Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist – Technology

About us
HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system that gives agencies, entrepreneurs and SMBs the infrastructure to build, automate and scale. Today, HighLevel supports SMBs across 150+ countries, fueling community-driven growth rooted in real customer outcomes.
To date, businesses operating on HighLevel have generated over $7 billion in ecosystem value, demonstrating the impact of shared infrastructure at scale. By centralizing conversations, automation and intelligence into one system, we help businesses move faster, reduce complexity and execute efficiently.
Behind the platform, HighLevel powers more than 4 billion API hits and 2.5 billion message events daily. With 250 terabytes of distributed data, 250+ microservices and over 1 million domain names supported, our architecture is built for performance, resilience and long-term scalability.

Our people
With over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. We value initiative, clarity and execution, creating space for ambitious people to build systems that support millions of businesses worldwide. Here, innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated and people come first, no matter where they call home.

Our impact
Every month, HighLevel enables more than 1.5 billion messages, 200 million leads and 20 million conversations for the more than 1 million businesses we support. Behind those numbers are real people building independence, expanding opportunity and creating measurable impact. We’re proud to be a part of that.
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About the Role
HighLevel is seeking an experienced Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist – Technology to join our global Talent Acquisition team. This is a senior individual contributor role responsible for owning hiring outcomes across technology functions, partnering closely with business and technology leaders, and building strong talent pipelines for critical and complex roles.
You will combine deep technical recruiting expertise with market intelligence, data, and AI-enabled recruiting tools to improve talent quality, hiring velocity, and candidate experience.
What You'll Do
Own end-to-end hiring for technology roles across Engineering, Product, Data, AI/ML, QA/SDET, and technical leadership.
Partner with hiring leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into effective hiring and sourcing strategies.
Build strong pipelines for niche and hard-to-find technical talent through direct sourcing, market mapping, referrals, communities, events, talent networks, and innovative channels.
Act as a trusted talent advisor, using market intelligence, recruiting data, and talent insights to influence hiring decisions.
Monitor and improve funnel health, hiring SLAs, conversion rates, time-to-hire, and overall candidate experience.
Leverage AI-powered recruiting, talent intelligence, automation, and AI-assisted sourcing to improve hiring effectiveness and recruiter productivity.
Mentor recruiters and help drive consistent, high-quality hiring practices across the Talent Acquisition team.
Partner cross-functionally with People, Talent Management, HR Business Partners, and business leaders to successfully close critical talent.
Maintain a high bar for candidate experience through clear, timely, and transparent communication throughout the hiring journey.
What You'll Bring
7+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, with strong expertise in technology hiring.
Proven success recruiting senior, niche, and hard-to-find talent across Engineering and related technology functions.
Strong sourcing and talent-mapping capabilities, with the ability to develop creative strategies for challenging talent markets.
Ability to partner with senior leaders and influence hiring decisions using market insights, recruiting data, and sound judgment.
Experience using recruiting metrics and funnel analytics to identify bottlenecks and i