Freelance Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Tech GTM-Sales)

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.

About the role

This is a 4-month temporary role based in the United States and can be fully remote within the US. Reporting into the Lead Talent Partner, the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Tech Sales, Commercial, Tech and Data will focus on pure recruitment delivery across commercial, SaaS sales, and specialist technology roles, with a primary remit covering LATAM, North America, and Canada. The role requires strong experience hiring go-to-market and sales talent in SaaS or technology environments, alongside the ability to deliver searches across data, technology, and digital roles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end recruitment for commercial, SaaS sales, go-to-market, technology, data, AI, engineering, product, platform, analytics, and digital roles across LATAM, North America, and Canada.
• Execute agreed hiring plans, sourcing strategies, pipeline activity, and delivery milestones for specialist SaaS sales, commercial, and technology roles in partnership with the Lead Talent Partner and hiring teams.
• Build strong market intelligence across LATAM, North America, and Canada for SaaS sales, enterprise sales, account executive, sales leadership, customer success, technology, data, cloud, AI, product, engineering, analytics, and emerging digital talent markets.
• Use recruitment data, funnel insight, candidate feedback, and sourcing performance to improve delivery, conversion, and candidate quality.
• Maintain strong delivery discipline across sourcing, screening, interview coordination, feedback, offer management, and candidate close.
• Partner confidently with senior hiring leaders across Commercial, SaaS Sales, Go-to-Market, Technology, Data, AI, Engineering, Product, Platform, Analytics, and Digital teams to deliver against approved requisitions.
• Provide practical market insight on candidate availability, skills requirements, compensation expectations, location considerations, and hiring feasibility.
• Build effective working relationships with HRBPs, Finance, Reward, Mobility, Inclusion, Employer Brand, and wider TA colleagues to support smooth delivery.
• Manage senior stakeholder expectations with confidence, using market insight, data, prioritization, and clear communication to align on hiring timelines, trade-offs, and delivery risks.
• Provide clear, timely, and delivery-focused updates on pipeline progress, risks, blockers, and recommended next actions, ensuring strong expectation management with senior stakeholders throughout the hiring process.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned commercial, SaaS sales, Tech, and Data roles, from role intake and sourcing through to offer and close, while balancing multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
• Drive structured intake, candidate calibration, assessment alignment, interview planning, feedback management, and offer processes.
• Track hiring performance against key delivery metrics including time-to-hire, pipeline quality, conversion, offer acceptance, and candidate experience.
• Apply strong time management and prioritization to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously, keeping hiring activity moving and stakeholders informed.
• Maintain consistent hiring standards, process discipline, compliance, attention to detail, and execution quality across assigned requisitions.
• Personally lead searches across SaaS sales, enterprise sales, account executive, sales leadership, customer success, commercial operations, software engineering, data engineering, data science, AI, machine learning, analytics, product, platform, cloud, and digital roles.
• Develop sourcing strategies using direct outreach, market mapping, referrals, competitor intelligence, research-led sourcing, and talent communities.
• Engage and assess candidates who combine SaaS sales or commercial depth with technology market understanding, strong stakeholder credibility, delivery mindset, and measurable business impact.
• Guide hiring teams through candidate calibration, market realities, compensation expectations, and offer negotiation in competitive technology and data talent markets.
• Use recruitment data, market intelligence, and sourcing analytics to improve hiring quality, speed, and decision-making.
• Use modern sourcing tools, CRM platforms, automation, and AI-enabled recruitment approaches responsibly to improve productivity and candidate identification.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data, pipeline records, candidate notes, and hiring activity updates in relevant systems.
• Identify practical opportunities to improve sourcing, candidate engagement, reporting discipline, and delivery execution.
• Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing TA culture focused on delivery quality, pace, and candidate experience.
• Share market insight, sourcing best practice, and candidate intelligence with colleagues across the TA team.
• Work closely with the Lead Talent Partner to align delivery priorities, manage risks, and maintain hiring momentum.
• Act as a positive ambassador for the Tech and Data Talent Acquisition function internally and externally.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on talent acquisition experience, ideally gained in SaaS, technology, commercial, go-to-market, or fast-moving technology-led environments.
• Demonstrable experience delivering hiring across SaaS sales, enterprise sales, commercial, customer success, technology, data, AI, engineering, product, platform, analytics, cloud, or digital roles.
• Good understanding of SaaS sales and technology talent markets across LATAM, North America, and Canada, including enterprise sales, account executives, commercial leadership, customer success, software engineering, data engineering, AI, machine learning, analytics, cloud platforms, product, and platform roles.
• Proven ability to work confidently with senior hiring managers and cross-functional stakeholders, managing expectations, influencing decisions, and maintaining delivery momentum.
• Strong hands-on sourcing capability, including market mapping, direct outreach, talent intelligence, and candidate engagement.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to use recruitment data to guide delivery activity and improve conversion.
• Comfortable using recruitment technology, CRM platforms, talent intelligence tools, automation, and AI-enabled sourcing solutions.
• Delivery-focused, pragmatic, and able to balance quality, pace, stakeholder expectations, competing priorities, and multiple live vacancies in competitive specialist talent markets.
• Excellent communication, judgment, attention to detail, time management, candidate management, and follow-through skills.

Who you are

• Open: Inclusive and collaborative; encourages the free exchange of ideas; respects and celebrates diverse views.
• Open-minded: Receptive to new ideas, new partnerships, and new ways of working.
• Optimistic: Believes in the power of creativity, technology, and talent to create brighter futures; approaches challenges with conviction.
• Extraordinary: Strives for excellence through collaboration; values creativity and innovation.

Benefits

• Passionate, inspired people – fosters a culture where extraordinary work can thrive.
• Scale and opportunity – offers the chance to create, influence, and complete projects at an unparalleled industry scale.
• Challenging and stimulating work – provides unique projects and opportunities to join a group of creative problem solvers.

Pay

The compensation for this position is $50—$60 USD.

Schedule

WPP has adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week.