Senior Commercial Talent Acquisition Partner

Role Description

We are seeking a strategic, results-driven Senior Commercial Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruiting across key commercial functions, including Sales, Customer Support, Marketing, and Business Development. This individual will bring deep expertise in commercial talent markets, a strong track record of delivering top-tier hires, and the ability to influence stakeholders through data, insight, and partnership. This role requires a balance of strategy and execution – combining advanced sourcing, consultative business partnership, and a best-in-class candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Talent Leadership:
  • Define and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned to business priorities and commercial growth objectives.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders on talent market trends, workforce planning, and hiring strategy.
• Advanced Sourcing & Talent Attraction:
  • Develop and deploy innovative, multi-channel sourcing strategies to attract high-caliber, diverse talent.
  • Proactively engage passive candidates and build long-term pipelines for critical roles.
• Candidate Assessment & Experience:
  • Lead structured screening and interview processes to assess capabilities, competencies, and cultural alignment.
  • Deliver a high-touch, transparent candidate experience that reflects Fortive’s values.
• Stakeholder Partnership:
  • Partner closely with hiring managers and HR to deeply understand role requirements, team dynamics, and success profiles.
  • Establish clear expectations, drive alignment, and lead regular intake and calibration discussions.
• Talent Pipelining & Workforce Planning:
  • Build and maintain strategic talent pipelines aligned to future hiring needs and market conditions.
  • Anticipate talent gaps and proactively develop solutions.
• Employer Brand & Market Positioning:
  • Champion Fortive’s employer value proposition through innovative branding and outreach strategies.
  • Partner on initiatives that elevate awareness and engagement across target talent segments.
• Data & Insights-Driven Recruiting:
  • Leverage recruiting data and market intelligence to optimize sourcing strategies and improve outcomes.
  • Track key performance metrics and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Executive-Level Advisory:
  • Advise senior leaders on talent supply/demand, compensation trends, and competitive benchmarking.
  • Influence hiring decisions through data, storytelling, and market expertise.
• Onboarding & Retention Partnership:
  • Partner with HR to ensure smooth candidate transitions and support initiatives that improve retention and engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Talent Acquisition, HR, or a related field within a global organization.
• Significant experience (7+ years) recruiting for senior-level commercial roles (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Business Development).
• Proven ability to independently lead complex, high-impact hiring initiatives.
• Expertise in modern sourcing techniques, including LinkedIn Recruiter, AI-enabled tools, and talent market mapping.
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience using data to inform recruiting strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build trust with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across diverse geographies and cultures.
• Thrives in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and embraces ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Collaboration & Influence: Strong ability to partner across business units, functions, and leadership levels to deliver results.
• Operational Excellence: Experience operating within structured business systems (e.g., Fortive Business System) and driving process discipline.
• Business Acumen: Ability to quickly understand business priorities and translate them into effective hiring strategies.
• Self-Leadership: Highly self-motivated with strong judgment and the ability to operate autonomously.
• Market Expertise: Deep network within commercial talent markets and demonstrated success engaging passive candidates.

Company Description

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.