Talent Acquisition - Sourcer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies for professional, corporate, and leadership-level positions.
• Identify and engage passive and active candidates across Human Resources, business operations, government affairs, public policy, communications, administration, and other corporate functions.
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring leaders to understand position requirements, organizational priorities, team dynamics, and candidate profiles.
• Build strong, diverse talent pipelines for current openings and anticipated hiring needs.
• Conduct market research and talent mapping to identify target companies, candidate populations, geographic considerations, and competitive talent pools.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networks, referrals, associations, internal databases, job boards, and other recruiting platforms.
• Develop customized search strategies for complex, highly visible, difficult-to-fill, and leadership-facing positions.
• Create personalized outreach strategies designed to engage passive professional talent and generate candidate interest.
• Conduct initial candidate conversations to assess relevant experience, career interests, compensation expectations, location requirements, and overall alignment with position criteria.
• Present qualified prospects to recruiters and hiring teams with clear, concise candidate information and sourcing context.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, sourcing activity, pipeline status, and outreach information within the Applicant Tracking System and other recruiting tools.
• Track sourcing effectiveness, candidate response rates, pipeline health, and other relevant recruiting metrics.
• Provide recruiters and hiring leaders with market intelligence regarding candidate availability, compensation trends, competitive hiring activity, and sourcing challenges.
• Support broader talent mapping, workforce planning, employer branding, and recruiting initiatives as needed.
• Day to Day Responsibilities
• Meet with recruiters and hiring managers to understand open positions, required qualifications, preferred backgrounds, target companies, and candidate evaluation criteria.
• Build targeted searches using LinkedIn Recruiter, Applicant Tracking Systems, job boards, professional networks, referrals, and other sourcing tools.
• Research companies, industries, competitors, and talent markets to identify potential candidates.
• Identify and directly engage passive candidates through personalized outreach, networking, referrals, and follow-up communication.
• Conduct initial candidate screens to validate relevant experience, interest level, compensation expectations, location, availability, and other key requirements.
• Develop and maintain pipelines of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs.
• Present qualified candidates to recruiters and hiring teams with concise summaries of relevant experience and initial screening information.
• Maintain consistent communication with prospective candidates throughout the sourcing and handoff process.
• Track candidate outreach, responses, conversations, referrals, and pipeline activity within recruiting systems.
• Reassess sourcing strategies when searches are not producing the desired candidate population and identify alternative talent pools or approaches.
• Provide regular pipeline updates and market feedback to recruiters and hiring leaders.
• Manage sourcing activity across multiple professional and leadership-level searches while maintaining urgency, organization, and attention to detail.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional discretion when sourcing for sensitive, high-profile, or leadership-level positions.
• Stay informed on labor market conditions, candidate expectations, competitive hiring practices, and emerging sourcing tools and techniques.

Preferred Experience and Attributes

• 3+ years of recruiting, talent sourcing, or talent acquisition experience supporting professional, corporate, or leadership-level positions.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and engaging passive candidates through direct sourcing.
• Strong experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced candidate search techniques, including Boolean search.
• Experience sourcing across Human Resources, business operations, government affairs, public policy, communications, administrative leadership, or related corporate functions.
• Proven ability to develop sourcing strategies for specialized, difficult-to-fill, or highly visible positions.
• Experience conducting talent mapping, market research, and competitive talent analysis.
• Ability to quickly understand position requirements and translate them into effective candidate search strategies.
• Strong initial screening skills with the ability to evaluate professional experience, communication skills, career interests, and position requirements.
• Ability to communicate confidently and professionally with passive candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and senior leaders.
• Experience building and maintaining talent pipelines for both immediate and anticipated hiring needs.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems, candidate relationship management tools, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing technologies.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to develop effective and personalized candidate outreach.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple searches and priorities simultaneously.
• High level of professionalism, confidentiality, persistence, judgment, and attention to detail.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field is preferred.