[Hiring] Senior Global Talent Acquisition Specialist @Advantage HQ

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to help build exceptional teams that fuel the growth of Advantage HQ. This is not a traditional recruiter role; it is a strategic talent acquisition role.

Your mission is simple: identify, engage, and hire exceptional talent while creating an outstanding candidate experience that strengthens our employer brand.

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will own the end-to-end hiring process for key positions across the business. You'll partner closely with hiring managers, proactively source top talent, build high-quality talent pipelines, and ensure we consistently hire people who raise the bar.

Success in this role means:

• We hire exceptional people faster.
• Candidates have an outstanding experience.
• Hiring managers trust Talent Acquisition as a strategic partner.
• Our talent pipeline supports the company's continued growth.

What You Will Own

• Full-Cycle Recruitment
  • Own the end-to-end recruitment process across multiple business functions.
  • Manage sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and hiring coordination.
  • Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.
  • Ensure every hiring process is professional, efficient, and aligned with our company values.
• Strategic Talent Sourcing
  • Proactively source high-quality candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking, Boolean search, talent communities, and other sourcing channels.
  • Build and maintain strong pipelines for both active and future hiring needs.
  • Develop creative sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill and niche positions.
  • Leverage AI sourcing tools and automation to increase recruiter productivity.
• Hiring Manager Partnership
  • Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.
  • Conduct intake meetings to understand role requirements, success profiles, and hiring priorities.
  • Provide recommendations on hiring strategy, compensation benchmarking, and market availability.
  • Keep stakeholders informed through consistent communication and recruiting updates.
• Candidate Assessment
  • Conduct structured interviews that evaluate both technical capability and cultural alignment.
  • Assess candidates for competency, ownership, communication, problem-solving, and long-term potential.
  • Present well-qualified candidates with clear interview summaries and hiring recommendations.
  • Ensure fair, consistent, and data-driven hiring decisions.
• Talent Pipeline & Employer Branding
  • Continuously build relationships with high-performing professionals even before positions become available.
  • Represent Advantage HQ professionally across LinkedIn and other talent communities.
  • Help strengthen our employer brand through exceptional candidate engagement.
  • Support initiatives that improve our reputation as an employer of choice.
• Recruitment Operations
  • Maintain accurate recruiting data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
  • Track recruitment KPIs including:
    • Time to Fill
    • Time to Hire
    • Offer Acceptance Rate
    • Candidate Pipeline Health
    • Interview-to-Offer Ratio
    • Source Effectiveness
    • Hiring Manager Satisfaction
  • Identify opportunities to improve recruiting efficiency through data and process improvements.
  • Support continuous improvement of recruitment SOPs, interview scorecards, and hiring workflows.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Stay informed about hiring trends, recruitment technology, AI tools, and labor market insights.
  • Recommend improvements that increase hiring quality, speed, and efficiency.
  • Share recruiting best practices with the Talent Acquisition team.
  • Contribute to building a world-class recruiting function as the company continues to scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within high-growth startups, agencies, or remote-first organizations.
• Proven success recruiting for technical, marketing, operations, creative, sales, and leadership roles.
• Strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, referrals, and direct outreach.
• Excellent interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent requisitions while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with changing priorities.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using recruiting metrics to drive decisions.
• Self-starter who takes ownership and consistently delivers results.

Ideal Experience

• Experience recruiting globally across multiple regions and time zones.
• Experience hiring remote team members.
• Experience using JazzHR, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, or similar ATS platforms.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced Boolean sourcing techniques.
• Experience implementing AI recruiting tools and workflow automation.
• Experience supporting rapid organizational growth.
• Experience recruiting passive candidates for highly specialized roles.
• Familiarity with structured interviewing and competency-based hiring methodologies.

You Will Probably Love This Role If...

• You genuinely enjoy finding exceptional people others can't.
• You believe recruiting is about building relationships, not simply filling vacancies.
• You enjoy solving difficult hiring challenges through creativity and persistence.
• You thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve quickly.
• You naturally take ownership and don't wait to be told what to do.
• You enjoy partnering with leaders to build high-performing teams.
• You care deeply about creating an outstanding candidate experience.
• You get satisfaction from helping people find careers where they can do their best work.