Sales Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist

LegalMatch offers a visible, on-site Sales Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist role in Reno, NV. You will help shape our sales hiring engine, build proactive candidate pipelines, and partner with sales leadership to meet growth goals. This position sits in a fast-paced environment with experienced leadership and a recruiting function central to the business strategy.

Benefits

• Visible impact in building better recruiting systems and elevating our sales hiring capabilities, with meaningful contributions to the company.
• Fast-paced environment supported by experienced leadership and a recruiting function aligned to business strategy.
• Competitive compensation based on experience.
• Potential for additional performance-based incentives depending on role structure and hiring results.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and engage passive sales candidates via LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, social media, networking, local market research, and other sourcing strategies.
• Build ongoing pipelines of qualified candidates for current and future sales openings.
• Develop new approaches to reach candidates in competitive markets where traditional postings may fall short.
• Research local talent pools, competitor hiring trends, and alternative candidate sources.
• Create outreach messages that generate interest and differentiate LegalMatch from other employers.
• Manage inbound applications from job boards and other recruiting channels.
• Review resumes, conduct initial phone screens, and assess candidates for sales aptitude, motivation, communication skills, coachability, and cultural fit.
• Move qualified candidates efficiently through the recruiting process with strong follow-up and communication.
• Ensure every candidate experiences a professional, responsive, and positive interaction with LegalMatch.
• Partner with sales leadership to understand hiring needs, success profiles, market challenges, and role requirements.
• Help improve job postings, candidate messaging, recruiting campaigns, and interview processes.
• Recommend new recruiting channels, tools, partnerships, and campaigns to improve applicant quality and volume.
• Think creatively about standing out to sales candidates considering multiple opportunities.
• Track what works and continuously refine sourcing and conversion strategies.
• Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity in the applicant tracking system or recruiting tools.
• Monitor key recruiting metrics, including outreach activity, response rates, interview conversion, offer acceptance, and source effectiveness.
• Provide regular updates to leadership on pipeline status, hiring progress, and market feedback.
• Support scheduling, interview coordination, and candidate follow-up as needed.

Requirements

• 2–5+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, ideally with sales, business development, call center, inside sales, or high-volume hiring roles.
• Experience sourcing passive candidates, not just reviewing inbound resumes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to sell candidates on an opportunity.
• Creative mindset with a willingness to test new recruiting strategies.
• Strong sense of urgency and follow-through.
• Comfort working in competitive hiring markets.
• Ability to assess candidate motivation, resilience, coachability, and sales potential.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, applicant tracking systems, CRM tools, or similar platforms.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work closely with sales leaders.

Technologies

• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Indeed
• ZipRecruiter
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• CRM tools

Ideal Background

• Recruiter
• Talent Acquisition Specialist
• Sales Recruiter
• Corporate Recruiter
• Staffing Agency Recruiter
• High-Volume Recruiter
• Inside Sales Recruiter
• Recruiting Coordinator ready for the next step
• Experience recruiting for commission-based, quota-carrying, outbound sales, appointment-setting, or business development roles is highly preferred