Sourcer, Forward Deployment Engineering

OpenAI • Seattle, WA

2d

About The Position

About this Team Our Recruiting team is the gateway to OpenAI — a tight-knit, mission-driven group that takes pride in thoughtful, relationship-first hiring. We partner deeply with teams across the company to find, engage, and support the people who will shape the future of AI. At OpenAI, we are dedicated to building safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) to benefit all of humanity. The Recruiting team is at the heart of this mission, tasked with identifying and hiring exceptional individuals who align with OpenAI's values and cultural ambitions. Our approach to recruitment aims to set the standard for excellence and innovation in the field, connecting outstanding candidates with opportunities to impact the future of AI. About the Role We're seeking to hire an experienced sourcer to support our talent outreach and strategy for our Forward Deployed Engineering team. You’ll be embedded in the wider FDE recruitment pod - working alongside FDE recruiters, sourcers, and coordination as well as the business leaders for Forward Deployed. Our team has an outsized impact opportunity for someone who has deep experience sourcing for GTM roles and driving all the front-end candidate funnel stages. As a GTM Sourcer, you’ll own hiring manager relationships across the GTM organization, identify and engage leading talent in their respective fields, and partner with our recruiters and leaders to optimize the teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience sourcing technical sourcing, such as forward deployed engineers, software engineers, machine learning engineers, ai engineers
• Track record of delivering healthy candidate volume while maintaining a high degree of responsiveness and care to each stakeholder and candidate in the process.
• A strong track record of hiring top 1% talent.
• A high level of adaptability in fast-paced, evolving environments—balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders across the globe.
• A continuous improvement mindset and the ability to evolve processes to meet global hiring needs.
• Proficiency with ATS and sourcing platforms such as Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other modern recruitment tools

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers across Forward Deployed Engineering to build and improve recruiting processes and develop customized sourcing strategies.
• Build highly targeted searches that deliver candidate profiles with precision.
• Craft thoughtful approaches to candidate outreach to engage even the most passive talent.
• Cultivate relationships with high priority targets over the long-term, including talent research and "mapping."
• Act as the primary touchpoint for candidates from initial outreach until the onsite interview stage, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.
• Utilize non-traditional and creative strategies to discover talent through events, talks, etc.
• Take a highly organized and data-driven approach to candidate tracking and pipeline health.
• Represent OpenAI and engage with candidates at conferences and events.
• Effectively lead and contribute to cross-functional projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees