Principal Recruiter

At Fortive, we empower creativity and bold thinking to unlock breakthrough solutions and accelerate innovation. We are committed to building diverse, high-performing teams and believe that inclusive talent strategies create a competitive advantage in the markets we serve.

Role Overview

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Principal Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting across Corporate, G&A, Technical, and Commercial functions. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and HR partners, driving talent strategies that enable organizational growth and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes.

The Principal Recruiter will bring deep expertise across multiple talent segments including Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Operations, and Executive-level talent. This role requires balancing recruiting excellence, business partnership, talent intelligence, and operational rigor while delivering an exceptional hiring manager and candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Talent Leadership

• Define and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business priorities, workforce planning objectives, and growth initiatives
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and HR partners on talent market dynamics, hiring strategy, organizational design, and workforce planning
• Influence hiring decisions through talent intelligence, labor market insights, and competitive benchmarking

Full-Cycle Talent Acquisition

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for complex and high-impact positions across Corporate, G&A, Technical, and Commercial functions
• Manage diverse hiring portfolios including Engineering, Product Management, Data & Analytics, Cybersecurity, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Operations, and Executive Leadership
• Drive efficient and high-quality hiring outcomes while maintaining a strong focus on candidate and stakeholder experience

Advanced Sourcing & Talent Attraction

• Design and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage top-tier, diverse talent across multiple functional disciplines
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, talent intelligence platforms, networking, referrals, industry associations, and AI-enabled sourcing tools
• Build and nurture talent communities to support both immediate and future hiring needs

Candidate Assessment & Experience

• Conduct structured assessments and partner closely with hiring teams to evaluate candidates against technical, professional, and leadership competencies
• Guide interview teams through best practices, calibration discussions, and selection decisions
• Deliver a transparent, high-touch candidate experience that reflects Fortive’s values and employer brand

Stakeholder Partnership

• Build strong relationships with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, executives, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Facilitate intake meetings, talent reviews, calibration sessions, and hiring strategy discussions
• Provide proactive communication, consultation, and insights throughout the recruiting lifecycle

Talent Pipelining & Workforce Planning

• Develop strategic talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles across multiple business functions
• Partner with leaders to anticipate future talent needs and create proactive talent attraction strategies
• Identify talent gaps and recommend solutions to strengthen organizational capability

Employer Brand & Market Positioning

• Champion Fortive’s employer value proposition across professional, technical, and commercial talent communities
• Represent Fortive at industry events, networking forums, and talent engagement initiatives
• Partner with internal teams to strengthen awareness and attraction strategies in key talent markets

Data & Insights-Driven Recruiting

• Utilize recruiting metrics, talent market data, and competitive intelligence to drive hiring strategy and decision-making
• Monitor key performance indicators including time-to-fill, pipeline health, conversion rates, offer acceptance rates, and hiring manager satisfaction
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve recruiting efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of hire

Executive-Level Advisory

• Advise senior leaders on talent supply and demand trends, compensation benchmarking, organizational competitiveness, and workforce risks
• Influence hiring and workforce decisions through data-driven insights and talent market expertise
• Partner on executive and leadership hiring initiatives with a consultative, strategic approach

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Drive adoption of recruiting best practices, process improvements, and talent acquisition technologies
• Support recruiting transformation initiatives and continuous improvement efforts
• Ensure compliance with company policies, hiring standards, and employment regulations

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Business, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience supporting Corporate, G&A, Technical, Commercial, and/or Executive hiring
• Proven ability to independently manage complex, high-impact searches across multiple business functions
• Experience partnering directly with Director, VP, and executive-level stakeholders
• Expertise in modern sourcing methodologies, talent intelligence platforms, and recruiting technologies
• Strong understanding of talent market dynamics, workforce planning, and competitive hiring strategies
• Demonstrated ability to use data and analytics to influence hiring outcomes and business decisions
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and thrive in fast-paced, evolving business environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Business Partnership: Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and serving as a trusted talent advisor
• Functional Breadth: Experience recruiting across technical, commercial, corporate, G&A, and executive functions
• Operational Excellence: Experience operating within a continuous improvement culture and driving recruiting process enhancements
• Talent Intelligence: Strong understanding of talent mapping, workforce planning, and labor market analytics
• Executive Search: Experience supporting Director, VP, and executive-level talent acquisition efforts
• Diversity Recruiting: Proven success developing and executing inclusive sourcing and hiring strategies
• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of how talent acquisition directly impacts business performance, growth, and operational outcomes
• Self-Leadership: Highly self-motivated with strong judgment, resilience, and the ability to operate independently

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. 

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. 

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. 

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.