Talent Sourcer and Reseacher

December 18, 2024
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Job Description

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Who we are:

Shape a brighter financial future with us.

Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.

We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.

The role:

SoFi is seeking a self-driven Sourcer & Researcher with experience building teams for high-growth startups in a high-performance culture. The ideal candidate will define and execute sourcing strategies, screen and present candidates, and build comprehensive talent pipelines. Join us in creating a world-class team to support our continued growth and success.

What you’ll do: 

Active Req Support:

  • Partner with recruiters on specific requisitions or groups of requisitions.
  • Define and execute sourcing strategies, screen candidates, and present qualified candidates to recruiters and hiring managers 
  • Be a trusted partner by developing relationships with your recruiting partners and hiring managers by presenting sourcing insights to ensure hiring success

Competitor Org Charting:

  • Perform target searches of direct competitors for niche senior-level roles.
  • Build visual representations of targeted departments and talent.

Data & Analytics:

  • Conduct talent market research using proven data tools to pull key market insights.
  • Organize data to provide clear pictures of the talent pool, enabling data-driven strategies and influencing business decisions.
  • Take full ownership in how you achieve your top of funnel metrics, pipeline conversion percentages and hires to help the team achieve our collective hiring goal

Market Development & Pipeline Strategy:

  • Build, organize, and maintain pools of niche talent into dedicated pipelines sorted and tagged by technical skills.
  • Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, internal ATS, and expert X-ray searching of niche sites, conference attendees, and speaker lists, etc.
  • Research, track, and organize real-time salary expectations of candidate pipelines through various credible sources including opportunistic conversations with talent.

Engagement Strategy:

  • Develop and define effective engagement strategies for pipelines of passive talent.
  • Implement strategic campaign outreach and personalized correspondence to engage potential candidates.

What you’ll need:

  • 3+ Years of proven experience as a Sourcer, preferably in high-growth startup environments.
  • Experience sourcing for a variety of functional areas not limited to but including, Product/Tech, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Finance and Creative.
  • Expertise in building talent pipelines and sourcing strategies.
  • Strong understanding of data and analytics to support talent market research.
  • Experience with various sourcing tools, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Seekout, and creative Boolean searches.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and attract passive talent.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Proven experience building and maintaining multiple active pipelines of talent across multiple functional areas

Nice to have:

  • Experience testing new sourcing techniques, tools and approaches that drive results
  • Experience implementing sourcing strategies that address both short-term and long-term hiring needs
  • Knowledgeable in advanced sourcing tools and techniques utilized for recruiting top talent

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location. 

 

To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!

SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.New York applicants: Notice of Employee RightsSoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.

Internal Employees

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