Job Position Recruitment / Talent Acquisition
Work Arrangement Fully Remote — LATAM or PH
Job Type Full-time
Work Schedule 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Core hours: 9 AM – 5 PM EST
Locations Latin America, Philippines

About Pearl Talent: Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They’re looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years. Candidates we’ve hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.
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Why Work with Us? At Pearl, we’re not just another recruiting firm—we connect you with exceptional opportunities to work alongside visionary US and EU founders. Our focus is on placing you in roles where you can grow, make an impact, and build a long-term career. We believe in creating environments where your potential is recognized, your voice matters, and your success is tied to meaningful work—not short-term perks. Joining Pearl means stepping into opportunities that challenge you, support you, and set you up for lasting success.

Role Overview We are hiring a Talent Headhunting Partner to focus exclusively on headhunting passive talent — candidates who are currently employed and not actively seeking new opportunities.
Your mandate is to:
Identify, engage, and convert passive candidates through tailored outbound strategies
Pre-qualify candidates to ensure strong role, compensation, and motivation alignment
Deliver a steady flow of high-quality, TA-ready candidates for active client roles




Adapt headhunting strategies based on pipeline health and feedback
This role is intentionally designed as:
Passive Headhunting (Non–Job-Seeking Talent) – 80%
Pipeline Readiness & Maintenance – 20%
This structure protects focus on high-impact headhunting while ensuring clean handoffs.
Your Impact In this role, you will:
Act as a specialist in engaging and converting currently employed talent
Own outbound headhunting outcomes for specialized and priority roles
Maintain high response and conversion rates through personalized outreach
Deliver consistent, high-signal candidate pipelines
Adjust targeting and messaging based on real-time feedback and results

Areas of Responsibility 1. Passive Headhunting (Non–Job-Seeking Talent) – 80% Identify and engage candidates who are currently employed and not actively job searching
Build targeted outreach strategies tailored to role requirements and seniority
Craft personalized messaging to convert passive candidates
Conduct initial pre-qualification to confirm:
Role alignment
Compensation expectations
Motivation and availability
Use voice notes or async communication where appropriate to improve conversion
Partner with Talent Acquisition Partners to refine targeting and calibration

2. Pipeline Readiness & Maintenance – 20% Ensure all headhunted candidates are accurately logged and staged in the ATS
Maintain clean, up-to-date pipelines for TA handoff




Monitor candidate progress and follow up to prevent drop-offs
Collaborate with the Talent Sourcing Coordinator to ensure pipeline hygiene

This role does not:
Source candidates who are actively job searching
Manage job board postings
Own dashboards, reporting logic, or analytics
Conduct interviews or make hiring decisions
Must-Haves (Required) Proven experience headhunting passive, currently employed candidates
Strong outbound and persuasion skills with a consultative approach
Ability to personalize outreach at scale without sacrificing quality
Strong pre-qualification and alignment skills
KPI-driven mindset focused on response rate, acceptance rate, and pipeline quality
Clear, professional communicator capable of representing premium startup brands

Nice-to-Haves
Experience recruiting for US-based startups or scale-ups
Agency background with a strong outbound headhunting focus
Experience working on specialized, senior, or hard-to-fill roles

Tools Proficiency
Must-Haves
Advanced LinkedIn Recruiter (search logic, projects, InMail optimization)
ATS systems (Workable strongly preferred)
Google Workspace & Notion
Slack

Nice-to-Haves
Contact-finding tools (Apollo, Lusha, etc.)
Async or voice-based candidate engagement tools

What You’ll Gain: Ownership over high-impact, high-difficulty sourcing outcomes
Clear scope, KPIs, and expectations
Strong operational, automation, and data support
Exposure to top-tier founders, companies, and complex hiring challenges
Remote-first, performance-driven culture
Annual team retreat
Unlimited PTO

Ready to Join Us?
If you’re hungry to lead, build, and scale—and you’ve done it before—then this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Apply now and help us build the world’s best recruitment team!

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