About the RoleWe're looking for a
Talent Intelligence Sourcing Lead to join our team during an exciting phase of growth. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of shaping the talent attraction foundation that fuels our company growth - working closely with cross-functional partners to support business objectives while upholding our standards for excellence, collaboration, and impact.
This is not a traditional sourcing role. We are looking for a builder with strong technical grounding, a genuine passion for the craft of sourcing, and the ability to operate with creativity and precision in an environment where constant change and ambiguity is the norm. You will partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and engineers to identify, engage, and inspire world-class talent, helping build a team capable of solving some of the most challenging problems in AI today. Just as importantly, you will use AI to automate and augment your own workflow, treating sourcing as a system to be engineered rather than a set of manual tasks
What You'll Do- Research, identify, and engage engineering and technical talent across multiple disciplines and experience levels
- Collaborate with recruiters and hiring teams to deeply understand technical requirements and calibrate profiles with accuracy and nuance
- Use a wide range of sourcing strategies, including advanced research, talent mapping, referrals, AI-assisted automation, and creative outreach, to build strong candidate pipelines.
- Build and refine your own tooling and workflows, leveraging AI to automate repetitive work and spend more of your time on high-judgment sourcing
- Act as a candidate's first introduction to Tensorwave, delivering an authentic and compelling story about our mission, products, values and team culture
- Track and analyze pipeline data to drive continuous optimization and improvements in sourcing approaches
- Operate with agility, adapting quickly to shifting priorities, hard-to-fill roles, and changing team needs
Key Responsibilities- Team Leadership: Build and mentor a small team of technical sourcers focused on identifying exceptional Engineering talent across infrastructure, software engineering and specialized technical roles.
- Sourcing Innovation: Design creative, non-traditional strategies to engage passive technical talent and build robust, diverse pipelines for critical roles.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure high-quality execution, documentation, and communication while maintaining compliance with company policies and applicable laws
- Market Intelligence: Provide data-backed insights on talent trends, competitive compensation landscapes, and global talent markets.
- Innovation with AI: iterate to leverage AI in useful ways within the Talent Intelligence and broader Recruiting teams workflows
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Work with hiring managers, leadership, and employer branding to align on hiring needs and strengthen Tensorwave's footprint in the global talent community.
- Metrics & Optimization: Establish robust metrics to track sourcing effectiveness, funnel health, and time-to-hire
- Continuous Improvement: identify opportunities to improve processes, quality, and efficiency while building scalable workflows
Who You AreRequired Qualifications- 7+ years of extensive technical recruiting/sourcing experience, including proficiency with ATS (Ashby) and CRM systems (Linkedin Recruiter, GEM, Juicebox, etc.)
- Proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced or evolving environment
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to manage priorities effectively and operate with autonomy
- Experience working cross-functionally with diverse teams
Preferred Qualifications- Experience recruiting for cloud infrastructure, data center operations, AI/ML, or developer-focused companies
- Exposure to early-stage or hypergrowth environments (Seed through Series D )
- Experience supporting headcount planning and working within structured hiring processes
- Experience using AI tools to automate recruiting workflows
What We Offer- 100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for Employees
- Company Health Savings Account Contributions
- 100% paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance for Employees
- Life and Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Options
- Other Insurance Options, such as Pet & Legal Insurance
- Various Supplementary Health Benefits, such as discounted Virtual Healthcare Appointments and Serious Illness Support
- Flexible Spending Account
- Employee Assistance Program
