Senior Talent Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the recruitment process from start to finish as the dedicated recruiting partner for FORT's expansion efforts.

• Conduct full-cycle recruiting for approximately 12–18 concurrent requisitions, from the initial intake to offer acceptance.

• Facilitate intake meetings to identify essential criteria, develop interview plans, and create scorecards.

• Identify passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, technical communities, university networks, and referrals.

• Evaluate candidates for technical compatibility and motivation, providing recommendations to hiring managers.

• Organize interview processes, collect feedback within 24 hours, and lead debrief sessions to reach decisions.

• Collaborate with the Director of People & Culture on offers, utilizing salary bands and compensation guidelines.

• Maintain ATS data and provide weekly reports on pipeline health, time-to-fill, and hiring-plan risks.

• Guide hiring managers on structured and consistent interviewing practices.

• Recruit across US and European time zones, including EMEA and DACH sales positions.

• Meet priority-role hiring objectives, create repeatable recruiting processes, ensure reliable pipeline data, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 2 years in-house at a startup or high-growth organization.

• Proven track record of successfully hiring hardware, embedded, firmware, or systems engineers.

• Strong direct sourcing abilities and a history of filling niche technical roles without dependence on agencies.

• Experience managing a high requisition volume while keeping candidates and hiring managers well-informed.

• Ability to push back on hiring managers using data when a profile, timeline, or process is ineffective.

• Proficiency with an ATS (Greenhouse preferred) and LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Exceptional written communication skills and the ability to keep pipeline and notes up-to-date.

• Availability to commence work between November and December.

• Familiarity with functional safety roles and standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, and ISO 26262 (nice to have).

• Experience with hiring in the UK, Germany, or the broader EMEA market (nice to have).

• Background in hiring enterprise or technical account executives (nice to have).

• Experience in building a recruiting process from the ground up (nice to have).

🏝️ Benefits

• Potential for a full-time position in 2027.

• Full-time working hours.

• Some flexibility for early or late calls with European candidates.