5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, preferably in scale-ups or fast-paced tech environments.
Proven track record of proactive sourcing for various functions and seniority levels, especially hard-to-fill roles.
Advanced expertise in sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS/CRM platforms.
Strong market mapping and research skills to create actionable talent pipelines.
Excellent written communication skills for effective outreach.
Experience collaborating with hiring managers and influencing sourcing strategies.
Data-driven mindset to interpret and optimize sourcing metrics.
Responsibilities
Own proactive sourcing for diverse roles, ensuring a steady flow of qualified candidates.
Conduct market mapping and talent landscape analysis to identify target talent.
Design and refine advanced sourcing strategies across various channels.
Craft personalized outreach and engagement sequences to convert passive candidates.
Build and maintain long-term talent pools for critical and niche roles.
Partner with hiring managers to calibrate candidate profiles and sourcing strategies.
Run initial screening conversations to warm up candidates before handoff.
Benefits
Support for employer branding initiatives to enhance market perception.
Collaboration with a broader People team for a consistent candidate experience.
Opportunity to shape sourcing strategies and practices within the organization.
Full Job Description
Description
We're looking for a proactive, research-driven and highly organised Talent Acquisition Partner to own sourcing and build the talent pipelines behind Kpler's global growth. You'll identify, engage, and nurture hard-to-reach candidates across multiple regions and functions, partnering closely with hiring managers to turn market insight into a steady flow of high-quality conversations. This is a unique opportunity to shape how we find and attract the talent that powers Kpler's growth.
Your Mission at Kpler
Own proactive sourcing across a wide variety of roles and functions (Sales, Marketing and Business Units and more), generating a consistent flow of qualified, engaged candidates.
Run market mapping and talent landscape analysis to identify where target talent sits and share those insights with recruiters and hiring managers.
Design and refine advanced searches and sourcing strategies across LinkedIn Recruiter, professional communities, and other channels.
Craft personalised outreach and multi-touch engagement sequences that earn replies and convert passive candidates into conversations.
Build and maintain long-term talent pools and nurture campaigns for critical and niche roles in commodities, energy, maritime, data, and engineering.
Partner with hiring managers from intake onwards: calibrate the ideal candidate profile, advise on market availability, and agree a sourcing strategy for each role.
Run initial screening conversations to qualify and warm up candidates before handing over to the recruiting team and hiring managers.
Track and report sourcing metrics (response rates, pipeline conversion, source of hire, pipeline diversity) to identify what works and optimise channels accordingly.
Continuously test new sourcing tools, channels, and techniques, and share best practice to raise sourcing capability across the People team.
Support employer branding initiatives by shaping outreach messaging and candidate-facing content that reflects how Kpler is perceived in the market.
Collaborate with the broader People team to ensure a consistent, top-tier candidate experience across all regions.
Role Requirements
5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition ideally in scale-ups, SaaS, or fast-paced tech environments.
Proven track record of proactive sourcing across various functions and seniority levels, including hard-to-fill and niche roles in high growth environments.
Advanced expertise in sourcing techniques and tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS/CRM platforms.
Strong market mapping and research skills, with the ability to turn market insight into actionable pipelines.
Excellent written communication, with a demonstrable ability to write outreach that gets responses.
Comfortable working in complex, scaling, and global environments.
Experience partnering with hiring managers and recruiters and influencing stakeholders on sourcing strategy.
Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret sourcing metrics and optimise accordingly.
Bias for action, autonomy, and a high sense of urgency.
Nice to Have
Experience sourcing across multiple regions (EMEA, APAC).
Experience sourcing in niche markets: commodities, energy, maritime, data, engineering, analytics, etc.
Experience with employer branding or recruitment marketing (content, campaigns, talent communities, social presence).
