Strategic Talent Partner – Sales & Commercial

MezTal

. Own the full recruitment lifecycle for sales and sales leadership positions, from initial intake and search strategy through sourcing, interviewing, candidate management, offer stages, and successful placement.

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeGuadalajara • MexicoMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in full-cycle recruitment for sales positions, including sourcing, interviewing, and candidate management, with a strong focus on building talent pipelines and leveraging advanced sourcing strategies. Proficient in utilizing AI tools for market research and candidate engagement while maintaining a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Full-Cycle Recruitment ManagementSales Professional HeadhuntingAdvanced Sourcing StrategiesApplicant Tracking System (ATS) ProficiencyMarket Research and Talent Mapping

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Hard Skills

Full-Cycle RecruitmentCandidate ScreeningInterviewingPipeline ManagementStakeholder ManagementPassive Candidate EngagementMarket ResearchTalent MappingCreative Sourcing StrategiesAI Tools for Recruitment

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsRelationship BuildingCandidate Experience Management

Tools & Technologies

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)AI Recruitment Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

U.S. Visa

Industry Keywords

Sales RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionHeadhuntingSales OrganizationsRecruiting Intelligence

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the full recruitment lifecycle for sales and sales leadership positions, from initial intake and search strategy through sourcing, interviewing, candidate management, offer stages, and successful placement.
Partner with hiring stakeholders to understand position requirements, business needs, ideal candidate profiles, priorities, and expectations.
Develop recruiting and headhunting strategies based on position requirements and complexity.
Conduct market research on industries, competitors, sales organizations, talent pools, and market dynamics.
Build talent and market maps to identify target companies, sales organizations, high-performing professionals, and candidate pipelines.
Identify and engage passive sales professionals and leaders through outreach, networking, referrals, events, research, and creative sourcing.
Screen and interview candidates to assess experience, sales background, career progression, communication skills, motivations, and alignment.
Present qualified candidates with context and insights to support hiring decisions.
Manage candidate relationships and maintain a strong candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
Coordinate recruitment stages and follow up with candidates and stakeholders.
Support offer-stage conversations, candidate closing, and successful placements.
Maintain candidate information, interview activity, pipeline status, and recruitment progress in the ATS.
Build long-term relationships, talent pipelines, and professional networks with high-performing sales professionals.
Leverage AI tools for market research, sourcing, talent mapping, candidate identification, outreach personalization, and productivity.
Explore sourcing channels beyond traditional platforms and databases.
Create compelling, personalized outreach for passive professionals.
Attend conferences, industry events, and networking opportunities in the United States.
Continuously develop knowledge of sales positions, organizations, industries, competitors, trends, and talent landscapes.
Maintain organized pipelines and provide visibility into search progress, candidate activity, and market insights.
Represent Meztal professionally in candidate and stakeholder interactions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruitment processes from initial intake through successful placement.
Strong experience recruiting or headhunting sales professionals and sales leaders.
Proven experience identifying, approaching, engaging, and converting passive candidates.
Experience partnering directly with hiring managers or other hiring stakeholders throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
Experience conducting candidate screening and interviews and managing candidates through multiple stages of a selection process.
Experience managing recruiting pipelines and candidate information within an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
Proven experience working with U.S.-based teams or stakeholders.
Experience conducting market research, talent mapping, competitive research, or similar recruiting intelligence activities.
Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruiting methodologies and processes.
Advanced sourcing, headhunting, and market research capabilities.
Strong understanding of candidate assessment, pipeline management, stakeholder management, and candidate closing.
Advanced ability to use AI tools for research, sourcing, market mapping, candidate identification, outreach, and recruiting productivity.
Ability to develop creative sourcing strategies beyond traditional recruiting channels.
Ability to quickly understand different industries, companies, competitive environments, sales organizations, and talent markets.
Proficiency working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage candidates, workflows, recruiting activity, and pipeline data.
U.S. visa needed.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Christmas Bonus: 30 days, to be paid in December.
Major Medical Expense Insurance: Coverage up to $25,000,000.00 MXN.
Dental Insurance.
Life Insurance: (Death and MXN Disability).
12 vacation days in accordance with Federal Labor Law.
3 floating holidays in addition to the 7 official holidays in Mexico.
Cell Phone Reimbursement & Transportation Subsidy.
Multicultural Exposure: Work with operations within Mexico and the United States.
MezTal Internal Events.
Exclusive Discounts: Benefits with different companies for being part of MezTal.
Academic Agreements: Access to national universities and language schools.
Work-life balance and professional development opportunities.