Founding Sourcer

Clay

Founding Sourcer engaging top talent for creative growth at a tech startup. Partnering with teams to iterate on sourcing strategies and effective recruitment processes.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $140,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Find creative recruiting alpha to engage incredible talent for clay
Experiment with tools and automations to help make everyone at clay (hiring managers and recruiters too!) more effective sourcers
Write great copy, and experiment with all sorts of drip campaigns and conversation starters
Source from within! Generate referrals from all our amazing claymates, and figure out ways to do this at a larger and larger scale
Research! Figure out new geos, industries, roles, and how we can engage the talent we need at just the right time
Optimize your efforts by checking in on funnel metrics, from first touch to offer accept
Partner closely with recruiters to anticipate and work against upcoming headcount

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years’ experience sourcing and/or recruiting in high growth tech environments
Creativity to help you generate amazing copy and sourcing ideas
Tenacity: we’re building this function from scratch! There will undoubtedly be iterations as we figure out what works
Tinkering prowess and Adaptability: we’ll use clay as our main sourcing tool, and will try out other tools along the way, so you’ll need to be ready to tinker, change up your workflow, and try new things all the time!

Benefits

Comp & perks

All employees can work for free with world-class coaches who specialize in creativity, management, and more.

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Soft Skills

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