Talent Acquisition Partner

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll be a key part of our TA team, contributing to how we find and attract talent at Toast. You'll manage the full recruitment process, focusing on building strong candidate pools, making sure candidates have a great experience, and adapting to different hiring needs. 

Toast's Talent Acquisition team prioritizes collaboration, expertise, and strong connections with our business partners. We're dedicated to finding the best candidates to support the growth of our company. If you're a recruiter with a passion for finding top talent and a proven track record of success in complex high volume recruiting, we'd love to hear from you.

Note: this is a fully remote, contract position based in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane).

A day in the life (Responsibilities)

• Deliver on recruiting goals and prioritise workload to meet deadlines and evolving business needs.
• Attract, source, recruit, and engage top talent for Toast’s GTM functions, predominantly Sales.
• Proactively build and maintain strong talent pipelines through strategic sourcing, leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, referrals, professional networks, and creative outreach strategies to identify and engage passive candidates.
• Own end-to-end sourcing strategies for assigned roles, including market research, competitor mapping, targeted outreach, and nurturing relationships with prospective candidates to support current and future hiring needs.
• Exercise sound judgment and decision-making throughout the recruitment process, balancing business needs with candidate experience.
• Skillfully navigate complex and ambiguous hiring scenarios, partnering with hiring managers to clarify requirements, align expectations, and drive decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers through regular recruiting syncs, effective communication, and subject matter expertise.
• Develop creative sourcing and recruitment solutions, adapting strategies to address talent shortages, competitive market conditions, and changing business priorities.
• Leverage sourcing data, pipeline conversion rates, and key recruitment metrics to evaluate effectiveness, optimise strategies, and deliver efficient and impactful hiring outcomes.
• Provide exceptional service to candidates and hiring managers, ensuring a positive and memorable experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Share ideas, provide updates, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to continuously improve recruitment practices.
  
  

What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)

• 3+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience with a proven track record of recruiting across GTM functions, preferably Field Sales roles.
• Demonstrated depth and breadth of experience in high-volume recruiting, successfully partnering with hiring managers to fill roles across various GTM functions.
• Proficiency in leveraging recruitment data and metrics to impact hiring decisions.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate insights clearly and effectively.
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, with strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.

What will help you stand out (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves):

• Experience using Greenhouse as an ATS 
• Experience scheduling with GoodTime
• Experience recruiting for sales talent at a SaaS company 

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

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