Sourcing Specialist, PhD

Google•New York, NY

11h

About The Position

Our Sourcing Specialists tell the story of Google to the world. They care deeply about cultivating relationships, have lively, thoughtful conversations with their candidates, and know our organization and its products well enough to articulate life-changing opportunities. As an expert in the talent needs of our business, you’ll be an adviser to the extraordinary people you find, engage, and guide through Google’s hiring process. By the time you’ve introduced a would-be Googler to our partners in recruiting, they are comfortable, well informed, and excited about the possibilities that await them here. The demands of our company, as it continues to grow and transform the industry, are great. Your analytical mind, curiosity, and sincere approach to your work make you exceptional enough to meet them.Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as "Human Resources"). We bring the world's most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent, or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field.

Requirements

3 years of experience in sourcing or equivalent experience working in Recruiting, Sourcing, or Executive Recruitment.
1 year of sourcing experience at a recruitment agency or in-house recruiting team.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the PhD hiring landscape.
Technical recruiting/sourcing experience, including experience with recruiting information/applicant tracking systems.
Ability to consistently and positively contribute in a high-paced, changing work environment with the ability to prioritize multiple functions and tasks and manage time efficiently.
Ability to consult, influence, and manage clients. Ability to drive efforts and projects through relationships and a broad knowledge base.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work closely with internal partners and communicate complex analytics in a structured and clear manner.
Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Act as a brand ambassador, using "white-glove" tactics and hyper-customized outreach to convert PhD talent into active pipelines.
Articulate complex research value propositions tailored specifically to a candidate’s academic publications and technical background.
Perform technical analyses to evaluate research alignment and cultural fit before facilitating seamless recruiter hand-offs.
Manage the full high-touch candidate experience as the primary contact from initial sourcing through the final interview stages.
Meet quarterly AI hiring goals by using data to diagnose bottlenecks and partnering with leadership to optimize the interview process.