Talent Acquisition Manager (Remote SA) - 40273568768

Talent Acquisition Manager (Executive Search & Legal Focus) at Somewhere

Talent Acquisition Manager (Remote SA) -

Overview

We are an elite, specialized headhunting firm dedicated to matching top-tier legal talent with leading organizations. We combine highly targeted outreach with a white-glove candidate experience to facilitate the next career moves for high-caliber attorneys. This is a dynamic opportunity for a professional ready to step into the trenches as an individual contributor with a clear path to operational and team leadership .

Responsibilities

• High-Brow Outreach & Business Development
• Executive Cold Calling : Make 100-plus outbound calls per day to targeted lists of attorneys (e.g., Harvard Law, Wall Street finance) and high-caliber professionals.
• Sophisticated Communication : Utilize legal jargon and highly professional language to initiate conversations, leave clear voicemails, and send concise follow-up messages across multichannel outreach (phone, LinkedIn, email).
• Niche Sourcing & Qualification : Use LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced list-building techniques to identify and lightly qualify placeable attorneys based on firm pedigree, practice area, and key career signals.
• Pipeline Management & Conversion
• Warm Lead Response : Monitor inbound interest and respond within minutes whenever possible to reduce time-to-first-contact and ensure no lead slips away.
• Incentive Design : Work closely with leadership to design and implement the mechanics of the incentive program. Commission will be tied not only to successful appointments set but also to longer-term metrics tied to revenue, reflecting our typical 3 to 6-month time-to-close cycle.
• CRM Discipline : Maintain the CRM meticulously, logging all calls, outcomes, next steps, and dispositions.
• Future Leadership & Operational Growth
• Process Playbook : Quickly become the expert, iterating outreach scripts and objection handling to improve connection rates.
• Management Pipeline : Demonstrate the aptitude to eventually manage new hires and coach junior callers on talk tracks, pacing, and tone, driving the overall cold outreach function.
• Reporting : Track key metrics (show rates, set rates, conversions by channel) and create simple weekly dashboards to guide strategy.
• Qualifications
• Experience : 4+ years in agency recruiting, executive search, or outbound sales with heavy phone time. Legal recruiting experience is most ideal and a significant advantage.
• Communication (MUST HAVE) : Clear, neutral spoken English and superior writing skills, with the ability to speak sophisticatedly and use legal industry vernacular.
• Grit and Consistency : Proven ability to handle 100-plus dials per day and convert that volume into qualified meetings.
• Technical Skills : Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM discipline, and comfort with call analytics.
• Aptitude for Leadership : Desire and capacity to grow into an operations and leadership role, managing others and designing repeatable processes.

Position Details

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