Technical Recruiter - Data Management

EXL•New York, NY

7d•$35 - $40

About The Position

EXL is seeking a Technical Recruiter with expertise in Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI hiring. The role owns full-cycle recruitment for niche and high-impact roles across Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Cloud, and Digital technologies. It calls for hands-on sourcing skills, including use of nontraditional channels, and close partnership with hiring managers and senior business leaders. The ideal candidate brings full-cycle recruiting experience in a large system integrator or global services organization and takes a consultative, data-driven approach to talent acquisition. The recruiter develops proactive sourcing strategies, builds passive candidate pipelines, and uses market insights and competitive intelligence to inform hiring decisions. The role also supports a transparent, high-quality candidate experience, maintains accurate ATS and dashboard records, and contributes to hiring velocity, quality, diversity, and process improvement. The posted base compensation range is $35–$40 per hour. Final offers depend on factors including skills and experience, internal pay equity, work location, market conditions, and role scope. Compensation may exceed the posted range in higher-cost areas such as California, New York, and New Jersey.

Requirements

3–7 years of total recruiting experience, predominantly in full-time hiring.
Strong experience hiring Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Applied Scientists, and Cloud Data and Platform professionals.
Demonstrated success in technical sourcing beyond traditional platforms.
Excellent stakeholder-management and influencing skills.
Strong understanding of candidate assessment, compensation alignment, and closing strategies.

Nice To Haves

Background in a large system integrator or global IT or analytics services firm is a strong advantage.
Mastery of alternate sourcing channels such as GitHub, Kaggle, Stack Overflow, Reddit, Discord, Slack communities, open-source communities, tech blogs, meetups, hackathons, and referrals.
Boolean search expertise across search engines and niche platforms.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end recruitment for niche and high-impact roles across Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Cloud, and Digital technologies.
Develop and execute proactive talent-sourcing strategies that anticipate future skill demands and business growth.
Advise hiring managers and senior stakeholders on talent availability, market trends, and hiring strategies.
Use alternate sourcing channels, Boolean search, and niche platforms to identify technical talent.
Build passive candidate pipelines for critical and recurring capabilities.
Use data, talent-market insights, and competitive intelligence to influence hiring decisions.
Partner with hiring managers, delivery leaders, and business heads to clarify role requirements, team needs, and success profiles.
Manage the candidate experience from first contact through onboarding, communicating expectations and timelines transparently and professionally.
Maintain accurate reporting and documentation in the ATS and TA dashboards.
Drive hiring velocity, quality, and diversity outcomes.
Contribute to hiring-process improvements, interview calibration, and talent-acquisition best practices.