Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner

Integral Consulting Inc.; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive program

Full benefits: medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Hirenexus is seeking a Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner to recruit Principal-level leaders with client-facing relationships and a pipeline of high-potential candidates. You will work with Business Directors to translate growth priorities into strategic hiring and build talent maps across markets.

The role emphasizes long-term relationship-building with senior professionals, navigating non-compete and client-conflict issues, and guiding candidates from first conversation to acceptance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in talent acquisition or executive search.
• Experience recruiting senior, revenue-generating professionals.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Business Directors to translate growth priorities into focused talent strategies.
• Identify and engage senior professionals through network and targeted sourcing.
• Guide candidates through interviews, offers, and onboarding while maintaining momentum.

Skills

Executive search

Talent acquisition

Relationship management

Networking

Confidential handling

Independent contributor

Client advisory

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

This is not a req-filling role. Our client is a respected, employee-focused science and engineering consulting firm of about 450 people working across 30 states. It is known for bespoke, high-expertise work in the health, environmental, and natural resource arenas, the kind of problems that call for senior specialists rather than routine compliance work. The firm has a clear goal of growing about 10% a year, and much of that growth will come from bringing in established leaders who win and deliver work.

As the Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner, you will find, cultivate, and recruit Principal-level, seller-doer professionals who bring client relationships, market presence, and a book of business. You will work side by side with Business Directors as a trusted advisor, and you will be the person who turns a high-potential conversation over lunch into a strategic hire, even when that takes a year or two.

What You Will Do

• Partner with Business Directors to understand their growth priorities, target markets, and client goals, and turn them into focused talent strategies and target lists.
• Build and maintain talent maps across competitors, markets, and technical areas, including investigation and remediation, marine and coastal science, toxicology and health sciences, and ecological science and design.
• Identify and engage senior, mostly passive professionals through your network, referrals, LinkedIn Recruiter, and creative sourcing.
• Build genuine, long-term relationships with high-value prospects, understanding their client relationships, practice goals, and what would motivate a move.
• Tell the firm's story credibly to senior consultants, and speak with them as a peer about their business, not as a salesperson.
• Spot non-compete, client conflict, and transition issues early and work through them with leadership.
• Guide candidates from first conversation through interviews, offer, and acceptance while keeping momentum and a strong candidate experience.
• Bring structure, follow-up, and pipeline visibility to strategic hiring, and help each Business Director adopt a consistent process that fits how they work.

What You Bring

• Significant experience in talent acquisition, executive search, or a similar relationship-driven role, with a track record of recruiting senior, revenue-generating professionals.
• Experience in environmental consulting, engineering, AEC, or professional services, and an established network in that world.
• Experience recruiting lateral principals, partners, or practice leaders who bring clients with them is a strong plus.
• The presence, judgment, and business fluency to advise senior technical leaders and earn their trust.
• Persistence and patience to cultivate relationships over months or years.
• Comfort working independently as a hands-on individual contributor and owning results.
• Discretion with senior professionals and confidential information.
• A former consultant who has moved into a talent, practice-building, or business development role would also be a strong fit.

What Success Looks Like

Success is measured by the quality of the leaders you attract and the relationships you build, not the volume of hires. Within your first year, Business Directors will see you as their go-to advisor on talent, you will have a living map of senior talent in priority markets, and you will have brought in leaders who strengthen client relationships and grow the business.

Details

• Reports to the Chief Talent Officer.
• Remote or hybrid from anywhere in the US, with about 20% travel.
• Competitive base salary plus annual bonus and a long-term incentive program.
• Full benefits, including medical, dental, and vision, 401(k) match, life and disability coverage, and generous paid time off.