Executive Sourcer, Technology Roles
100% Remote Role
This person will lead the research and sourcing for executive-level technology searches. Partnering with Principal Executive Recruiters and hiring leaders, this role develops sourcing strategies, identifies target talent and companies, conducts market research, and engages prospective executive candidates. The Executive Sourcer provides market insight, builds qualified talent pipelines, and presents interested candidates to the Principal Executive Recruiter for assessment and advancement through the search process.
Primary Responsibilities
- Partner with the Principal Executive Recruiter and hiring leader to understand the business need, leadership profile, search priorities, and desired outcomes.
- Develop focused sourcing strategies, including target companies, industries, feeder roles, and candidate profiles.
- Conduct executive research, organizational mapping, competitive research, and talent market analysis.
- Identify and build high-quality, diverse pipelines of technology executives.
- Present candidates and research findings for calibration and refine the search strategy based on feedback.
- Develop personalized outreach to engage prospective executive candidates and communicate the opportunity and business impact.
- Assess initial candidate interest, experience, and alignment before presenting qualified prospects to the Principal Executive Recruiter.
- Provide clear candidate summaries, research findings, outreach history, and market insights during candidate handoffs.
- Monitor talent availability, market conditions, response rates, and pipeline strength and adjust sourcing strategies as needed.
- Maintain accurate candidate, research, outreach, and pipeline information in recruiting systems.
- Support inclusive sourcing practices and continually improve executive research, sourcing, and engagement methods.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 7 10 years of experience in talent acquisition, executive search, research, or sourcing, including senior-level technology searches.
- Proven ability to identify and engage VP-level and other senior technology leaders.
- Strong knowledge of technology functions, leadership structures, feeder roles, and relevant talent markets.
- Experience with target-company research, organizational mapping, competitive intelligence, and talent market research.
- Advanced proficiency with Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, executive search tools, CRM platforms, and ATS systems.
- Ability to translate complex research and market information into clear insights and recommendations.
- Ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of employment laws and inclusive executive sourcing practices.
Core Skills
Executive Research & Sourcing - Expert
Search Strategy Development - Expert
Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence - Expert
Competitive & Organizational Research - Expert
Boolean & Advanced Search Techniques - Expert
Executive Candidate Engagement - Expert
Technology Industry Knowledge - Advanced
Profile Calibration - Advanced
Executive Recruiter & Hiring Leader Partnership - Advanced
Inclusive Sourcing - Advanced
Recruiting Systems & Technology - Advanced
Talent Analytics & Market Insights - Advanced