At Fortive, we empower creativity and bold thinking to unlock breakthrough solutions and accelerate innovation. We are committed to building diverse, high-performing teams and believe that inclusive talent strategies create a competitive advantage in the markets we serve.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly strategic and proactive Strategic Sourcing Partner, Commercial to drive top-of-funnel talent strategy across critical commercial functions, including Sales, Customer Support, Marketing, and Business Development.

This role is focused on talent market mapping, proactive pipelining, and engagement of passive candidates. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in commercial talent markets, thrives in ambiguity, and excels at identifying and attracting top talent ahead of demand. You will partner closely with recruiters, TA leaders and hiring managers to shape talent strategies and ensure strong, diverse pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

This is a pipeline-first role focused on proactive sourcing, early-stage candidate screening, and talent market strategy, not full-cycle recruiting.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence

• Conduct in-depth talent market research to identify key talent pools, competitors, and emerging trends
• Provide insights on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and hiring risks to inform workforce planning

Advanced Sourcing Strategy

• Design and execute innovative, multi-channel sourcing strategies to attract high-caliber, diverse talent
• Leverage tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, AI-enabled sourcing platforms, and market mapping techniques

Proactive Talent Pipelining

• Build and maintain robust pipelines of passive candidates aligned to critical and future hiring needs
• Engage candidates early and nurture long-term relationships to ensure ready-now talent pools

Candidate Engagement & Experience

• Deliver personalized, high-touch outreach that reflects Fortive’s employer brand
• Build credible relationships with top talent to position Fortive as an employer of choice

Partnership with Talent Acquisition & Business Leaders

• Collaborate closely with Talent Acquisition Partners and hiring managers to align on profiles, skills, and market strategy
• Participate in intake sessions and ongoing calibration to refine search strategies

Data-Driven Sourcing Excellence

• Track and analyze sourcing metrics (pipeline health, conversion rates, diversity mix) to optimize effectiveness
• Continuously refine sourcing strategies based on performance insights

Employer Brand Amplification

• Activate employer branding strategies through sourcing channels, social platforms, and talent communities
• Serve as a market-facing ambassador for Fortive

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, or related HR discipline
• 4+ years' experience in strategic sourcing for commercial roles (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Business Development)
• Proven track record of building pipelines for hard-to-fill and niche roles
• Deep expertise in sourcing tools, including LinkedIn Recruiter, AI-enabled search technologies, and talent mapping techniques
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate market data into actionable insights
• Excellent communication and candidate engagement skills across diverse geographies and markets
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adjusts strategies based on market conditions

Preferred Qualifications

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to anticipate talent needs and proactively develop pipelines aligned to business growth
• Collaboration: Strong partnership mindset with the ability to influence across Talent Acquisition and business stakeholders
• Business Acumen: Understanding of commercial functions and how talent drives business outcomes
• Relationship Building: Strong networking capability with a demonstrated ability to engage and convert passive talent

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.