owl.co

Senior Technical Sourcer – Contract

owl.co

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Canada

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Build and maintain strong pipelines for technical roles (e.g., software engineering, ML/AI, infrastructure, data).
  • Use advanced sourcing strategies, tools, and platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, StackOverflow, niche communities, referrals, boolean searches, and creative outreach methods).
  • Identify and engage passive talent using personalized, high-quality outreach aligned with Owl’s technical brand voice.
  • Support the initial vetting process to assess technical fit, candidate motivation, and alignment with Owl’s mission.
  • Collaborate closely with our Technical Recruiter & hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, team needs, and ideal profiles.
  • Provide weekly updates on pipeline health, sourcing insights, and market intelligence.
  • Recommend sourcing strategies and target companies to support overall hiring planning.
  • Maintain clean, accurate, and up-to-date candidate data in our ATS.
  • Ensure an excellent candidate experience from first touch to handoff.
  • Support diversity-focused sourcing and outreach strategies.
  • Map relevant talent pools, competitive landscapes, and emerging candidate sources.
  • Provide insights that inform hiring decisions and long-term workforce planning

Requirements

  • 4+ years of sourcing experience with a focus on software development engineering.
  • Proven track record of finding and engaging passive engineering & technical candidates in competitive markets.
  • Strong Boolean search skills; familiarity with GitHub sourcing, technical communities, and alternative platforms.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to represent Owl’s mission and value proposition clearly and compellingly.
  • Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with multiple searches at once.
  • Experience with ATS systems (e.g., Workable or similar).
  • Bonus: Experience sourcing for AI or deep tech functions.
Benefits
  • Full-time contract: 4 months (40 hours/week) with option to extend
  • Competitive compensation
  • Remote-first role with flexible working hours
  • Immediate start

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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

Hard skills
sourcing experienceBoolean search skillscandidate vettingpipeline managementtechnical fit assessmentdiversity-focused sourcingmarket intelligencecandidate engagementAI sourcingdeep tech sourcing
Soft skills
excellent communicationhighly organizedself-directedcollaborationcandidate experience focuspersonalized outreachadaptabilityinsightful recommendationsmotivation assessmentalignment with mission