Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Strategic Sales

Jobtailor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned recruiter to own end-to-end recruitment for senior commercial roles across the US. You will identify and engage proven sales performers, especially in construction, construction tech, and adjacent markets, and build detailed market maps.

You will proactively headhunt passive candidates, partner with CRO and senior leaders to define hiring profiles, and provide market insights to influence compensation and hiring decisions while delivering an excellent candidate

Qualifications

• Significant experience recruiting senior Account Executives, Strategic Sales, Enterprise Sales or similar commercial talent.
• Strong track record of hiring high-performing salespeople into high-growth businesses.
• Experience recruiting sales professionals who sell into the construction industry is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of talent markets such as construction technology, AEC software, SaaS, professional services or other complex B2B environments.
• Demonstrable ability to identify proven sales performers.
• Exceptional direct sourcing, headhunting and market-mapping capability.
• Strong commercial judgement and understanding of sales models, territories, customer segments and individual performance.
• Confidence partnering with C-suite and senior commercial stakeholders.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong candidate management and closing skills, particularly with senior passive talent.
• Based in or within commuting distance of Austin, Texas — beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for Account Executives, Strategic Sales and wider commercial roles across the US and beyond.
• Identify and engage proven sales performers from construction, construction technology and adjacent markets.
• Build detailed market maps across target companies, competitors and high-value talent pools.
• Proactively headhunt passive candidates rather than relying on inbound applications.
• Develop understanding of top sales performers, their locations and motivators.
• Partner with the CRO and senior commercial leaders to define hiring profiles.
• Advise on talent availability, compensation and market dynamics.
• Challenge assumptions and provide external market insight for hiring decisions.
• Assess candidates against commercial performance, sales complexity, customer profile and cultural fit.
• Build proactive pipelines for future commercial growth plans.
• Deliver an excellent candidate experience through offer and close.
• Use recruitment data and market intelligence to report pipeline, progress, risks and opportunities.
• Strengthen direct sourcing capability and reduce reliance on external search and recruitment agencies.

Skills

End-To-End Recruitment

Direct Sourcing

Market Mapping

Sales Performance Assessment

Stakeholder Partnership

Job description

Own end-to-end recruitment for Account Executives, Strategic Sales and wider commercial roles across the US and beyond
Identify and engage proven sales performers from construction, construction technology and adjacent markets
Build detailed market maps across target companies, competitors and high-value talent pools
Proactively headhunt passive candidates rather than relying on inbound applications
Develop understanding of top sales performers, their locations and motivators
Partner with the CRO and senior commercial leaders to define hiring profiles
Advise on talent availability, compensation and market dynamics
Challenge assumptions and provide external market insight for hiring decisions
Assess candidates against commercial performance, sales complexity, customer profile and cultural fit
Build proactive pipelines for future commercial growth plans
Deliver an excellent candidate experience through offer and close
Use recruitment data and market intelligence to report pipeline, progress, risks and opportunities
Strengthen direct sourcing capability and reduce reliance on external search and recruitment agencies

Requirements

• Significant experience recruiting senior Account Executives, Strategic Sales, Enterprise Sales or similar commercial talent
• Strong track record of hiring high-performing salespeople into high-growth businesses
• Experience recruiting sales professionals who sell into the construction industry is highly desirable
• Strong understanding of talent markets such as construction technology, AEC software, SaaS, professional services or other complex B2B environments
• Demonstrable ability to identify proven sales performers
• Exceptional direct sourcing, headhunting and market-mapping capability
• Strong commercial judgement and understanding of sales models, territories, customer segments and individual performance
• Confidence partnering with C-suite and senior commercial stakeholders
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong candidate management and closing skills, particularly with senior passive talent
• Based in or within commuting distance of Austin, Texas — beneficial
• Right to work for the location of the role

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end recruitment for senior commercial roles, particularly in identifying and engaging high-performing sales talent within the construction and technology sectors. Proficient in direct sourcing, market mapping, and providing strategic insights to enhance hiring decisions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• End-To-End Recruitment
• Direct Sourcing
• Market Mapping
• Sales Performance Assessment
• Stakeholder Partnership

Hard Skills

• Recruitment Data Analysis
• Candidate Management
• Headhunting
• Sales Complexity Understanding
• Commercial Judgement

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Confidence in Stakeholder Engagement

Industry Keywords

• Construction Industry
• Construction Technology
• AEC Software
• SaaS
• B2B Environments