What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sales Director position at talisman?
Sales Director – EPC / Construction Recruitment
Los Angeles, CA (Venice, 3x a week)
Talisman Advisory Partners is expanding, and we’re looking for a Sales Director to lead and scale our EPC & Construction search practice.
This is a senior, high-impact role for someone who knows the construction ecosystem, understands how top-tier talent drives project delivery, and thrives in a fast-growing, performance-driven recruitment environment.
🔹 What You’ll Do:
- Grow and own the EPC/Construction business unit
- Build and manage client relationships across developers, EPCs, contractors, and project sponsors
- Headhunt senior talent across construction, field leadership, project management, estimating, engineering, and operations
- Hire, train, and develop a team of recruiters as the practice scales
- Drive performance, implement processes, and build a best-in-class delivery function
- Shape the long-term strategy of one of Talisman’s fastest-growing verticals
🔹 What We’re Looking For
- Proven success in agency recruitment or sales leadership, ideally within construction, infrastructure, energy, or industrial talent markets
- A builder’s mindset - someone who can scale a business unit from the ground up
- Strong client development skills and the ability to open new accounts
- Experience managing and coaching high-performance teams
- Commercially driven, resilient, and comfortable in a fast-paced growth environment
🔹 What We Offer:
- Highly competitive base salary, market-leading commission structure, annual bonus, team leader override
- Market-leading recruitment platform to set you up for success
- Bespoke and consistent management/leadership training
- An entrepreneurial, innovative, and competitive work environment
- Work closely with founders who have expertise and connections across industries
- Clear roadmap to your progression internally – no empty promises or delayed milestones
- Our inclusive, dynamic company culture maximized in our beautiful offices
- Hybrid working model Mon-Weds in office, Thurs/Fri WFH
- Unlimited PTO
Email Kate.Drury@talismanap.com for a confidential discussion