Fractional Technical Talent Partner

Gofractional; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

TrueML is seeking a Technical Talent Partner to own sourcing, recruiting, and closing strategic Product & Technology roles across our SaaS organization.

You will partner with leaders in Software Engineering, Data Science, ML, UI/UX and Security, acting as a consultative, data‑driven advisor to hit urgent hiring SLAs.

This contract role rewards a scrappy doer with deep technical understanding, high velocity, and the ability to shape winning talent plans without people management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 7+ years in full-desk/full-cycle technical recruiting.
• 5+ years recruiting software engineering teams at SaaS product companies.
• 2+ years in recruiting/staffing agency or sales-related role (not hard requirement).
• Owned offers for engineers at Staff level and above in pre-IPO companies with stock options.
• Understand technology beyond keywords; may have some technical familiarity.
• Approach AI with cautious optimism and focus on data-backed recruiting insights.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing, recruiting, and closing strategic Product & Technology roles.
• Partner with hiring leaders across Software Engineering, Data Science, ML, UI/UX, and Security.
• Provide data-driven advisory to meet mutually agreed SLAs.
• Demonstrate deep technical recruiting knowledge in high-velocity environments.
• Own Closing Plans and negotiate offers and compensation.
• Manage pipelines from top of funnel to onboarding across critical roles.
• Develop sourcing strategies and high-outbound conversion for top candidates.
• Collaborate with managers and Directors to optimize recruiting processes.

Skills

Technical recruiting

SaaS recruiting

Full-desk recruiting

Data-driven

Hiring metrics

Offer negotiations

High-velocity startup experience

Consultative partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Who you are

• You've got a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Likely, you've got 7+ years of experience in a full-desk/full-cycle Technical Recruiting function, specifically
• You've been recruiting for software engineering teams with SaaS product companies for 5+ years, which might comprise both internal & external ("agency") recruiting experiences
• Ideally, you've even got 2+ years experience in a recruiting/staffing agency or other sales-related role…but it isn't a "hard requirement"
• You've owned the offer process for engineers at, and above, a Staff-level, as well as roles in technical leadership (like: Engineering Managers, Sr. EMs, and Directors) at pre-IPO companies where Stock Options are part of the Total Compensation
• You understand the technology you're hiring more beyond just keywords - so you don't have to write code, but people might assume you do/did…(or you might?)
• You're approaching "AI" with an excited skepticism - experimenting with tools and methods to elevate or optimize your skills, not replace your executive functioning
• You have a strong first-principles understanding of the power and insights that can be uncovered through properly documented recruiting data, metrics, and reporting
• You maintain a strong balance of Velocity, with Purpose - capable of finding the balance between "sense of urgency" and "bar-raising talent"

What the job involves

• As a Technical Talent Partner at TrueML, you will take ownership for sourcing, recruiting, and closing some of our most critical and strategic roles across our Product & Technology ("P&T") function
• You'll work closely with hiring leaders across Software Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, UI/UX, and/or Security; acting as their consultative partner through their hiring journey for these timely & important needs
• This role will tap your deep knowledge in technical recruiting across the entire breadth of roles found in modern SaaS companies, sometimes simultaneously, or with little time for context-shifting
• This means you'll likely need some experience as a technical recruiter for a high-velocity early or midstage startup or software company
• Closely collaborating with your manager, the Director of Recruiting (as well as other people leaders), you'll act as a data-driven thought leader for talent acquisition; helping ensure our ability to deliver high-caliber talent within mutually-agreed SLAs
• This is NOT a role for someone who wants to manage others or create processes
• This is a contract position which requires a scrappy \"doer\" - someone who has a proven, consistent track record & DEEP technical understanding
• Take extreme ownership of recruiting & hiring goals, ensuring we're bringing on the best talent possible while maintaining high hiring velocity
• Manage the talent pipeline across a number of critical technical roles across the recruiting lifecycle: from top of funnel through to onboarding
• Conceptualize, craft, and execute successful sourcing strategies - including strong outbound conversion on well-aligned, high-bar candidate
• Leverage data-driven methodologies & professional expertise to identify opportunities & optimizations in sourcing strategies, closing efforts, pipeline management, interview steps & participants, and/or other recruiting processes
• Purposefully plan a collaborative Closing Plan and successfully navigate the offer delivery & compensation negotiations; while maintaining cost considerations & the business' compensation philosophy
• Help to ensure high hiring bar consistency across subteams and leaders

Compensation

• Compensation range: $60 - $85 an hour
• Remote from US
• Senior and Expert level