Talent & Partnership Director

About Our Company

Impact Performance Team is seeking a results-oriented Talent Scout & Partnership Director to support the expansion of our recruiting and consulting services. This role is designed for a disciplined professional with strong experience in recruiting, headhunting, and business development who excels at proactive outreach, vision-selling, and relationship development.

We have built a strong foundation with an established client base, a proven model, and real momentum behind us. We are now bringing on our first wave of team members, and the people who join now will play a direct role in shaping what this company becomes. As IPT grows, we are committed to developing stock and long-term incentive packages for our founding team members.

Role Overview

This is a high-activity, dual-mandate role. Every day, you are doing two things: hunting for top candidates to fill open positions for our clients, and reaching out to businesses about partnering with IPT for our recruiting and consulting services. If you are not sourcing candidates, you are developing new partnerships, and ideally, you are doing both.
This is a 1099 independent contractor role with remote flexibility. Your key responsibilities may include:

• Proactively source, headhunt, and recruit candidates for open positions across our client portfolio
• Build and manage an active candidate pipeline using our Applicant Tracking System (ATS), referrals, and direct outreach
• Conduct initial candidate outreach, qualification, and screening
• Identify and pursue businesses that could benefit from IPT's consulting and recruiting services
• Leverage our existing talent pool to open doors with prospective clients
• Execute outbound business development through cold outreach, LinkedIn prospecting, warm introductions, and referral networks
• Build and maintain strong relationships with both candidates and business partners
• Collaborate with leadership on targeting strategy, messaging, and pipeline development
• Represent Impact Performance Team professionally in all client and candidate-facing interactions

Requirements

• Proven experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, or headhunting
• Comfortable with high-volume outbound activity
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to operate independently and manage a full pipeline without heavy oversight
• Professional presence with strong relationship-building capability
• Business development or sales experience is a strong plus
• Industry experience in insurance, financial services, or professional services is preferred but not required
• Must be located or able to commute to Charleston, SC when needed

Benefits

• Salary: $50,000 base + Uncapped Commission
• Total Expected Compensation in Year 1: $90k-$120k
• Working hand in hand with IPT's leadership
• Be a founding team member of a fast-growing consulting and recruiting firm
• High-autonomy role where your work has a direct influence on the business
• A culture built around excellence, growth, and making a positive impact on others