Role: Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist
Industry Type: Analytics / KPO / Research
Department: Human Resources
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Role Category: Human Resources - Other
UG: Any Graduate
PG: Any Postgraduate
Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate, curious, and technology-savvy Senior Talent Sourcer to join our Global Talent Sourcing & Intelligence team.
In this role, you will partner with recruiters and hiring managers to develop innovative sourcing strategies, build diverse talent pipelines, generate market intelligence, and leverage GenAI and AI-enabled recruiting tools to identify and engage world-class talent globally.
If you enjoy solving complex hiring challenges, uncovering hidden talent, and using data and technology to influence hiring decisions, wed love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to develop innovative sourcing strategies for global hiring across multiple business functions and geographies.
- Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, networking, referrals, social platforms, professional communities, and industry events.
- Utilize advanced sourcing techniques including Boolean search, X-Ray search, market mapping, and competitive intelligence.
- Leverage AI and GenAI-powered recruiting tools to accelerate candidate discovery, personalize outreach, automate research, and improve sourcing productivity.
- Create talent maps, organizational charts, competitor analyses, succession maps, and market intelligence reports to support strategic hiring decisions.
- Conduct industry research including talent availability, hiring trends, compensation benchmarking, competitor movement, and emerging skill landscapes.
- Partner with recruiters to define target talent personas and build long-term pipelines for critical and niche skill areas.
- Develop compelling candidate engagement strategies and employer branding initiatives to attract passive talent.
- Maintain accurate sourcing activity, talent insights, and pipeline data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and CRM.
- Present sourcing insights and market intelligence to recruiters, hiring managers, and senior stakeholders.
- Support strategic hiring initiatives including new capability builds, leadership hiring, geographic expansion, and workforce planning projects.
- Champion continuous improvement by adopting emerging sourcing technologies, AI innovations, automation, and best practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with a strong academic record.
- 46 years of experience in global talent sourcing, executive search research, talent intelligence, recruitment research, or corporate recruiting, with exposure to hiring across multiple geographies.
- Strong expertise in internet research, Boolean search, X-Ray search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing platforms.
- Experience creating talent maps, competitor intelligence reports, and market research.
- Exposure to AI/GenAI recruiting platforms (e.g., LinkedIn AI, Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, sourcing automation tools, talent intelligence platforms, CRM automation) is highly desirable.
- Strong analytical and research capabilities with the ability to translate market insights into actionable hiring recommendations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence engaging senior professionals globally.
- Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and recruitment systems (ATS/CRM).
- Curiosity, innovation mindset, and enthusiasm for leveraging technology to transform recruiting.