Job Summary:

The Technical Sourcer is a key member of the Enterprise Talent Sourcing & Research Team. The technical sourcer will combine research, consultative and advocacy skills to deliver top technical talent to hiring leaders across the Walt Disney Company.

Closely partnering with the Technology Talent Acquisition team, this professional will directly be responsible for the full service sourcing and research support of our technology and engineering disciplines. These disciplines may span several functions ranging from software engineering, data science, data analytics, product, mobile engineering, security and enterprise technology. The Technical Sourcer partners with recruiters on technical searches; projects will depend on the individual search but may include assisting with the development of strategy, constructing target lists of companies, candidate, prospects and leads, developing pipelines of talent, contacting high-potential prospects, conducting candidate interviews, maintaining progress reports, and assessing candidate qualifications. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to proactively identify top level talent through a variety of sourcing techniques. Additional research and consultative activities may occur in support of specific clients or overall initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Perform candidate sourcing and research activities through the development and execution of full life cycle research and sourcing strategies and plans; ensuring the candidate, client, team, and recruiter experiences are met with exceptional service delivery.
• Develop robust candidate pipelines across a diverse requisition load and generate rapid results in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide consultation for advising and influencing around talent market insights, competitive intelligence and talent demographics to enable recruiters and clients to be best informed.
• Implement key workforce diversity recruitment strategies and partnerships to include, but not limited to professional associations, diversity recruitment conferences, community outreach programs and events, industry networking events and associations, etc.
• Responsible for creating target lists of companies and individuals for active and future openings.

• Research target companies to develop lists of individuals (names / titles) as a match for active & future roles through utilizing industry directories, networking, and/or conducting searches within online tools, resume databases, direct sourcing, industry research, networking events, blogs, associations and career events.
• Fully leverage technology for superb candidate relationship management utilizing campaign management, lead tracking, and process flow development to discover and sustain cold/warm leads, hot leads, referrals, and other potential prospects.
• Ongoing research of competitive landscape and market insights/trends and remaining current and relevant in functional expertise and demographics.
• Monitor continuous improvement through metrics, scorecards and analytics and report them on a regular basis.
• Use Social Media as a sourcing and branding tool to include but not limited to: LinkedIn, Twitter, Tumblr and diversity-oriented sites & blogs.
• Attend meetings with recruiters, recruitment teams, and clients.
• Tell a compelling and consistent message to candidates that align with the company brand and values
• Conduct in-depth screens and assess potential candidates for level of interest, technical skills, qualifications, compensation and convert hard to find passive talent through an understanding of the business and employee value proposition.
• Develop a broad professional network of top technology talent
• Stay current on market trends and innovative sourcing practice
• Maintain up-to-date, accurate research and data on a regular and consistent basis
• Participate in ad hoc projects as necessary

Basic Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of work experience, with at least 1 year in sourcing or recruiting technical talent.
• Experience in consulting and/or working in a consultative role where multiple projects and competing demands are the norm
• Experience developing and executing fully comprehensive sourcing/recruitment plans

• Experience using social media tools for sourcing and branding efforts; tools include but not limited to: LinkedIn, Twitter, Tumblr and diversity-oriented sites & blogs
• Proficiency using LinkedIn

• Knowledge and expertise in internet data mining, professional networking, passive candidate cold calling and innovative sourcing techniques

• Boolean and/or Semantic searching
• Proven experience contacting, attracting, qualifying and converting high-potential prospects through multiple channels
• Expertise speaking with and assessing candidates’ technical skills and qualifications
• Demonstrated proficiency using applicant tracking systems and CRM tools
• Business acumen with the ability to understand & interpret complex business needs and business structure
• Ability to analyze job descriptions and candidate profiles to determine target profile needs and appropriate match
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including verbal and written
• Strong curiosity, creativity and a drive to succeed a must
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Experience in a role where multiple projects and competing demands are the norm
• Resourceful, with exceptional problem solving skills
• Demonstrated experience developing strong, collaborative relationships
• Ability to maintain confidential information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Search firm and/or corporate recruiting experience with a focus on technical talent
• Experience contacting high-potential prospects through targeted cold calling
• Proficiency using LinkedIn Recruiter and/or Candidate Relationship Management tool (e.g. Talent Pipeline)
• Knowledge of OFCCP compliance

Required Education

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience required