Talent Acquisition Consultant

Career Crunch; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Crunch is seeking a seasoned Talent Acquisition professional in Chicago to lead end-to-end sourcing, assessment, and hiring for experienced Sales Professional Consultants. This hybrid role requires you to collaborate with HR partners and hiring managers to craft targeted recruiting strategies and ensure a high-quality candidate experience.

You will attract diverse talent, advise leadership on candidate selection, and optimize recruitment processes with AI-enabled tools.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full cycle recruiting experience required.
• Agency recruiting with professional services and sales placements preferred.
• Experience in talent acquisition for Professional Services (Sales/B2B) is ideal.
• Strong sourcing, assessment, and tech-enabled recruitment skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition processes and develop hiring strategies.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and HR partners to align talent needs with business goals.
• Attract diverse talent using LinkedIn, CRM, ATS, and other tools; manage candidate experience.
• Guide hiring managers on interviewing best practices and decision making.
• Maintain timely candidate communications and process transparency.

Skills

Full cycle recruiting

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

Candidate experience

Recruitment technologies

Tools

LinkedIn

CRM

ATS

Job description

In this role, you will help shape how we attract, assess, and hire experienced Sales Professional Consultants, while supporting consistent, inclusive, and high-quality candidate experience.

This is a hybrid position with an expectation of working in a local office at least three days per week.

What can you expect:

As a key advisor, you will lead the end-to-end talent acquisition process, leveraging targeted sourcing strategies and recruitment technologies to attract and engage top talent. You will ensure seamless and professional candidate experience while driving hiring manager alignment and process efficiency.

We will count on you to:

Collaborate with hiring managers and HR partners to develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business needs.

Partner with business leaders, hiring managers, people partners and our internal stakeholders to understand hiring needs, confirm role requirements, build recruiting hiring strategies and support hiring decisions.

Attract and engage a diverse talent pool through innovative and cost-effective methods, utilizing LinkedIn, CRM, ATS, and other tools.

Support a positive candidate experience and help ensure recruiting interactions reflect our culture and values.

Provide expert guidance to hiring managers on candidate selection, interviewing best practices, and offer strategy

Manage candidate communications to maintain engagement and deliver timely updates throughout the hiring process.

Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.

What you need to have:

Minimum of 7 years of full cycle recruiting experience

Agency recruiting experience, combined with professional services, with a proven track record of successfully placing sales professionals

Proven experience in talent acquisition, preferably focused on a Professional Services industry, including Sales and B2B

Strong expertise in sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, and recruitment technologies.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and advise business leaders.

Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and a commitment to process excellence.

Knowledge of employment laws and recruitment best practices.

What makes you stand out:

Agency recruiting experience, combined with professional services, with a proven track record of successfully placing sales professionals

Proven success working with and influencing Key stakeholders within leadership

Proven success and knowledge of Health & Benefits Consulting industry

Why join us?

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact on colleagues, clients and communities.

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.