Senior Technical Sourcer
OpenAI
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $240,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own top-of-funnel strategy and execution for high-impact roles supporting large-scale model training, real-time AI systems, and the infrastructure that powers them
- Partner with recruiters and engineering leaders to understand technical requirements and translate them into effective sourcing strategies
- Design and execute targeted sourcing plans for niche and highly competitive technical talent markets
- Build and maintain deep talent maps, target lists, and market intelligence for priority hiring areas
- Engage and nurture passive candidates through thoughtful, high-quality outreach and long-term relationship building
- Track and analyze sourcing performance, pipeline health, and conversion rates to continuously improve effectiveness
- Support recruiters by providing insights, pipeline coverage, and candidate engagement throughout the hiring process
- Contribute to brand-forward sourcing efforts that position OpenAI as the destination for world-class infrastructure and systems talent
Requirements
- 6+ years of technical sourcing experience in high-growth, premier technology environments
- Proven success sourcing for highly specialized and competitive technical roles
- Strong research, mapping, and market intelligence skills
- Excellent written communication and candidate engagement abilities
- The ability to partner effectively with recruiters and senior engineering stakeholders
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-moving environment
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Hard Skills & Tools
technical sourcingmarket intelligencesourcing strategiespipeline analysiscandidate engagement
Soft Skills
written communicationrelationship buildingresearch skillspartneringnavigating ambiguity