Consultant, Talent Acquisition

Visa•Austin, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you. Visa’s Global Technology Talent Acquisition team is focused on delivering best‑in‑class sourcing strategies and services to our Technology organization. Technology at Visa is a strategic growth pillar—solving massive, complex technical problems at significant scale. We are seeking a Consultant, Talent Acquisition Sourcing (Technology) to help build and scale a more specialized, high‑impact sourcing capability focused on niche and Director+ pipelines. This work requires a white‑glove, high‑touch approach across proactive/passive sourcing, talent mapping, and stakeholder partnership. As a Consultant Sourcer, you will operate as a senior strategic partner to recruiters and hiring teams—driving market intelligence, building sustainable pipelines, and improving sourcing outcomes through mentoring, operational excellence, and project leadership. This role will also contribute to building a small executive‑lite sourcing function for D+ roles that represent significant hiring volume and serve as a feeder into the future VP pipeline.

Requirements

5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD

Nice To Haves

6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD2+ years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD).
8+ years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 5 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree.
8+ years of recruiting/sourcing experience in a search firm and/or in‑house TA environment, technology sourcing experience strongly preferred.
Deep knowledge of sourcing methodologies and tools (Boolean, X‑ray, market mapping, competitive intelligence, passive outreach).
Demonstrated ability to influence hiring partners using data, market insights, and consultative stakeholder management.
Strong mentoring/coaching capability and a track record of elevating team practices.
Strong project management skills: ability to scope work, manage milestones, communicate status, and drive outcomes in fast‑paced environments.
Experience sourcing at scale via events, continuous pipelining, and niche just‑in‑time sourcing.
Early adoption and productive use of GenAI tools in Talent Acquisition.
Excellent communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills, able to operate autonomously with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Talent Mapping Design and execute proactive sourcing strategies for niche and Director+ technical roles, including passive engagement and white glove candidate management.
Build talent maps and competitive intelligence for priority orgs/teams, translating insights into pipeline strategy and quarterly sourcing plans.
Generate inclusive slates through intentional outreach and integrated inclusive sourcing strategies.
Stakeholder Partnership & Influence Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to clarify role requirements, define success profiles, and align-on sourcing strategy, funnel health, and prioritization.
Serve as a trusted advisor by sharing talent market trends, availability insights, and compensation/leveling considerations to inform hiring decisions.
Provide exceptional hiring manager and candidate experiences through timely communication, consultative guidance, and disciplined follow‑through.
Advanced Sourcing Execution Identify and engage candidates using creative sourcing methods beyond LinkedIn Recruiter, including Boolean/X‑ray searching, Git/portfolio sourcing, events, networking, competitive mapping, referrals, and targeted communities.
Screen and qualify candidates, assess technical alignment, leadership scope, and role fit while partnering closely with recruiters on candidate strategy.
Mentoring & Capability Building Mentor and coach sourcers and recruiting partners on advanced sourcing techniques, candidate engagement, inclusive slate strategy, and market mapping practices.
Contribute to playbooks, training assets, and best‑practice sharing to lift team capability and improve pipeline quality across the broader TA org.
Project Management & Operational Excellence Own and deliver a consistent cadence of global Tech TA pipeline updates for niche and Director+ (D+) technical roles, synthesizing insights across req health, pipeline quality, and sourcing activity to drive decisions and prioritization.
Lead sourcing projects and continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., pipeline build sprints, talent mapping programs, market/competitive intel deliverables, process and tooling enhancements).
Track sourcing KPIs, diagnose funnel gaps, and recommend operational improvements to increase efficiency, quality, and candidate experience.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation in ATS/CRM systems and ensure compliance with all policies and data privacy requirements.