Catena

Sourcing Specialist

Catena

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Philippines

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About the role

  • **Core Responsibilities****Candidate Sourcing & Research — 35%**
  • - Source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and job boards
  • - Conduct in-depth research on candidate backgrounds, skills, and experience
  • - Identify passive and active candidates aligned with role requirements
  • - Build talent maps and pipeline strategies for recurring roles
  • - Source across multiple channels (LinkedIn, referrals, communities, networks)
  • - Stay current on talent market trends and hiring patterns
  • - Identify future-ready talent pools for anticipated hiring needs
  • **Candidate Engagement & Outreach — 25%**
  • - Draft targeted, compelling outreach messages
  • - Engage candidates via email, LinkedIn, phone, or video calls
  • - Conduct initial screening conversations to assess fit and interest
  • - Communicate role value propositions and next steps clearly
  • - Maintain positive candidate experience from first contact to handoff
  • - Answer candidate questions professionally and accurately
  • - Nurture candidate relationships for current and future roles
  • **Pipeline Management & Database Maintenance — 20%**
  • - Maintain organized, accurate candidate records in ATS
  • - Manage sourcing lifecycle: research → outreach → screening → shortlisting
  • - Tag and categorize candidates for future matching
  • - Build and maintain role-specific and evergreen talent pools
  • - Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and pipeline hygiene
  • - Track candidate progression and availability status
  • **Screening & Assessment — 10%**
  • - Validate candidate experience, skills, and tool proficiency
  • - Assess communication quality, professionalism, and role alignment
  • - Conduct structured screening using defined criteria
  • - Identify red flags or gaps early in the process
  • - Prepare clear, concise candidate summaries for recruiter handoff
  • **Collaboration & Reporting — 10%**
  • - Align with recruiters and hiring managers on role requirements
  • - Provide weekly pipeline updates and sourcing metrics
  • - Track outreach volume, response rates, and qualified submissions
  • - Share market insights and sourcing learnings with the team
  • - Refine sourcing strategies based on performance data

Requirements

  • **Must-Haves (Required)****Experience**
  • - 1-2+ years in sourcing, recruitment, or talent acquisition
  • - Proven experience building pipelines independently
  • - Strong execution in high-volume sourcing environments
  • **Sourcing Skills**
  • - Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search
  • - Strong candidate research and evaluation skills
  • - Experience sourcing beyond job postings
  • **Screening**
  • - Experience conducting structured screening calls
  • - Sound judgment in pre-qualifying candidates
  • **Communication**
  • - Excellent written and verbal English
  • - Strong candidate-facing presence and rapport-building skills
  • **Technical**
  • - Experience with ATS platforms (Workable, Greenhouse, Lever, or similar)
  • - Advanced Google Workspace skills
  • - Strong organization and attention to detail
  • **Work Style**
  • - Proactive, persistent, and self-directed
  • - Comfortable working remotely with minimal supervision
  • - Reliable EST/PST working-hour overlap
  • **Nice-to-Haves (Preferred)**
  • - 3+ years in sourcing or recruiting roles
  • - Experience hiring across PH, LATAM, or EMEA markets
  • - Tech, finance, or operations sourcing exposure
  • - Familiarity with sourcing automation tools
  • - Data-driven sourcing optimization experience
  • - Multilingual capabilities (Spanish, Portuguese)
Benefits
  • - **Competitive Salary:** Based on experience and skills
  • - **Remote Work: **Fully remote — work from anywhere
  • - **Generous PTO:** In accordance with company policy
  • - **Direct Mentorship:** Access to global industry leaders
  • - **Learning & Development: **Continuous growth resources
  • - **Global Networking: **Work with international teams
  • - **Health Coverage (Philippines only): **HMO after 3 months (full-time)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
candidate sourcingBoolean searchpipeline managementstructured screeningcandidate evaluationdata-driven sourcing optimizationsourcing automation toolsGoogle WorkspaceATS platforms
Soft Skills
communicationrapport-buildingorganizationattention to detailproactivepersistentself-directed