Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Talent Acquisition

Q-Ctrl • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist is a global expert in passive candidate discovery, talent mapping, market insights, and engagement. The role focuses on identifying, mapping, and engaging top-tier talent for complex roles and niche skill sets, building sustainable talent communities, and delivering market intelligence to inform hiring strategy. The position supports hiring across software engineering, quantum computing, and quantum sensing. Quantum experience is not required; advanced sourcing expertise, interest in deep tech, and enthusiasm for the sector are emphasized.

The specialist will help develop strategic sourcing capabilities, processes, and delivery frameworks; partner with technical teams to execute proactive sourcing strategies; and collaborate with talent colleagues, hiring managers, and department leaders to define requirements and improve top-of-funnel conversion. The role also includes advising hiring teams with global talent-market insights, contributing to employer branding, and representing Q-CTRL at specialized conferences and events. The position reports to the Talent Manager.

The targeted base salary range is $135,000–$195,000. Depending on the position offered, the role may also be eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Q-CTRL describes its benefits as competitive and notes flexibility and equity potential; further benefits information is available on its careers page.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of total recruiting experience, primarily focused on proactive sourcing and engagement in a high-growth technology or startup environment; experience as a 360 recruiter in a deep-tech, fast-paced environment will also be considered.
• Experience gathering market intelligence and insights, analyzing hiring trends, and providing meaningful data to internal teams.
• Advanced expertise with modern sourcing tools and methods, including LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Google X-Ray/Boolean search, academic publications, and technical databases.
• A proven track record of international hiring and identifying and engaging technical talent globally.
• Demonstrated ability to advise, influence, and partner effectively with talent teams, leaders, and cross-functional partners at all levels.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of specialized recruitment sourcing experience across engineering, research, R&D, or the deep-tech startup sector.
• Experience targeting research science, physics, or specialized academic talent across international markets.
• Proficiency with Lever ATS and candidate relationship management tools.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building strategic sourcing capabilities, processes, and delivery frameworks.
• Design and execute proactive sourcing strategies with software engineering, quantum computing, and quantum sensing teams for hard-to-fill and niche technical roles.
• Build and nurture talent communities for core and recurring capabilities across global markets, with an emphasis on the United States.
• Create personalized outreach to engage passive global talent for current and future business needs.
• Map global talent pools and advise hiring managers using market insights, candidate availability data, and hiring trends.
• Partner with the talent team, hiring managers, and department leaders to align on role requirements, define talent personas, and optimize top-of-funnel conversion.
• Contribute to talent-facing employer branding opportunities with support from the Talent Manager.
• Represent Q-CTRL at specialized global conferences and events.

Benefits

• Flexibility
• Equity potential
• Competitive benefits
• Potential eligibility for annual discretionary bonuses and other forms of compensation outside the targeted base salary range

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed