Technical Sourcer

Responsibilities

• Partner with the talent team and hiring managers to understand role requirements and hiring priorities, translating technical role requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
• Build and execute targeted search strategies and talent pipelines for difficult-to-fill technical roles.
• Develop personalized, thoughtful outreach and conduct initial screening conversations with passive technical talent.
• Maintain strong candidate experience through early stages of the recruiting process.
• Track pipeline health and sourcing performance metrics, using data to identify bottlenecks and continuously improve search outcomes.
• Use market insights and competitive talent mapping to refine sourcing strategies.
• Contribute to improving sourcing strategies and recruiting workflows.
• Provide market insights and talent intelligence to shape recruiting decisions.
• Build trust with hiring managers and the broader team through consistency, responsiveness, and follow-through.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders to maintain alignment and momentum across active searches.
• Work collaboratively with the People and Talent team, along with other cross-functional partners to support Arbor’s hiring goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience.
• 3+ years of technical sourcing or technical recruiting experience, with a track record of supporting searches in highly competitive technical talent markets.
• Strong research skills and creativity in building candidate pipelines.
• Strong understanding of competitive talent markets and ability to identify relevant target companies and talent pools.
• Highly organized, data-driven, and strong follow-through in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, as well as candidate engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced environment and remain adaptable to changing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing deep-tech engineering talent from industries such as aerospace, advanced manufacturing, energy systems, or similar.
• Proven ability to build diverse talent pipelines and connect with candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Comfortable interfacing directly with hiring managers and company leaders.
• Experience supporting early-stage startups or R&D-focused organizations.