Senior Technical Sourcer

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In the posting’s own words

As a Senior Technical Sourcer, you will be a strategic talent partner responsible for identifying, engaging, and building pipelines of world-class technical talent. You’ll collaborate closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and technical leaders to deeply understand role requirements and develop proactive sourcing strategies that fuel both immediate hiring needs and long-term growth.

What it asks for · 7

• 3+ years of experience sourcing for technical roles (e.g., software engineering, infrastructure, data, product, AI) in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in advanced sourcing techniques, Boolean search, talent mapping, and market research.
• Strong understanding of technical skill sets, engineering org structures, and emerging technology trends.
• Proven ability to engage and convert passive candidates through thoughtful, personalized outreach.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build trust with technical leaders.
• Data-driven mindset with experience using sourcing metrics to refine strategy and improve results.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority searches simultaneously while maintaining quality and attention to detail.

Also a plus

• Experience sourcing for AI/ML, agentic AI, or other emerging technical domains.
• Experience recruiting or sourcing across multiple geographies (e.g., US, Canada, LATAM).
• Familiarity with tools such as Gem, Greenhouse, or other modern sourcing and CRM platforms.
• Experience contributing to employer branding, talent marketing, or community-building initiatives.

What the job covers

• Lead end-to-end sourcing strategies for technical roles across engineering, data, product, AI, and other specialized functions.
• Conduct market research, competitive intelligence, and talent mapping to inform hiring strategies and pipeline development.
• Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through creative outreach across platforms such as LinkedIn, GitHub, and other talent networks.
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to align on candidate profiles, calibrate talent, and refine search strategies.
• Build and nurture long-term talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles, including future-facing skill sets.
• Champion diversity sourcing initiatives to attract underrepresented technical talent.
• Track, analyze, and report on sourcing metrics to continuously optimize outreach effectiveness and pipeline health.
• Maintain accurate candidate data and activity tracking within recruiting systems and dashboards.
• Contribute to process improvements, sourcing best practices, and knowledge sharing within the recruiting team.

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Words the posting leans on

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• talent11×
• technical10×
• experience6×
• leaders5×
• recruiting5×
• engineering4×
• pipeline4×
• build3×
• data product3×
• office3×
• outreach3×
• partner3×
• sourcing strategies3×
• advanced sourcing2×
• builders2×

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