Technical Sourcer (Contract)
About The Position
The Trade Desk is hiring a Technical Sourcer to shape the talent pipeline for its platform and product innovation. This person will partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineering leaders to identify technical talent, provide market intelligence, and inform how the company competes for talent. The role is part of a global Talent Acquisition team focused on top-of-funnel strategy and execution, with scope to influence sourcing approaches, tools, and continuous improvement. The role calls for autonomy, creative problem-solving, data-informed decisions, and the ability to build authentic relationships with hard-to-reach technical candidates. It focuses on developing customized sourcing strategies, engaging passive talent, advising stakeholders with market insights, and using AI-enabled research and emerging sourcing technologies to improve pipeline quality and efficiency.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in technical sourcing or technical recruiting for software, product-driven, or AI/ML companies, or equivalent agency recruiting experience focused on engineering talent.
- Demonstrated success sourcing and engaging specialized technical talent at a premier technology company, high-growth startup, or leading SaaS organization.
- Strong proficiency with sourcing platforms and tools, including LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Boolean search, ATS/CRM systems, and AI-assisted sourcing tools.
- Ability to understand technical concepts such as distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, machine learning, and full-stack development, and translate hiring needs into talent-market strategies.
- Data-driven approach, including comfort tracking KPIs, analyzing funnel metrics, and using insights to refine strategy.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft compelling candidate messaging.
- Ability to manage multiple complex searches in parallel while maintaining a high quality bar.
- Ownership, adaptability, and a bias for action in a fast-moving environment.
- Integrity and discretion when handling confidential information.
- Passion for people, inclusive hiring practices, and building diverse teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience sourcing AI/ML researchers, data scientists, or adjacent specializations.
- Familiarity with The Trade Desk, ad tech, or the programmatic advertising ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute tailored sourcing strategies by role, level, and location for technical talent, including software engineers, ML/AI specialists, and data engineers.
- Partner with recruiters, coordinators, and hiring managers to understand role requirements, team dynamics, and the impact of roles on the company and its products.
- Communicate The Trade Desk’s mission, engineering challenges, and values-driven culture to candidates.
- Create personalized outreach for passive and specialized technical talent and cultivate relationships with high-priority prospects.
- Advise stakeholders on talent markets, calibrate candidate profiles, and recommend hiring-criteria adjustments based on real-time data.
- Provide timely pipeline updates and adapt sourcing strategies as hiring plans change.
- Conduct talent-market research, competitive intelligence, and industry mapping, including insights on market conditions, compensation benchmarks, and talent availability.
- Use AI-enabled research tools, automation workflows, and emerging sourcing technologies to improve pipeline quality and efficiency.
- Build and maintain talent maps for critical skill areas, tracking talent pools across academia, open-source communities, and industry.
- Maintain organized candidate data in ATS and CRM systems and support a strong stakeholder and candidate experience throughout the funnel.
Benefits
- Stock-based compensation grants may be available to eligible employees.
- Variable compensation-based incentives and commissions may be offered depending on the role.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision healthcare, with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.
- Retirement benefits, including a 401(k) plan and company match.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Basic life insurance.
- Well-being benefits.
- Reimbursement for certain tuition expenses.
- Parental leave.
- Sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked.
- Vacation for full-time employees: up to 120 hours through the first year and 160 hours thereafter.
- Approximately 13 paid holidays per year.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing employees to purchase company stock at a discount.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
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