Associate Talent Sourcer

About Recruiting from Scratch:

At Recruiting from Scratch (RFS), we’re on a mission to be the go-to technical recruiting partner for high-growth startups and innovative tech companies. We operate 100% remotely, partnering with some of the most exciting, investor-backed teams in the U.S. to help them find world-class talent.

Associate

The Role:

strategic sourcing partner

sourcing expertise

What You’ll Do:

• Be a Talent Strategist

  – Partner with recruiters and account managers to understand role needs and craft targeted sourcing strategies.

• Discover Top Talent

  – Use LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Google X ray searches, and your network to identify and engage Top 5% talent.

• Tell the Story

  – Craft thoughtful, personalized outreach that conveys the mission, culture, and opportunity of each client.

• Build for Now & Later

  – Develop pipelines of passive talent for immediate openings and future roles.

• Share Market Insights

  – Provide data and feedback to help refine profiles and hiring strategies in real-time.

• Measure & Improve

  – Track sourcing metrics, assess funnel health, and optimize your approach based on data.

• Champion Candidate Experience

  – Ensure every candidate interaction reflects RFS’s high standards of professionalism and care.

• Optimize Data & Tools

  – Maintain clean, accurate, and up-to-date candidate and pipeline records in our ATS and sourcing systems.

What You’ll Bring:

• 3-6 years of technical sourcing experience, ideally for U.S. startups or high-growth tech companies.
• Proven track record filling engineering, machine learning, and product roles in competitive markets.
• Expertise in sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS, boolean search, Google X-Ray Search, GitHub, Stack overflow, or any other niche platforms).
• Experience with diversity sourcing and building inclusive pipelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, you can create outreach that gets replies.
• Ability to assess candidates for engineering, AI/ML, product, and GTM roles.
• Data-driven mindset, using metrics to refine sourcing strategies.
• Adding, Maintain clean, accurate candidate and pipeline data in the ATS (RecruiterFlow).
• Track outreach, response rates, and pipeline.
• Collaborative approach and adaptability in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Base

  : Max $1400 per month (based on experience & location)

• Uncapped commission

  on placements
• Paid leave and performance-based bonuses
• 100% remote in the APAC region

If you’re a sourcing powerhouse who thrives in competitive markets and loves connecting top talent to high-impact opportunities, we’d love to talk to you.