About RoadRunner

Our Glassdoor reviews are fantastic (3.3/5 on 311 reviews), our CEO’s approval rating is 71%, and 65% of our reviewers would recommend working here. Our Indeed ratings have consistently improved as we’ve been expanding our teams (3.5/5 on 85 reviews) and we now have over 14K followers on LinkedIn.

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Job Summary:

At RoadRunner, our growth is powered by our sales engine—and that engine starts with our Sales Development Representatives (SDRs). We are looking for a high-impact Sales Hiring Specialist to own the end-to-end selection program for our SDR organization.

Reporting directly to the Director, Talent and Performance, you will serve as the chief gatekeeper and talent architect for our revenue organization. You won't just screen candidates; you will partner directly with Sales Leadership to define top-performer profiles, optimize our interview frameworks, analyze hiring metrics, and drive long-term SDR retention and performance.

If you are a master behavioral interviewer who understands sales grit, loves data-driven decision-making, and thrives on building high-performing teams in a fast paced environment, this is your opportunity to directly shape RoadRunner's growth trajectory.

Primary Duties Including % of time:

• 40% Lead Candidate Selection & Assessment: Conduct initial phone screens and final behavioral interviews for all sales roles, partnering with Sales Managers to make confident hire/no-hire decisions.
• 25% Partner on Profile Strategy & Sourcing: Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Inside Sales leadership to ensure sourcing strategy aligns with our target SDR profile. Continuously analyze turnover data and performance metrics to recommend key profile and sourcing refinements.
• 15% Optimize & Measure the Hiring Funnel: Track, measure, and report on key recruiting metrics. Translate data trends into actionable process improvements that drive hiring efficiency, quality, and candidate speed.
• 20% Innovate Selection Methodologies: Stay ahead of modern interviewing research, behavioral evaluation techniques, and bias-mitigation practices to continuously raise the bar for talent selection.

What we are looking for

• Behavioral Assessment Expertise: Extensive experience conducting structured behavioral interviews (sales or high-volume revenue recruitment preferred).
• Bias-Free Evaluation: Deep knowledge of modern interviewing techniques designed to eliminate bias, solicit complete candidate responses, and build diverse, high-performing teams.
• Data-Driven & Analytical: Proven ability to analyze hiring and retention metrics, identify operational trends, and translate insights into strategic action items.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to guide, coach, and align Sales Coaches, HRBPs, and Hiring Managers toward unified talent decisions.
• Agility & Sound Judgment: High comfort operating in ambiguity, using strong business acumen to make confident, quality hiring decisions under tight timelines.
• Project Management Mastery: Excellent organization skills with the agility to manage competing hiring priorities with minimal supervision.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Direct Revenue Impact: The SDRs you select today become the future sales leaders of our company tomorrow.
• Strategic Autonomy: You have a direct seat at the table to refine how we assess, select, and retain our sales force.
• Values-Driven Culture: Built on Trust, Humility, Passion, Embracing Challenge, Accountability, and Caring Personally, you’ll join a collaborative HR and Talent team dedicated to helping you thrive

Organizational Relationship:

• Reports To: Director, Talent and Performance
• Direct Reports: None
• Interacts with: Candidates, Sales Coaches, Sr. Director of Inside Sales, Employees

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience

RoadRunner's Core Values:

• Trust: Have confidence in our team. Have integrity in your actions
• Be Humble: Stay grounded. Seek feedback. Be curious.
• Be Passionate: Love what you do. Love what we do.
• Embrace Challenge: See obstacles as opportunities to learn and grow.
• Be Accountable: Take ownership. Be reliable. Be proactive.
• Care Personally About Each Other: Show compassion, empathy and open-mindedness

We are excited to consider talented individuals from across the country. However, please note that we currently do not support candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK) / Delaware (DE) / Hawaii (HI) / Kansas (KS) / Louisiana (LA) / Maine (ME) / Montana (MT) / Nebraska (NE) / Nevada (NV) / New Mexico (NM) / North Dakota (ND) / South Dakota (SD) / Vermont (VT) / Wyoming (WY) / Puerto Rico (PR)

We thank all candidates for their interest in RoadRunner, but we cannot respond to everyone personally. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We look forward to reviewing your application!

RoadRunner is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. It is the policy of RoadRunner that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of RoadRunner to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. RoadRunner is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship.