Kong Inc.

Talent Acquisition Sourcer – 6 Month Contract

Kong Inc.

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Milan • Italy

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About the role

  • Architect and drive specialised sourcing strategies to secure world-class, typically hard-to-find, talent for senior-level (Senior, Staff, Principal) and highly specialised technical roles.
  • Serve as a talent consultant to executives and senior leadership, leveraging deep market intelligence to advise on organisational design, compensation structures, and global talent mapping.
  • Proactively build and maintain a hyper-focused pipeline of passive candidates, positioning Kong as an employer of choice in competitive markets.
  • Conduct thorough screenings and interviews to assess candidates' technical skills and cultural fit, acting as a steward for our hiring bar.
  • Maintain meticulous job postings and candidate data within our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Requirements

  • 3+ years of progressive, full-cycle technical recruiting experience
  • Strong knowledge of the highly competitive Italian/EMEA technical landscape, with a proven ability to successfully compete for talent against top-tier late-stage start-ups and public companies.
  • Demonstrated ownership of core TA programs or significant process improvements across the recruiting lifecycle.
  • Expert command of advanced sourcing and candidate engagement techniques, moving beyond standard LinkedIn Recruiter usage.
  • Ability to challenge ideas and effectively influence others.
  • Great collaborator and partner to HRBPs, Finance, and other internal stakeholders.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
technical recruitingsourcing strategiescandidate engagement techniquesscreeninginterviewingApplicant Tracking System
Soft skills
collaborationinfluencecommunicationorganizational designmarket intelligence