Senior Talent Partner

black.ai; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity through ESPP

Learning programs and coaching

Quarterly refresh days

Extended end‑of‑year break

Parental leave

MacBook & home workspace budget

Annual social impact days

Medical insurance (US & UK)

Job summary

Culture Amp, the world’s leading employee experience platform, is hiring a Senior Talent Partner in the US. You will lead full‑lifecycle recruiting for Go‑To‑Market and Corporate roles, partnering with hiring leaders to design data‑driven strategies, build pipelines, and close top talent across the region.

This hybrid role requires in‑office presence in Chicago 2x per week, collaboration with a global TA team, and a commitment to candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full‑cycle recruiting across Go‑To‑Market and/or Corporate functions.
• Strong sourcing and talent identification using LinkedIn, ATS, and referrals.
• Strategic partnering with leaders on hiring strategy, market conditions, and process design.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management to align and give constructive feedback.

Responsibilities

• Lead full‑lifecycle recruiting for non‑technical US‑based roles, including intake, interviews, debriefs, offers, and closing.
• Design effective data‑informed hiring strategies with hiring leaders for a range of roles.
• Build and manage talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, referrals, and market mapping.
• Coach hiring managers and interviewers on best practices, rigor, and candidate experience.
• Use market insights and funnel data to inform decisions and surface risks in the search process.
• Collaborate with a global Talent Partners team to share best practices and raise recruiting standards.
• Lead or contribute to TA projects improving processes, tools, and ways of working across the TA team.
• Apply AI tools to sharpen sourcing and generate insights for hiring decisions.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing & talent id

Strategic partnering

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Candidate experience focus

Organization & prioritization

Judgment & accountability

Learning mindset/leadership potential

AI in recruiting

Tools

Greenhouse ATS

Job description

We’re big believers in the power of IRL, so for most roles we ask Campers to work from their local Culture Amp office an average of 2 days a week to unlock connection, pace and culture together.

Join us on our mission to make a better world of work.

Culture Amp is the world’s leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,000 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high‑performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day.

Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world’s top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.

For more information visit cultureamp.com.

Join us in creating a better world of work

As a Senior Talent Partner you will work closely with leaders across our Go‑To‑Market and Corporate Practices to shape and deliver hiring strategies across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Corporate functions. You will play a critical role in building high‑performing teams by identifying, engaging, assessing, negotiating, and closing exceptional talent.

Beyond execution, you will act as a strategic advisor to hiring leaders, bringing market insight, talent intelligence, and thoughtful guidance to every stage of the hiring process. Through strong partnerships and a deep understanding of the business, team needs, and role requirements beyond the job description, you will help leaders make confident, high‑quality hiring decisions.

You will also be a culture‑first ambassador, creating meaningful candidate experiences, authentically representing the Culture Amp vision, and communicating thoughtfully and professionally both internally and externally.

Please note, this is a hybrid position. The ability to work in our Chicago office 2x per week is required. Remote applications will not be considered.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead full‑lifecycle recruiting for non‑technical, US‑based roles, including intake and strategy conversations, weekly hiring manager syncs, candidate interviews, debriefs, calibration sessions, offer development, and close
• Partner closely with hiring leaders to design effective, data‑informed hiring strategies for a range of roles, including more complex and business‑critical searches
• Build and manage strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, inbound applicant review, referrals, and talent market mapping
• Influence and elevate hiring quality by coaching hiring managers and interviewers on best practices, assessment rigor, and candidate experience
• Use market insights, funnel data, and recruiting trends to inform decisions, surface risks, and recommend adjustments throughout the search process
• Collaborate with a global team of Talent Partners to share best practices, raise the bar on recruiting excellence, and contribute to team learning and capability building
• Lead or contribute to TA projects and initiatives that improve processes, tools, and ways of working across the broader Talent Acquisition team
• Apply AI tools such as Glean, BrightHire, and LinkedIn Hiring Assistant to sharpen sourcing, streamline workflows, and generate insights that improve hiring decisions

What You’ll Have:

• 5+ years of full‑cycle recruiting experience, ideally across Go‑To‑Market and/or Corporate functions, with a track record of successfully leading searches from kickoff through close
• Strong sourcing and talent identification skills, with the ability to engage future Campers and amplify diverse talent through LinkedIn, an ATS, and other creative channels (Greenhouse experience is a bonus)
• Strategic business partnering capability, with confidence advising leaders on hiring strategy, market conditions, process design, and decision‑making to drive long‑term hiring success
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly articulate value, influence thoughtfully, keep stakeholders aligned, and deliver constructive feedback with care
• A high bar for candidate experience, with a consistent ability to build trust, represent our brand well, and create thoughtful, responsive, and engaging experiences for candidates
• Strong organization, follow‑through, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple searches and stakeholders while maintaining quality and momentum
• Sound judgment and accountability, including the ability to hold hiring teams to a high standard and navigate ambiguity or complexity with confidence
• A hunger to learn, grow, and lead beyond your req load, including contributing to projects, mentoring others, and helping advance the capability of the TA team overall
• Comfort and curiosity with AI tools in a recruiting context, with a practical ability to apply them to sourcing, research, and workflow to drive better outcomes

For this role, the estimated base salary range is listed below. In addition to base salary, your compensation package will include additional components such as equity and benefits. For sales roles, your package may also include sales commission.

The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual skills, capabilities and experience, objectively assessed during the interview process. If you’re interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We believe in fair & equitable pay at Culture Amp, and therefore, we build pay equity into all our programs in addition to conducting annual pay equity audits.

Base Salary Range (US): $125,000 – $150,000 USD

Perks & Benefits

• Equity through our Employee Share Option Program, so you can share in our long‑term success
• Learning programs and coaching to help you thrive and grow
• Quarterly refresh days, an extended end‑of‑year break and a monthly allowance to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Inclusive parental leave from day one
• A MacBook and budget to set up your home workspace, enabling flexibility
• Five annual social impact days to give back to causes that matter to you
• Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only)

Our rewards are designed to support different needs and life stages, recognising that what matters most can vary from person to person.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement, but your unique experience matters. If you’re interested in joining us, we strongly encourage you to apply and help us build a more diverse and impactful team.

Accommodations & Data Privacy

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Culture Amp will retain your CV & personal information for a period of two years (four years for the US) from the date of your application process completion. Culture Amp may contact you in relation to future job opportunities during this time period. For further information please see our privacy policy here or contact [e-mail].