Associate Talent Lead - Commercial

Location: New York, United States; hybrid with in-person office work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Salary: $140K–$175K annually plus equity

Company

hirify.global builds an AI-first, agentic operating system for procurement that captures requests, routes approvals, onboards suppliers, flags risk and tracks renewals using company data.

What you will do

• Own the Commercial Associate hiring pipeline in New York by mapping talent pools, running sourcing campaigns and managing outreach at scale.
• Conduct initial candidate conversations using structured scorecards to assess instinct, scrappiness, work ethic, charisma and composure.
• Coordinate sales interviews, challenges and final rounds while keeping the process fast, personal and candidates engaged.
• Write, test, measure and iterate personalised outreach that converts passive candidates.
• Build hirify.global’s US employer brand through Commercial Associate dinners, university and community events, investor networks and referrals.
• Work with senior GTM leaders and the talent team while developing toward full-cycle recruiting.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in recruiting, sourcing, sales development or another target-driven role, ideally at a high-growth startup or agency.
• Ability to find and attract high-potential early-career talent, including candidates who may come from startup operations, competitive athletics, consulting, banking or side projects rather than sales.
• Persistent, creative sourcing approach with willingness to make additional calls, messages and event connections.
• Ability to assess genuine drive, read people well and probe for specific evidence rather than relying on adjectives.
• Clear and persuasive written and verbal communication, including the ability to present a demanding, high-upside role honestly and energetically.
• Strong organisation and ability to manage a high-volume pipeline, maintain a clean ATS and leverage AI throughout the process.
• Coachability, collaborative behaviour, kindness and a low-ego approach.

Nice to have

• Experience hiring SDRs, BDRs or early-career GTM talent.

Culture & Benefits

• Quality and care are prioritised over recruiting volume, with high ownership and a high performance bar.
• Competitive geo-localised benefits, including separate US and UK benefits packages.
• In-person collaboration at the office every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
• Inclusive hiring approach encouraging applications from people whose experience does not fully match the specification.
• AI note-takers may transcribe interviews; candidates may opt out by noting this in the application’s free-text field.
• Career growth alongside senior GTM leaders and an experienced talent team.

Hiring process

• The process includes an initial screen, a sales interview, a challenge and final rounds.
• Keep candidates informed throughout the stages; note any request to opt out of automatic interview transcription in the application free-text field.