Director of Sales Recruiting

Brightway Insurance is seeking a high-energy, relentless recruiting leader to build a hard-core sales talent engine. This is not a traditional recruiting role. We are looking for a competitive, results-driven professional who thrives on finding exceptional talent, selling career opportunities, and building high-performing sales teams at scale. The successful candidate will be responsible for recruiting and hiring dozens of sales professionals annually, developing innovative sourcing strategies, and establishing Brightway as an employer of choice for ambitious early‑career talent. This person will also build and scale a producer recruiting engine that supports franchise agency growth nationwide while serving as a strategic partner to agency owners and field leadership. This individual must possess a strong sense of urgency, exceptional influencing skills, and a proven ability to attract top performers in highly competitive talent markets. What You’ll Do Lead, coach, and develop a team of Producer Recruiters while creating a high-performance, sales-oriented recruiting culture. Build and lead Brightway’s national sales recruiting strategy. Partner with agency owners to understand growth plans, producer hiring needs, and talent challenges. Hire large volumes of insurance producers and entrepreneurial sales talent while maintaining high hiring standards. Build multi-channel recruiting pipelines (universities, referrals, networking, social media, and direct sourcing). Personally source and recruit top candidates (player/coach role). Lead recruiting events, information sessions, career fairs, and hiring days. Sell candidates on the Brightway opportunity and career path. Drive recruiting metrics, accountability, and results. Partner with sales leadership to forecast hiring needs and build talent pipelines. Continuously improve recruiting processes to increase speed, quality, and conversion rates. Further develop recruiter scorecards, performance metrics, and accountability measures to drive placement success and agency growth. What Success Looks Like Within the first 12 months, you will: Build a scalable producer recruiting engine capable of supporting agency growth nationwide. Produce hundreds of qualified candidates annually through a sustainable recruiting engine. Successfully hire and onboard 50+ sales professionals quarterly. Improve producer placement volume, speed-to-fill, and quality of hire across the agency network. Develop predictable talent pipelines that allow agency owners to hire producers more quickly and effectively. Establish Brightway as a destination employer for ambitious college graduates and early‑career sales professionals. Create strategic university partnerships that generate a continuous flow of talent. Deliver measurable improvements in recruiting speed, quality, and retention. What We’re Looking For 7+ years of recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or sales experience, including 3+ years leading high-performing teams and delivering measurable growth results. Proven success building and scaling high-volume sales recruiting programs. Exceptional communication, persuasion, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to recruit, coach, and influence entrepreneurial individuals. Highly competitive mindset with a passion for winning. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment. Strong data orientation and ability to manage recruiting metrics. Willingness to travel for recruiting events and university partnerships. Experience leading campus recruiting and early-career talent acquisition initiatives. Sales leadership, business development, or staffing leadership experience. Insurance, financial services, staffing, or recruiting agency background. Experience scaling rapidly growing organizations. Compensation Competitive base salary plus performance-based incentives tied directly to recruiting outcomes, hiring success, and business growth. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who wants to build something meaningful, move quickly, and directly influence the future growth of Brightway Insurance. Equal Employment Opportunity Brightway Insurance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that values and respects the contributions of all individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential to our success and fosters innovation, creativity, and collaboration. Our goal is to provide a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment, where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and grow. #J-18808-Ljbffr