Senior Sales Recruiter

Navan; Berlin (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Navan is seeking a dynamic Sales Recruiter to scale our sales teams across EMEA. You’ll own the end-to-end recruitment process for sales roles, hunt and close top performers who will drive revenue growth, and partner with Regional Managers and VPs as a trusted hiring advisor.

You’ll design creative sourcing strategies, build world-class pipelines, and ensure a seamless interview process with a standout candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience recruiting sales talent in a high-growth environment.
• Proven ability to identify and attract elite sales professionals.
• Creative, resourceful and bold in sourcing tactics.
• Strong closing skills and a persistent, persuasive mindset.
• Highly organized and able to juggle multiple searches.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; fluent in German.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for sales roles from sourcing to closing.
• Partner with Regional Managers and VPs to align hiring with sales growth.
• Design and execute innovative sourcing strategies to build pipelines.
• Build pipelines of top performers and manage candidate experience.
• Collaborate with interview teams to ensure a seamless, high-standard process.
• Track recruiting metrics and adapt in a fast-evolving environment.

Skills

Sales recruitment

English fluency

German language

Tools

Metaview

Job description

At Navan, recruiting is our #1 growth priority. We are searching for a dynamic, creative Sales Recruiter to scale our sales teams across EMEA. This isn’t your average recruiting role, we want someone who thinks and works like a sales pro, unearthing top talent and driving hiring success at the speed our business demands.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process for sales roles; hunting, engaging, and closing “A players” (top 1% performers) who will drive our sales success.
• Partner hand-in-hand with Regional Managers and Regional VPs, becoming an extension of the sales team and a trusted advisor on all things hiring.
• Design and execute creative sourcing strategies, using both classic methods and out-of-the-box approaches to build world‑class talent pipelines.
• Relentlessly pursue the best candidates, never taking “no” for an answer, and skillfully position our opportunities to win over top performers.
• Manage multiple priorities with finesse, staying organized, detail-obsessed, and consistently delivering a standout candidate experience.
• Collaborate with interview teams to ensure a seamless, engaging, and highly selective interview process that reflects our high standards.
• Track metrics, learn quickly, and pivot as needed in our fast-evolving environment.

What We're Looking For:

• 3+ years of experience successfully recruiting sales talent in a high-growth, fast-paced company.
• Proven ability to identify and attract elite sales professionals, you know how to build a winning pitch!
• Creative, resourceful, and bold in your sourcing tactics, you thrive on the hunt and don’t shy away from challenges.
• Strong instincts: persistent, persuasive, and expert at closing top candidates.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to juggle multiple searches.
• Collaborative and influential with business leaders at all levels; you understand what drives them and how to add value.
• Laser‑focused on both stakeholder and candidate experience, adaptable to change, and always operating with a sense of urgency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with native or professional fluency in German.

Navan uses AI‑assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.

Human oversight:

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