Market roles.

Responsibilities

• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for GTM hiring initiatives.
• Identify and engage exceptional candidates with personalized outreach.
• Build creative sourcing campaigns tailored to talent markets and priorities.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to refine search strategies and improve pipeline quality.
• Conduct market mapping, compensation trends, and competitor analysis to inform recruiting strategy.
• Experiment with new sourcing techniques and AI tools to uncover hidden candidates.
• Build deep technical understanding of MarTech/data roles to connect with candidates.

Skills

Sourcing

Outbound outreach

Relationship building

Written communication

Go-to-Market knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About Hightouch

Hightouch is an Agentic Marketing Platform powered by the industry‑leading Composable CDP. With complete brand context, customer data, and performance history in one place, every marketer finally has the power to build and ship end‑to‑end campaigns themselves. Teams move faster, stay on brand, and get AI marketing that actually works.

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, Hightouch enables marketing teams to analyze performance, brainstorm ideas, and generate creative at a speed and quality that wasn't previously possible.

Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Customer Data Platforms, Hightouch is trusted by leading enterprises like Domino's, Spotify, Aritzia, Cars.com, Ramp, and PetSmart.

At Hightouch, our mission is to help our customers leverage data and AI to grow their businesses. The team is ambitious, impact‑driven, efficient – and we believe humility, kindness, and compassion are essential to our success. If you're energized by velocity, obsessed with raising the bar, and want to build alongside people who care deeply about each other and our customers, we'd love to meet you.

About the role

We're looking for an Associate Talent Partner who is passionate about finding exceptional talent, thrives on solving hard hiring challenges, and enjoys building relationships with candidates long before they apply.

You’ll partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to build diverse, high‑quality pipelines across our Go‑to‑Market organization. This role is equal parts strategy, execution, and storytelling—you’ll identify outstanding talent, develop creative outbound campaigns, and represent Hightouch with every interaction.

What you’ll do

• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for critical GTM hiring initiatives, with a focus on quality over quantity.
• Identify and engage exceptional candidates through thoughtful, personalized outreach that stands out from generic recruiting messages.
• Build creative sourcing campaigns tailored to specific talent markets, functions, and hiring priorities.
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to refine search strategies, calibrate candidate profiles, and continuously improve pipeline quality.
• Conduct competitive intelligence research, including market mapping, compensation trends, organizational structures, hiring activity, and competitor analysis to inform recruiting strategy.
• Continuously experiment with new sourcing techniques, AI tools, and talent channels to uncover candidates others aren't finding.
• Develop a deep technical understanding of the MarTech/data landscape for roles such as Solutions Engineering, Customer Success Engineering, Technical Account Management, and other technical GTM functions—including common technologies, customer profiles, career paths, and adjacent backgrounds.
• Build and nurture long‑term relationships with prospective candidates, creating talent communities before hiring needs arise.
• Serve as an ambassador for the Hightouch brand by delivering an exceptional candidate experience, regardless of hiring outcome.

What we’re looking for

• 2+ years of experience in a recruiting, sales, marketing, business development, or other customer‑facing role where you've built relationships through proactive outreach. Experience sourcing candidates or outbound prospecting is a strong plus.
• A proactive, self‑starter who takes ownership, identifies opportunities, and consistently drives work forward with minimal direction.
• Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to craft thoughtful, concise, and personalized outreach that stands out.
• Strong research skills and intellectual curiosity—you enjoy digging into companies, markets, organizational structures, and talent landscapes to uncover exceptional talent.
• The ability to quickly learn technical concepts and develop a deep understanding of technical Go‑to‑Market roles, particularly Solutions Engineering and other customer‑facing technical functions.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high bar for quality and execution.
• A collaborative teammate who enjoys partnering with recruiters, hiring managers, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Someone who embodies Hightouch's values—you lead with kindness and compassion, are forever hungry to learn and improve, execute efficiently, focus on creating meaningful impact, and consistently raise the bar for yourself and those around you.

The salary range for this position is $95,000-$125,000 USD per year. We focus on impact and potential for growth more than years of experience. We also offer meaningful equity compensation in the form of ISO options, including early exercise and a generous 10‑year post‑termination exercise window. Ideally, this candidate will be located in the San Francisco or New York area, and be able to join us in‑office to help build our recruiting culture in these office hubs.

E-Verify Statement

Hightouch participates in E-Verify. After you join the team, we'll verify your eligibility to work in the U.S. by submitting information from your Form I‑9 to the Social Security Administration and, if needed, the Department of Homeland Security. This process happens post‑hire only — we never use E-Verify to pre‑screen applicants.

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