Playsports

Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, Partnerships & Sales

Chicago, Illinois, United States. Posted a month ago

The role

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner serves as a strategic recruiting partner for an assigned business vertical. This person will own talent acquisition strategy and execution while building proactive talent pipelines.

What you will do

  • Serve as the primary Talent Acquisition partner for an assigned Playfly business vertical.
  • Develop understanding of vertical business priorities, workforce needs, and talent landscape.
  • Own full-cycle recruiting from intake and sourcing through offer and close.
  • Advise hiring managers on search strategy, candidate profiles, and compensation.
  • Lead recurring talent reviews with hiring managers and HR partners.
  • Build proactive talent pipelines through various sourcing channels.
  • Measure sourcing effectiveness through outreach and conversion rates.
  • Use recruiting data and funnel analytics to improve hiring outcomes.
  • Deliver pipeline updates and market intelligence to leaders.
  • Create a consistent, high-quality candidate experience.

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
  • 5+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition or recruiting experience, including complex full-cycle searches.
  • Strong proactive sourcing skills, including Boolean search and talent mapping.
  • Ability to use recruiting metrics and conversion data.
  • Experience serving as a consultative partner to hiring managers and senior leaders.
  • Ability to independently own searches, relationships, projects, and competing priorities.
  • Strong candidate assessment, market intelligence, and talent advisory capabilities.
  • Excellent written, verbal, relationship-building, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to translate business needs into actionable recruiting and talent strategies.
  • Experience partnering across HR, business functions, and cross-functional teams.
  • Familiarity with ATS, CRM, sourcing platforms, recruiting technology, and talent analytics.
  • Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

Nice to have

  • Interest in sports, media, entertainment, or marketing

About the company

Playfly Sports is a full-service sports marketing and media company. It enables brands to engage with sports fans through linear, digital, and experiential assets.

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