We're looking for a sourcer who loves the hunt.
We see this area as solving one of the hardest puzzles in business: finding extraordinary people before anyone else does. We're looking for a sourcer who genuinely loves finding exceptional people - someone who gets excited by impossible searches and enjoys uncovering exceptional people that other companies overlook.
This isn't a sourcing role where you'll work from static talent pools or rely on inbound applicants. You'll partner closely with recruiters, founders, executives, and hiring managers to develop creative sourcing strategies, map talent markets, and build relationships with exceptional candidates long before they're ready to make a move.
What You'll Be Doing:- Apply excellent talent judgement: Take your understanding of "greatness" within a role + Instrumental and use that intuition to uncover candidates others would overlook
- Solve difficult talent problems: When a search stalls, you don't simply send more InMails. You rethink your approach, explore new markets, test new hypotheses, and uncover talent in places others haven't considered.
- Build world-class pipelines: Develop deep talent maps, cultivate passive candidate relationships, and build long-term pipelines for our most critical hiring needs. 100+ candidates in a week sourced doesn't scare you if it's the right thing for the role.
- Tell a compelling story: Craft personalized outreach that earns responses from highly sought-after candidates. You'll represent Instrumental's mission and opportunity in a way that inspires people to learn more.
- Help build our sourcing function: Experiment with new sourcing techniques, leverage AI thoughtfully, improve our research methods, and help define how sourcing evolves as we scale.
This role probably isn't the right fit if...- You rely primarily on inbound applicants or LinkedIn Easy Apply.
- You lose energy when a search becomes difficult instead of becoming more curious + prefer to repeat the same sourcing strategy without innovation
- You enjoy sending high volumes of generic outreach more than writing thoughtful, personalized messages.
- You'd rather work established pipelines than discover entirely new talent pools.
- You shy away from feedback, experimentation, and continuously improving your craft.
Requirements:- 3+ years of experience sourcing for technical or engineering roles in a fast-growing environment.
- Demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive candidates for difficult-to-fill positions.
- Exceptional research and talent mapping skills.
- Outstanding written communication and personalized outreach abilities.
- A track record of creatively solving difficult hiring challenges through sourcing strategy rather than simply increasing activity.
We're a growing team that works collaboratively, supports each other, and is highly energized by the opportunity to make a large impact. We actively promote an inclusive environment, valuing passion and the ability to learn. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description!
The following is a representative annual base salary range for this position within the Bay Area: $90,000-127,000. Job level and salary opportunities are evaluated through our interview process - we review the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of each applicant.
Instrumental is proud to offer a highly-rated variety of benefits, including health, vision, dental, commuter plans, and parental leave. All candidates must have an unrestricted right to work in the U.S.
At Instrumental, protecting company and customer information is a shared responsibility. Employees are expected to handle sensitive employee, financial, and company information in accordance with company security, confidentiality, and privacy policies, and promptly report suspected security incidents or policy violations.
