Who We Are

Advantage HQ is a tech-enabled growth firm helping leading brands scale profitably and predictably. We combine full-service performance marketing with proprietary technology, including:

• A creator marketplace managing over 80,000 influencer partnerships monthly
• An AI-powered platform to streamline discovery, outreach, and whitelisting
• Proven playbooks across influencer marketing, paid media, performance creative, and conversion optimization

We partner with over 200 high-growth DTC brands across beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and health. Our team of 185+ operators, analysts, strategists, and creatives manages over $500M in annual media spend and drives meaningful bottom-line impact for our partners.

As we continue to scale, we're looking for an exceptional operator to build the systems, accountability, and execution engine that will power the next chapter of our company.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to help build exceptional teams that fuel the growth of Advantage HQ.

This is not a traditional recruiter role.This is a strategic talent acquisition role.

Your mission is simple: identify, engage, and hire exceptional talent while creating an outstanding candidate experience that strengthens our employer brand.

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will own the end-to-end hiring process for key positions across the business. You'll partner closely with hiring managers, proactively source top talent, build high-quality talent pipelines, and ensure we consistently hire people who raise the bar.

You'll be expected to think beyond filling open roles. You'll continuously improve recruiting processes, leverage AI and automation, provide market insights, and help shape the way Advantage HQ attracts world-class talent.

Success in this role means we hire exceptional people faster, candidates have an outstanding experience, hiring managers trust Talent Acquisition as a strategic partner, and our talent pipeline supports the company's continued growth.

What You Will Own

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Own the end-to-end recruitment process across multiple business functions.
• Manage sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and hiring coordination.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.
• Ensure every hiring process is professional, efficient, and aligned with our company values.

Strategic Talent Sourcing

• Proactively source high-quality candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking, Boolean search, talent communities, and other sourcing channels.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines for both active and future hiring needs.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill and niche positions.
• Leverage AI sourcing tools and automation to increase recruiter productivity.

Hiring Manager Partnership

• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.
• Conduct intake meetings to understand role requirements, success profiles, and hiring priorities.
• Provide recommendations on hiring strategy, compensation benchmarking, and market availability.
• Keep stakeholders informed through consistent communication and recruiting updates.

Candidate Assessment

• Conduct structured interviews that evaluate both technical capability and cultural alignment.
• Assess candidates for competency, ownership, communication, problem-solving, and long-term potential.
• Present well-qualified candidates with clear interview summaries and hiring recommendations.
• Ensure fair, consistent, and data-driven hiring decisions.

Talent Pipeline & Employer Branding

• Continuously build relationships with high-performing professionals even before positions become available.
• Represent Advantage HQ professionally across LinkedIn and other talent communities.
• Help strengthen our employer brand through exceptional candidate engagement.
• Support initiatives that improve our reputation as an employer of choice.

Recruitment Operations

Maintain accurate recruiting data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Track recruitment KPIs including:

• Time to Fill
• Time to Hire
• Offer Acceptance Rate
• Candidate Pipeline Health
• Interview-to-Offer Ratio
• Source Effectiveness
• Hiring Manager Satisfaction

Identify opportunities to improve recruiting efficiency through data and process improvements. Support continuous improvement of recruitment SOPs, interview scorecards, and hiring workflows.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay informed about hiring trends, recruitment technology, AI tools, and labor market insights.
• Recommend improvements that increase hiring quality, speed, and efficiency.
• Share recruiting best practices with the Talent Acquisition team.
• Contribute to building a world-class recruiting function as the company continues to scale.

What We Are Looking For

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within high-growth startups, agencies, or remote-first organizations.
• Proven success recruiting for technical, marketing, operations, creative, sales, and leadership roles.
• Strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, referrals, and direct outreach.
• Excellent interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent requisitions while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with changing priorities.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using recruiting metrics to drive decisions.
• Self-starter who takes ownership and consistently delivers results.

Ideal Experience

• Experience recruiting globally across multiple regions and time zones.
• Experience hiring remote team members
• Experience using JazzHR, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, or similar ATS platforms.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced Boolean sourcing techniques.
• Experience implementing AI recruiting tools and workflow automation.
• Experience supporting rapid organizational growth.
• Experience recruiting passive candidates for highly specialized roles.
• Familiarity with structured interviewing and competency-based hiring methodologies.

You Will Probably Love This Role If...

• You genuinely enjoy finding exceptional people others can't.
• You believe recruiting is about building relationships, not simply filling vacancies.
• You enjoy solving difficult hiring challenges through creativity and persistence.
• You thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve quickly.
• You naturally take ownership and don't wait to be told what to do.
• You enjoy partnering with leaders to build high-performing teams.
• You care deeply about creating an outstanding candidate experience.
• You get satisfaction from helping people find careers where they can do their best work.