Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner, Sales & Partnerships

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.
• Own full-cycle recruiting from intake and sourcing strategy through assessment, interview management, offer, and close.
• Advise hiring managers on search strategy, candidate profiles, market conditions, compensation considerations, and hiring decisions.
• Build proactive talent pipelines through Boolean search, LinkedIn, referrals, networking, talent mapping, and ATS/CRM tools.
• Use recruiting data and funnel analytics to identify gaps and improve hiring outcomes.
• Deliver regular pipeline updates, market intelligence, and recommendations to business and HR leaders.
• Conduct candidate assessments focused on capabilities, experience, motivation, and organizational alignment.
• Help own Playfly's talent-facing online presence, including recruitment marketing and social content.
• Partner with internal teams on employer branding and recruitment campaigns.
• Execute quarterly talent activations including networking events and industry engagement.

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, talent mapping, and passive candidate engagement.
• Demonstrated 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

Before you apply

• We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time

About the company

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