Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition Advisor, Sales

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition Advisor – Sales is responsible for leading full-cycle recruiting efforts for the company’s commercial organization, with a primary focus on field-based sales hiring. This role partners closely with Sales Leadership, Human Resources, and business stakeholders to develop and execute recruiting strategies that attract high-performing sales talent aligned with the company’s culture and growth objectives.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience recruiting within pharmaceutical or other field-based sales environments and thrives in a fast-paced, metrics-driven setting. This individual will serve as a strategic talent advisor while helping to optimize candidate experience, and talent acquisition operations leveraging Greenhouse ATS. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Sales Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for field-based sales positions and other commercial roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding coordination.
• Partner with Sales Leadership to understand territory needs, organizational structure, and hiring priorities.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies to identify and engage top pharmaceutical sales talent.
• Build and maintain proactive pipelines of qualified candidates for current and future openings across multiple geographic regions using the incorporated Greenhouse CRM.
• Conduct candidate assessments focused on sales competencies, territory management experience, performance history, and cultural alignment.
• Manage recruiting activity in a high-volume, fast-paced sales environment while maintaining a best-in-class candidate experience.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, operational efficiency, and candidate engagement.
• Ensure recruiting activities comply with applicable employment laws and company policies.

Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to sales leaders and hiring managers throughout the recruiting process.
• Facilitate intake meetings to define candidate profiles, timelines, and recruiting strategies.
• Partner with Total Rewards and HRBPs to provide market intelligence related to talent availability, compensation trends, competitor activity, and geographic hiring challenges.
• Influence hiring decisions through data-driven recommendations and recruiting expertise.

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS 

Leadership Behaviors are a core set of behaviors that vary based on Level in the organization. We have categorized these under Head, Heart, and Guts.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or additional experience in lieu of a completed degree
• 4-6 years of Pharmaceutical or Life Science recruiting experience required
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare, or related industry recruiting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting high-volume, geographically dispersed hiring.
• Hands-on experience ATS experience preferred (Workday, Greenhouse, etc.).
• Strong sourcing and networking capabilities using SeekOut, job boards, referrals, and direct outreach strategies.
• Ability to build credibility and strong working relationships with sales leadership.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Experience leveraging recruiting metrics and analytics to drive decision-making.