Sales Recruiter, Talent Acquisition

QXO

$86K — $130K *
Staffing
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
  • Successful track record in hiring quota-carrying sales professionals
  • Deep understanding of sales performance metrics
  • Proven ability to attract passive, high-performing sales talent
  • Strong business partnership skills with Sales leaders
  • Highly organized in managing multiple sales requisitions
  • Experience with ATS, CRM, and sourcing tools

Responsibilities

  • Own the sales talent strategy by collaborating with Sales leadership
  • Identify and target high-performing hunters and farmers
  • Build targeted pipelines for top-performing sales talent
  • Source candidates with precision using LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Assess candidates for sales excellence against defined standards
  • Drive full-cycle recruiting process focused on speed and quality
  • Deliver a high-performance candidate experience reflecting sales culture
  • Ensure structured interview rigor with hiring managers
  • Utilize data to track funnel metrics and optimize hiring strategies
  • Build deep pipelines of sales talent for future hiring needs

Benefits

  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and company holidays
  • Parental leave
  • Paid training and certifications
  • Legal assistance and identity protection
  • Pet insurance
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
Full Job Description
We're looking for a highly driven, strategic Sales Recruiter to power the growth of our Sales organization. This role focuses on identifying, attracting, and closing top-tier sales talent, including high-performing new business development professionals and strong hunters who drive new revenue, as well as account executives who expand and retain business. As a key partner to Sales leadership, you will bring strong business acumen, a deep understanding of sales profiles, and a disciplined, data-driven recruiting approach aligned with QXO's standards. You will build targeted pipelines, differentiate talent profiles, and deliver high-impact hiring outcomes that directly fuel revenue growth. What you'll do: • Own Sales Talent Strategy: Partner closely with Sales leadership to understand territory needs, revenue goals, and ideal candidate profiles, including hunters and farmers-and translate business objectives into effective hiring strategies. • Identify High-Performing Hunters and Farmers: • Target and assess hunters with proven new business development success, including cold calling, prospecting, net-new logo acquisition, and quota overachievement. • Identify account executives and farmers with strengths in account growth, retention, upselling, and relationship management. • Build Targeted Pipelines: Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies focused on top-performing sales talent in competitive markets and adjacent industries. • Source with Precision: Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter and direct outreach to engage passive, high-caliber candidates with a track record of exceeding quota. • Assess for Sales Excellence: Evaluate candidates against sales hiring standards, including drive, grit, coachability, a competitive mindset, and consistent performance against measurable sales metrics. • Own Full-Cycle Recruiting: Drive end-to-end recruiting from intake through close, with a strong focus on speed, quality, and candidate conversion. • Deliver a High-Performance Candidate Experience: Create a compelling, high-touch experience that reflects a performance-driven sales culture and attracts top producers. • Drive Interview Rigor: Partner with hiring managers to ensure a structured, competency-based interview process that accurately evaluates sales capabilities and potential for future success. • Use Data to Win: Track funnel metrics-including pipeline health, conversion rates, time to fill, and quality of hire-and continuously optimize strategies to meet aggressive sales hiring goals. • Build for Scale: Develop deep pipelines of sales talent across territories to support rapid expansion and future hiring demand. What you'll bring: • 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong emphasis on sales recruiting in high-growth, performance-driven environments. • Demonstrated success hiring quota-carrying sales professionals, including outside sales representatives, inside sales representatives, hunters focused on new business development, and account managers focused on account growth and retention. • Deep understanding of sales performance metrics, including quota attainment, deal size, sales cycle, and activity levels, and how to assess top performers. • Proven ability to identify and attract passive, high-performing sales talent, especially competitive "A players." • Strong business partnership skills, with the ability to influence Sales leaders and quickly calibrate on talent profiles. • Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority sales requisitions in a fast-paced environment. • Experience using ATS, CRM, and sourcing tools, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and talent intelligence platforms. • A data-driven mindset focused on pipeline metrics and continuous improvement What you'll earn • 401(k) with employer match • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • PTO, company holidays, and parental leave • Paid training and certifications • Legal assistance and identity protection • Pet insurance • Employee assistance program (EAP) To comply with Pay Transparency laws, employers must disclose an annual salary range. Actual offers depend on factors such as location, experience, skills, and market data. This position may also offer variable compensation. Salary Range: USD $86,000.00 - USD $130,000.00 /Yr.

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