Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist

We are seeking a highly experienced, proactive, and results-driven Sourcing Partner Specialist to join our recruitment team. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and hands-on sourcing professional who can independently manage sourcing requirements, develop effective talent acquisition strategies, and build qualified talent pipelines to support high-volume recruitment projects.

This role requires strong ownership, excellent communication skills, and the confidence to engage directly with clients, hiring managers, and internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, attracting, and engaging qualified talent across multiple industries, including finance, technology, and hospitality.

The position will support large-scale recruitment initiatives involving approximately 50–60 headcount requirements. The ideal candidate must be capable of balancing strategic sourcing, client engagement, market intelligence, and hands-on candidate sourcing to achieve hiring objectives.

Key Responsibilities1. Strategic Sourcing and Talent Acquisition

• Take ownership of assigned sourcing requirements, from strategy development and candidate identification to pipeline management and candidate endorsement.
• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies aligned with client requirements, hiring priorities, and recruitment timelines.
• Manage high-volume sourcing projects involving multiple vacancies and potentially 50–60 headcount requirements.
• Source candidates across various job families, including:
• Finance: Accounting, finance operations, financial analysis, and related roles.
• Technology: IT support, software development, technical specialists, and other IT-related positions.
• Hospitality: Front desk associates, housekeeping staff, fitness instructors, and resort operations personnel, including positions supporting Marriott properties.
• Build and maintain qualified talent pipelines for immediate and future hiring needs.
• Identify sourcing challenges, talent shortages, and recruitment bottlenecks, and recommend effective solutions.

2. Client Engagement and Stakeholder Management

• Act as a strategic sourcing partner to clients, hiring managers, recruiters, and other recruitment stakeholders.
• Participate in client-facing meetings to discuss hiring requirements, sourcing strategies, talent availability, and recruitment progress.
• Present sourcing recommendations and market insights with confidence, professionalism, and clarity.
• Provide realistic assessments of talent availability, candidate expectations, market conditions, and sourcing timelines.
• Proactively communicate recruitment challenges, sourcing progress, and recommended action plans.
• Maintain accountability for sourcing deliverables, agreed timelines, and candidate pipeline quality.

3. Hands-On Candidate Sourcing and Engagement

• Conduct active and passive candidate sourcing using Indeed, LinkedIn, recruitment databases, referrals, networking, and other relevant sourcing channels.
• Develop and execute Boolean search strings and targeted search strategies to identify qualified candidates.
• Create compelling and accurate job advertisements that effectively communicate job requirements, employer value propositions, and career opportunities.
• Apply recruitment marketing techniques to attract and engage relevant talent.
• Conduct personalized candidate outreach to generate interest and improve response rates.
• Evaluate candidate profiles against job requirements, qualifications, relevant experience, and client expectations before endorsement.
• Conduct initial phone screenings when necessary to validate basic qualifications and candidate interest.

4. High-Volume Recruitment and Pipeline Management

• Manage multiple sourcing requirements across different job categories, clients, and hiring priorities.
• Maintain a consistent pipeline of qualified candidates to support large-scale recruitment projects involving 50–60 openings.
• Monitor sourcing activities, candidate engagement, response rates, pipeline conversion, and endorsement progress.
• Partner closely with recruiters and recruitment leaders to ensure timely candidate endorsements and alignment with hiring targets.
• Identify gaps in candidate pipelines and implement alternative sourcing strategies to improve recruitment outcomes.
• Prioritize sourcing activities based on hiring urgency, business requirements, and recruitment deadlines.

5. Recruitment Reporting and Continuous Improvement

• Prepare regular sourcing updates, pipeline reports, and progress summaries for internal stakeholders and clients.
• Track sourcing productivity, candidate engagement, pipeline quality, and progress against recruitment targets.
• Analyze sourcing results and recommend improvements to sourcing strategies and recruitment processes.
• Monitor labor market trends, talent availability, competitor hiring activities, and emerging sourcing tools and techniques.
• Continuously improve sourcing efficiency, candidate quality, and talent pipeline development.

Qualifications and RequirementsRequired Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on sourcing experience, preferably supporting US-based recruitment, RPO, staffing, or high-volume hiring operations.
• Proven experience managing large-scale sourcing requirements, ideally supporting approximately 50–60 openings within a recruitment project.
• Strong expertise in Boolean search, candidate mapping, passive candidate sourcing, and talent pipeline development.
• Experience sourcing candidates across multiple job families, preferably finance, technology, and/or hospitality.
• Demonstrated ability to develop sourcing strategies independently and deliver results within defined recruitment timelines.
• Experience engaging directly with clients, hiring managers, or senior recruitment stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present sourcing strategies and market insights professionally.
• Proficiency in Indeed, LinkedIn, applicant tracking systems (ATS), and other recruitment sourcing tools.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions, prioritize competing demands, and work effectively in a fast-paced recruitment environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting US-based clients or international recruitment projects.
• Previous experience in an RPO, recruitment agency, or staffing environment.
• Exposure to recruitment marketing, talent intelligence, and sourcing performance analytics.
• Experience supporting multi-industry or resort and hospitality recruitment projects.