About Petram Search Group
Petram is Latin for bedrock, cornerstone, foundation — and that’s not an accident. For more than 25 years, we’ve been building the talent foundation that Atlanta’s technology ecosystem runs on. From the dotcom boom of the nineties to today’s AI-driven tech landscape, we’ve grown alongside the city, the companies, and the careers we’ve helped shape.
We are a boutique technical recruiting firm. We don’t stack desks. We don’t run a volume game. We serve a focused book of clients — from venture-backed startups to large multinational firms — with a depth of relationship and precision of match that a transactional agency simply can’t replicate. Our clients call us back because we get it right. Our candidates trust us because we actually listen.
Our mission: to deliver a first-class recruiting experience to our clients and candidates through a seamless recruit-to-hire process. Our values: trusted collaboration, client centricity, integrity, accountability, and — seriously — having fun doing it.
We are a small team. That means what you build here is visible, yours, and consequential.
The Challenge: Growing the Business, One Right Hire at a Time
This is not a req-filler role. You will not sit and wait for inbound job orders to work. You are joining a boutique firm that wins on relationships — and you will be expected to build them, develop them, and grow a portfolio of clients that trusts you with their most important hires.
From day one, you will carry both sides of the desk. You’ll own candidate pipelines and client relationships. You’ll be responsible for:
- Client Development: Identify, prospect, and build relationships with hiring managers, engineering leaders, and HR partners at technology companies across Atlanta and nationally. You’ll run your own BD motion — outreach, discovery calls, and building trust over time.
- Talent Acquisition: Source, qualify, and present technical candidates across disciplines including software engineering, product, UX, cloud, data, and AI. You’ll know what good looks like, and you’ll know how to find it.
- Full-Cycle Search: Own searches from kickoff to close. Intake with clients, talent sourcing, candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and close — you handle it start to finish.
- Market Intelligence: Stay on top of compensation benchmarks, hiring trends, and the technical talent landscape. Your clients should leave every conversation smarter for having talked to you.
- Relationship Management: Build a book — not a transaction log. You’ll develop long-term relationships with candidates who become clients and clients who send referrals. That’s how boutique firms grow.
Is This You?
- Your Track Record: 3–5 years of recruiting experience, with at least 2 years in an agency environment. You’ve placed technical roles, you’ve built client relationships, and you’ve driven revenue — not just filled reqs.
- You Can Sell — Consultatively: You don’t cold pitch. You ask smart questions, understand what a client actually needs, and show them you can solve the problem. Business development doesn’t feel like ‘sales’ to you; it feels like building something.
- You Are High-Output and Self-Directed: You don’t wait to be told what to do next. You have a system. You work it. You manage your own pipeline and hold yourself accountable to outcomes, not just activity.
- You’re Technically Literate: You don’t need to write code, but you can have a credible conversation with a VP of Engineering about what they’re actually looking for in a Staff Engineer. You understand the difference between a backend and a full-stack hire.
- You Build Real Relationships: You remember names, you follow up, and you stay in touch. Your network grows because people genuinely like working with you — not because you’re blasting LinkedIn messages.
- You Thrive in Ambiguity: Boutique means you’ll be doing things that don’t have a playbook yet. You can figure out what needs to happen and make it happen without a manager walking you through each step.
- You Bring the Energy: We’re a small, competitive team that takes the work seriously and each other personally. You’re a people-person in the truest sense — curious, positive, and genuinely motivated to help people find the right next thing.
Preferred Skills
- Technical Recruiting Depth: Experience placing engineering, product, or data roles at a software company or within a technical staffing agency. MUST have proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter
- BD Chops: A demonstrated ability to open new client accounts, not just maintain existing ones — you’ve prospected, pitched, and won
- AI Tool Fluency: You use modern AI tools to source, write, research, and prioritize — not as a novelty, but as a competitive edge
- CRM Discipline: You keep your pipeline clean, your notes current, and your follow-ups on time
- Market Savvy: You understand comp ranges, talent scarcity, and what’s actually happening in the Atlanta tech market and beyond
- Startup or Boutique Background: You’ve worked in a lean environment where everyone does a little of everything — and you liked it
Why Petram Search Group?
We’ve spent 25 years building something worth joining. Our clients are loyal because we earn it. Our candidates remember us because we treat them like people, not placements. You’ll have access to a deep network, real mentorship, and the autonomy to build your own book of business within a firm that already has strong market credibility.
This is a role where your effort directly shapes your income and your career. The better you are at building relationships and closing searches, the bigger your platform becomes. We are not a corporate machine — we are a tight team that wins together and shares in that success.
- Compensation: Competitive base salary plus a performance-driven bonus and commission structure
- Time Off: Generous and flexible PTO and holiday policy
- Stipends: Monthly phone, internet, and medical stipends
- Culture: Regular team lunches, happy hours, and a team that genuinely likes each other
- Location: Atlanta-based preferred; remote considered for the right candidate
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