Sr. Technical Recruiter
About The Position
Mariana Minerals is hiring a Sr. Technical Recruiter to help build engineering and technical teams supporting industrial automation, AI, and critical minerals. The role partners with recruiters, hiring managers, and technical leaders to identify, engage, and attract exceptional talent. It focuses on developing creative sourcing strategies, finding hard-to-reach candidates, and building long-term relationships with potential candidates, including those who are not actively seeking a new role. The recruiter will conduct talent research and mapping, provide competitive intelligence and market insights, and improve sourcing methods, tools, and recruiting processes. The role also contributes to the candidate experience and the company's employer brand and technical talent narrative. Mariana Minerals describes its culture through four principles: Everyone Gets Home Safe, Extreme Ownership, Engineer Out Requirements, then Automate, and Share Your Legos.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of experience sourcing technical talent in a high-growth startup or technology company.
- Expertise utilizing ATS tools; Ashby is preferred.
- Strong expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing tools, Boolean search, Indeed, GitHub, research platforms, and other creative sourcing techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and engage passive candidates for difficult-to-fill technical roles.
- Experience partnering directly with engineering leaders and hiring managers.
- Excellent research skills and ability to understand technical domains and evaluate technical talent.
- Strong written communication skills, including crafting personalized candidate outreach.
- Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining a high quality bar.
- Data-driven approach to sourcing strategy and pipeline management.
- Strong closing and negotiating skills.
- High-ownership mindset and ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
- Passion for building exceptional teams and creating outstanding candidate experiences.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience recruiting for hardware, robotics, industrial automation, or deep tech companies.
- Experience sourcing for niche or emerging technical disciplines, such as materials science, controls engineering, or applied AI/ML.
- Familiarity with early-stage or seed-to-Series B recruiting environments.
- Experience building a sourcing function or playbook from scratch.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for highly technical roles across teams.
- Build targeted searches to identify technical talent across industries and research communities.
- Research, identify, and engage passive candidates through personalized outreach.
- Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and technical leaders to understand role requirements, hiring priorities, and market dynamics.
- Translate complex or evolving role requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with high-potential candidates.
- Conduct talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and market research to inform hiring strategies.
- Improve sourcing methodologies, tooling, and recruiting processes.
- Track sourcing metrics and provide market insights to recruiting leaders and hiring managers.
- Represent Mariana Minerals through a thoughtful and engaging candidate experience.
- Help strengthen the company's employer brand and technical talent narrative.
- Stay current on sourcing technology, AI-assisted sourcing tools, and emerging channels for specialized talent.
- Build diverse, high-quality candidate pipelines for hard-to-fill and specialized roles.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
