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Senior Staff Talent Sourcer - G&A

Shield AI· People Experience
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Hybrid (Dallas, TX), Hybrid (San Diego, CA), Hybrid (Washington, D.C.), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)Full Time EmployeePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Staff Talent Sourcer focusing on G&A and corporate functions, building intelligence, market mapping, proactive candidate generation, and scalable sourcing practices to support engineering hiring engine.

Responsibilities

  • Own the top of funnel: define target profiles and build data-informed sourcing strategies across G&A and corporate disciplines.
  • Map the market: develop talent landscapes by company, skillset, geography, and organizational structure; identify hidden talent pools and trends.
  • Generate and engage: use advanced Boolean search and sourcing platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, HireEZ, etc.) to identify, engage, and attract technical talent.
  • Build pipelines proactively: cultivate relationships with passive, cleared, and specialized engineering talent for just-in-time hiring.
  • Leverage AI to scale sourcing: design and improve AI-powered sourcing workflows and automations to boost recruiter productivity and market intelligence.
  • Build repeatable sourcing systems: create market maps, reports, outreach content, and scalable processes across TA.
  • Be the sourcing SME: coach recruiters and hiring managers on market insights and sourcing strategies.
  • Partner for impact: collaborate with Talent Acquisition Operations, Employer Brand, University Recruiting, and Engineering leaders to optimize recruiting strategies and experience.
  • Track and iterate: measure sourcing effectiveness using analytics, experiments, and storytelling to improve outreach and conversion.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of sourcing experience, ideally in G&A or complex, high-growth organizations.
  • Proven track record in market mapping, competitive intelligence, and candidate generation for specialized technical roles.
  • Deep expertise in advanced Boolean search and modern sourcing platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut, ClearanceJobs, GitHub, etc.).
  • Experience as a consultative partner to recruiters, hiring managers, and senior engineering leaders.
  • Hands-on experience with AI-powered sourcing workflows, agentic AI tools, and process automation.
  • Experience using AI development environments or coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini) for repeatable workflows.
  • Experience building long-term relationships with passive, cleared, or niche engineering talent.
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills; able to engage technical candidates and influence stakeholders.
  • Strong judgment, curiosity, and continuous improvement mindset with ability to evaluate emerging AI tech for recruiting.
  • Highly organized, data-driven, and autonomous in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Required:Sourcing strategyBoolean searchAI-powered sourcingMarket mappingStakeholder collaboration
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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