Handshake
Talent Sourcing Specialist (Contract)
San Francisco, CA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
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About the role
- Source and engage passive talent through creative outreach, boolean search, research, and market mapping - with a focus on technical and STEM-background candidates.
- Provide market insights and strategic guidance, leveraging your close partnership with the team to advise on what's working, what isn't, and broader market trends.
- Track and report recruiting metrics, ensuring data integrity in Ashby and other tools, and leverage insights to refine sourcing strategies and improve outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial candidate screens and manage handoffs to the project teams.
- We're seeking a driven Talent Sourcing Specialist to join our Handshake AI team partnering closely with the Growth team to own top-of-funnel recruiting.
- Own top-of-funnel sourcing for the Growth team, partnering closely on role requirements, intake, and pipeline priorities.
- Drive & Urgency: You thrive in fast-moving environments with shifting priorities and big goals.
Requirements
- Proven ability to find and engage niche talent pools.
- Sourcing Expertise: Proven ability to find and engage niche talent pools.
- Work Hours: Must be ok working PST hours.
Nice to have
- You care about your numbers and use data to improve.
- Familiarity with tracking source, conversion, and grow metrics is a plus.
- Metrics-Minded: You care about your numbers and use data to improve.
- Tools: Proficiency with ATS platforms (Ashby a plus), LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools, with a strong ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies.
Benefits
- Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world's top educational institutions
- Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
- If you are local to San Francisco, bonus points for willingness to come into the office
Company info
- Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know.
- Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions.
- In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history.
- We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data.
- We've grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month.
- Explore our mission and values at joinhandshake.com/careers http://joinhandshake.com/careers.
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