Senior Search Consultant - Medical Device (Commercial)

Cielo; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cielo is seeking an Executive Recruiter for Medical Device Sales to lead end-to-end searches for field sales roles across North America. You will partner with client sales leaders, map competitor talent, and present top candidates who meet tough performance criteria.

The role emphasizes high-velocity hiring, deep industry networks, and delivering results that align with client business objectives. Travel is occasional; remote work is supported.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in senior stakeholder and client relationship management.
• 5+ years in end-to-end talent acquisition, including retained Executive Search.
• Experience writing insightful profiles and reports.
• Proven ability to work within tight timescales for high-demand clients.

Responsibilities

• Run searches end to end: intake with the hiring manager, the search, assessment, offer and close.
• Find passive talent by mapping sales teams at competitor medical device companies.
• Advise sales leaders on market compensation and candidate quality.
• Present tight shortlists assessed against performance drivers in the field.
• Build and maintain a strong candidate network across North America.
• Collaborate with researchers and recruiting colleagues across North America.

Skills

Medical device sales

Executive search

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Description

Are you ready to accelerate your career?Join Cielo as a Senior Consultant! A career at Cielo will give you the opportunity to work with the industry's smartest people and to take ownership of your success!Cielo is a brand that reflects our big idea - that talent is rising - and with it our opportunity to rise above. We create careers for ambitious people by moving beyond traditional assumptions of what it means to work in talent acquisition.Cielo is the world's leading Talent Acquisition Partner. We deliver a better talent experience for everyone through Talent Acquisition, Search, Consulting, and Digital Accelerators™. With our fresh approach - we design and build comprehensive, proven solutions inspired by technology to find and keep the unique talent that elevates our clients above the competition.Cielo is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law for an individual who falls within the jurisdiction of such law.

Job Description

Executive Recruiter, Medical Device SalesCielo · Remote, United States · [Occasional travel to the client and to team meetings]

Cielo is launching a new kind of talent service for a global medical technology company. It is a dedicated, search-led program that brings executive search rigour to the hiring of the client's North American sales organisation. We are building a team of specialist recruiters to deliver it, and we want the best medical device sales recruiters in the market. You will run searches for field sales roles from start to finish: territory managers, account executives, clinical specialists and sales leaders. You will work directly with the client's sales leaders, map competitor talent, and bring them candidates they couldn't find on their own.

What you will do

• Run searches end to end: intake with the hiring manager, the search, assessment, offer and close
• Find passive talent: map sales teams at competitor medical device companies and approach candidates who aren't looking
• Advise sales leaders: tell them what the market will bear on territory, compensation and candidate quality
• Present tight shortlists: assessed against what drives performance in the field
• Build a network: keep a strong network in your specialist call points
• Work with the team: partner with the researchers and recruiting colleagues across North America

What you bring

• A track record recruiting medical device field sales talent, in agency, in-house or RPO
• Deep knowledge of sales roles in interventional, surgical, vascular access, infusion or comparable call points
• A record of filling hard roles with passive candidates
• The confidence to challenge hiring managers and hold a high bar
• Strong LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search skills
• Comfort working at pace across several searches at once

Why this role

• Be part of the founding team of a new model of sales hiring in medical devices
• Work on search-quality briefs with direct access to senior sales leaders
• Join a program built to grow, with room to step up as it does

Work with your research team

you will run searches for field sales roles from start to finish: territory managers, account executives, clinical specialists and sales leaders. You will work directly with the client's sales leaders, map competitor talent, and bring them candidates who aren't responding to advertising. A dedicated team of researchers will support you, mapping the market and building candidate pipelines.

Qualifications

You will need the following:

• At least 10 years experience of senior stakeholder and client relationship management, including directing small teams.
• At least 5 years in and end to end talent acquisition role, including retained Executive Search.
• Experience in writing insightful profiles and reports.
• Demonstrable experience on working within tight timescales and high demand clients or environments.
• Demonstrable experience on being the 'trusted advisor'.
• Strong external networks and understanding of best practice.
• Influencing and negotiating, being able to quickly build robust relationships based on trust and confidence with a proven track record in delivering results that benefit the customer's business objectives.
• Effective project management skills.
• Proactively increases own knowledge and commercial awareness whilst keeping abreast of new innovations in attraction methodologies.
• Ability to produce and analyse data, identify opportunities and using data to drive decisions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse complex situations conceptually and provide workable solutions to a variety of stakeholders.
• Customer focused. High candidate & client focus, lateral thinker, problem solver, able to work independently with chance to use own initiative.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Fluency in one other language is ideal but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Additional Information

You will run searches for field sales roles from start to finish: territory managers, account executives, clinical specialists and sales leaders. You will work directly with the client's sales leaders, map competitor talent, and bring them candidates who aren't responding to advertising. A dedicated team of researchers will support you, mapping the market and building candidate pipelines.

Position Type: Regular Full-Time (40 hours per week)