Customer.io is a platform that helps over 8,000 companies communicate effectively with their customers. They are seeking a Contract Senior Technical Talent Sourcer to enhance their recruiting efforts, focusing on identifying and engaging exceptional engineering talent through proactive sourcing strategies and collaboration with hiring managers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead sourcing strategy for Engineering roles, building high-quality pipelines through proactive outreach and thoughtful inbound review
- Conduct structured talent mapping across target companies and markets to identify strong engineering talent
- Partner closely with recruiters and engineering hiring managers to define candidate profiles, align on scope and seniority, and continuously refine search direction as new insights emerge
- Proactively engage engineering hiring managers to clarify expectations, surface constraints, and strengthen alignment throughout the search
- Engage passive engineers through personalized outreach and exploratory conversations before recruiter handoff
- Stay informed on engineering hiring trends, talent density, and evolving role expectations to continuously sharpen sourcing strategy
- Share insights on talent availability, market dynamics, and search feasibility to help refine hiring plans
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with engineering talent, even when no immediate role is open
- Maintain clean pipeline data and continuously improve sourcing effectiveness through data and feedback
Requirements:
- 5-7+ years of experience in technical sourcing or recruiting, with significant focus on software engineering hiring
- Demonstrated ability to build and convert high-quality pipelines for senior+ engineering roles in competitive markets
- Strong understanding of engineering roles and leveling, with the ability to assess scope and relevant technical experience early
- Experience building strong working relationships with recruiters and hiring managers, influencing search strategy through insight and data
- Excellent written communication skills and a high bar for candidate experience
- Organized, data-informed, and comfortable managing multiple searches simultaneously