The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner plays a key role in driving hiring success across Engineering and teams within the US. This role operates within Avalara’s global Talent Acquisition organization and partners closely with business leaders to develop and execute effective hiring strategies. It requires a high level of autonomy, strong stakeholder management, and a consultative approach to ensure high-quality, timely hires in a competitive market. The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner helps shape hiring plans, advise on talent trends, and champion Avalara’s growth across these key regions.

• Manage full-cycle recruitment across Engineering, Product roles in the US and possibly LATAM region — from intake through offer.
• Partner closely with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and senior leaders to define needs, build strategies, and drive hiring outcomes.
• Use tools like LinkedIn Recruiter to proactively source top talent and build diverse pipelines.
• Translate market research into actionable hiring strategies, including competitor insights, compensation trends, and talent availability.
• Own the candidate experience, ensuring timely communication, smooth process flow, and alignment with Avalara’s brand.
• Strong experience leveraging AI tools and recruiting technology to enhance speed, quality, and efficiency throughout the hiring lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts, including interview process design, DEI initiatives, and talent analytics.

• 10+ years of professional experience in full-cycle recruiting, with strong experience supporting AI first SaaS organizations engineering, and product lines of business.
• Proven success leading full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized AI, Machine Learning, and Data Engineering roles across research and applied engineering teams.
• Deep understanding of AI technologies, including machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), large language models, data science workflows, and cloud-based ML infrastructure.
• Proven success recruiting within EMEA and LATAM regions, with a strong understanding of local talent markets.
• Skilled in leveraging advanced sourcing techniques (e.g., GitHub, Stack Overflow, technical communities, boolean searches) to identify and engage passive talent
• Comfortable working independently and managing multiple roles with competing priorities.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders on hiring decisions, market insights, and strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate AI tools and technology into recruiting workflows.
• Demonstrated recruiting experience utilizing AI-driven platforms, including Paradox, HiredScore, and BrightHire, to enhance hiring efficiency and candidate engagement.
• Familiarity with Workday or similar enterprise-level ATS platforms.

AI Use in Role

• Avalara is an AI-first company. We expect every Avalarian to actively leverage AI to enhance productivity, quality, innovation, and customer value. AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products and success at Avalara requires embracing AI as an essential capability, not an optional tool. We provide access to AI tools, training, and support so employees can grow their skills and innovate as part of their daily work.

Avalara Success Traits

• Adaptability – Change is a constant at Avalara. We accept the risk of trying new solutions and learn quickly from setbacks. We stay agile and adjust when circumstances shift.
• Ownership – Ownership is about accountability. We take responsibility for decisions, own projects from start to finish, and never make excuses.
• Curiosity – We ask "why?" every day and don't stop until we understand. We seek to constantly challenge the status quo and find better ways to solve problems.

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.