Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Description

The company is a PE-backed, high-growth SaaS business building one integrated platform for public safety, covering dispatch, law enforcement, forensics, courts and more. Growth has come through acquisitions and heavy product investment.

Its software has been used in public safety work for over four decades, from answering 911 calls to case investigations and evidence processing in forensic labs.

AI is treated as core infrastructure rather than an add-on. The company is building intelligence into the daily workflows of its customers, working with them directly to meet what the mission requires.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for complex, confidential and leadership roles across the organization.
• Run talent acquisition programs and initiatives set by the Manager, Talent Acquisition, owning scope, timelines, stakeholders and results.
• Work independently and advise senior leaders, including the C-suite, on hiring strategy, using executive presence, judgement, critical thinking and market insight to solve difficult hiring problems.
• Partner with executives and senior leaders to define current and future hiring needs, role requirements, hiring plans and selection decisions.
• Handle full-cycle hiring for Senior Manager, Director and other business-critical searches, including confidential searches and selected mandates the Manager assigns.
• Build and run proactive sourcing and talent-mapping plans for senior candidates, using passive outreach, networking and pipelining.
• Give senior candidates a high-quality, high-touch experience.
• Use recruitment metrics and market and compensation data to advise leaders and shape hiring strategy.
• Challenge assumptions, spot gaps and propose improvements to recruiting processes, tools and systems.
• Use AI-enabled tools and automation to make recruiting more effective, keeping human judgement over every hiring decision.
• Train hiring managers in structured interviewing and inclusive hiring practices.
• Serve as the team's subject matter expert and informal coach on best practice and complex searches.
• Support the Manager, Talent Acquisition on Executive and VP searches and other selected mandates.
• Keep hiring and candidate data handling compliant with employment law and internal policy in every relevant jurisdiction.
• Take on other related duties that support team goals, department needs and wider organizational priorities.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• 7+ years of progressive recruiting or talent acquisition experience, including hiring Senior Manager and Director roles, ideally in technology or software.
• Clear executive presence and the credibility to advise and influence the C-suite and senior leaders.
• A track record of delivering talent acquisition programs from planning through implementation, with strong project management and critical thinking.
• Experience using AI-enabled recruiting tools and automation to improve speed and results, applied with sound judgement.
• Solid knowledge of sourcing techniques, applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse preferred) and recruitment analytics, with the business sense to use analytics when advising leaders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, able to work effectively at every level of the organization.
• A collaborative, adaptable approach with a drive for continuous improvement and service excellence.

Conditions

The starting salary depends on skills, experience, education, training, internal equity, market data and business needs.

Some roles may also be eligible for variable pay, such as incentive plans or discretionary performance bonuses.

The company uses AI-enabled tools in parts of recruiting, but all hiring and employment decisions are made by people.

The company is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available on request at every stage of recruitment and for the terms of employment.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package beyond base salary.