Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Contractor)

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies in the US to the top of the list.

Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 66 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com or email [email protected].

Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies headquartered in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies by Inc. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces®.

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to serve in a contract role and be an integral member of the Pattern business during that time. We’re looking for a strategic and analytical individual who can create strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates in order to bring world class talent to Pattern.

This is a full-time contractor position to cover maternity leave. The contract will be from August 2026 - December 31st, 2026. There will be potential for conversion to a full-time permanent role, subject to performance and business needs.

What is a day in the life of a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner?

• Lead end-to-end recruiting for multiple teams at Pattern, serving as the go-to talent partner for leaders across these teams
• Partner closely with hiring managers to develop and execute strategic recruitment plans tailored to each role
• Own the full-cycle recruiting process: define role requirements, post job openings, proactively source candidates, review applications, conduct interviews, extend and negotiate offers, and close hires
• Source top-tier talent through LinkedIn, job boards, networking events, university partnerships, career fairs, and other creative channels
• Strengthen Pattern’s employer brand through consistent representation on platforms like Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and social media
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the Applicant Tracking System (Lever) throughout the hiring lifecycle
• Manage and mentor a Talent Acquisition Coordinator, providing coaching and training on recruiting best practices
• Champion an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience, ensuring a thoughtful, timely, and inclusive process from start to finish

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in a fast-paced or high-growth environment
• Deep understanding of recruiting best practices, tools, and sourcing strategies
• Proven ability to assess talent and match candidates to complex role requirements across diverse functions
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Highly organized, with strong time management skills and attention to detail
• Strategic thinker with sound analytical judgment and decision-making ability
• Skilled in conducting interviews using a variety of techniques (behavioral, technical, structured, etc.)
• Adept at building and maintaining long-term relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and industry professionals

What does high performance look like?

• Proactively partners with hiring managers to drive alignment, urgency, and results—earning trust as a strategic advisor, not just a recruiter
• Consistently delivers high-quality candidates in a timely manner, with strong conversion rates from screen to hire
• Maintains clean, complete data in the ATS and leverages insights to optimize pipeline strategy and hiring outcomes
• Continuously raises the bar by improving processes, enhancing candidate experience, and helping hiring teams become better interviewers and decision-makers

What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days?

What is my potential for career growth?

• Potential consideration for future recruiting opportunities at Pattern based on business needs and performance
• Opportunity to expand leadership experience by managing a Talent Acquisition Coordinator
• Exposure to executive-level hiring strategy, managing a hiring vertical from the top to the bottom
• Opportunity to broaden expertise across multiple business functions

What is the team like?

Sounds great! What’s the company culture?

• Game Changers – A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics – A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of those solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed – An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partners' expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
• Team of Doers – Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

• An initial phone interview with Pattern’s Talent Acquisition team
• An Zoom interview with Pattern’s Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition
• An onsite interview with:
• Two peers
• Pattern’s VP of Talent Acquisition
• Pattern’s Chief People Officer
• Reference checks
• Executive Review
• Offer

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Be prepared to talk about professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
• Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
• Focus on mentioning how you would be partner obsessed at Pattern
• Be prepared to talk about any side projects related to data and analytics

Why should I work at Pattern?

• Potential for conversion to a full-time Pattern employee, based on performance and business needs
• Competitive Pay
• Onsite Fitness Center
• Casual Dress Code
• Hybrid work flexibility
• The opportunity to work alongside industry-leading ecommerce experts and make a real impact from day one