Talent Sourcer (Starlink)

SpaceX•Redmond, WA

7h•$95,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX is seeking highly motivated talent sourcers to support Starlink’s global growth across disciplines including engineering, supply chain, go-to-market, and business operations. The role builds robust talent pipelines for challenging roles by using creative traditional and non-traditional sourcing approaches. Talent Sourcers partner with recruiters and hiring managers, engage passive candidates, and may be a candidate’s first point of contact with SpaceX. They own searches and candidate handoffs, with a focus on identifying qualified, interested, and closeable talent. The position is based onsite full-time in Redmond, Washington; hybrid and remote work are not considered. Extended hours and weekends may be required as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of recruiting or sourcing experience; or an associate degree and at least 2 years of experience; or at least 3 years of professional experience as a recruiter or sourcer in lieu of a degree.
Available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Must work onsite full-time in Redmond, Washington; hybrid and remote work are not considered.
Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of technical sourcing or technical recruiting experience, including passive outreach.
Experience sourcing hard-to-fill roles across multiple functions, from individual contributor through leadership.
Proven Boolean and X-ray search skills, including building and refining search strings.
Experience writing personalized outreach that gets responses from passive candidates.
Working proficiency with an ATS and at least one dedicated sourcing or research tool.
Experience turning a hiring manager’s intake into a searchable candidate profile.
Experience mapping talent markets, including target companies and competitor pools.
Ability to assess technical depth well enough to pass a calibrated slate to a recruiter.

Responsibilities

Run intake meetings with recruiters and hiring managers and translate each role into a searchable candidate profile.
Source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, X, niche technical communities, events, target-company mapping, Boolean searches, and X-ray searches.
Use AI research tools to support sourcing while writing candidate outreach personally.
Send personalized outreach and qualify interested candidates over the phone.
Build and maintain pipelines for current and upcoming roles and keep ATS records accurate.
Track pipeline metrics to ensure sourcing meets business demand.
Map competitor talent pools and share market observations.
Represent Starlink and SpaceX clearly and accurately in candidate conversations.
Own searches and candidate handoffs, ensuring passive talent is interested and closeable.

Benefits

Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Comprehensive medical coverage.
Vision coverage.
Dental coverage.
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various other discounts and perks.
May accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.
Eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
Washington State paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law.
Company shuttles for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the Redmond office Monday to Friday.