10 IT Roles to Target When Poaching Talent

The boldest approach to recruiting is what John Sullivan, an internationally recognized HR thought leader, author, speaker and consultant calls a “hire-to-hurt,” or H2H, a strategy which involves identifying and “… hiring in order to gain knowledge, best practices or new skills.

The hire-to-hurt technique is used by aggressive firms to target and directly weaken a competitor,” says Sullivan, by poaching their top performers. While a poaching top talent strategy is not for the faint-of-heart, in the increasingly competitive IT industry, it’s one worth considering. Here are the top 10 IT roles to target.

Salary information furnished by Indeed.com

Chances are the brains behind your competitor’s best-selling product, app or service has plenty more ideas where those came from. Why not entice them to bring their ideas under your roof, instead of your rival’s?

Average Salary: Chief Software Architect $132,000 Lead Architect $123,000

Of course, you’ll never execute a bold, H2H strategy without aggressive, take-no-prisoners HR and recruiting staff that isn’t afraid of a little conflict. Make sure you’ve got the best and brightest if you want to recruit the best and the brightest.

Average Salary: Human Resources Manager $76,000

Social media is ubiquitous nowadays, and the last thing you want is an inexperienced employee at the helm serving as the social voice of your brand. Make sure you’re targeting a professional with excellent customer relations skills, marketing experience and who can navigate different platforms with ease.

Average Salary: Social Media Specialist $42,000