Senior Talent Sourcer (IT Recruiter)

Manpower Staffing Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A talent acquisition firm in Petaling Jaya is seeking a Senior Talent Sourcer to lead sourcing for complex technical roles. The role requires 6+ years of experience in high-growth environments, and a data-driven mindset, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion. This position offers significant visibility and influence across the organization.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of sourcing experience, particularly in tech or startup settings.
• Proven track record in sourcing niche and senior-level technical roles.
• Commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
• Lead sourcing efforts for senior technical roles.
• Design customized outreach strategies focusing on candidate experience.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Communication skills

Research skills

Data-driven mindset

Multichannel sourcing strategies

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean Search

ATS/CRM platforms

Job description

As a Senior Talent Sourcer, you’ll play a strategic role in shaping the company’s talent acquisition engine. More than just building pipelines, you’ll design and lead them acting as a key partner to recruiters, hiring managers, and business leaders to understand hiring needs, map talent markets, and engage top-tier candidates.

You’ll lead sourcing for complex and senior-level roles across engineering, data, product, and design, while developing and evolving sourcing strategies that emphasize personalization, diversity, and long-term relationship building. This high-impact position offers visibility across the organization and is ideal for someone who thrives on influence, insight, and delivering results in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and executives to create and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.

Lead end-to-end sourcing efforts for critical and senior technical roles, including competitive talent mapping and market insights.

Design and deliver customized, high-touch outreach strategies with a focus on candidate experience and inclusive hiring.

Build and maintain robust pipelines for current and future hiring needs across technical domains (engineering, data, infrastructure, etc.).

Leverage advanced sourcing tools and techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, SeekOut, Boolean/X-ray search, Gem, etc.).

Analyze talent market trends to guide sourcing approaches and influence hiring strategy.

What We’re Looking For

6+ years of sourcing experience, ideally within high-growth tech or startup settings.

Proven track record sourcing for niche and senior-level technical roles (e.g., Machine Learning, Mobile Engineers, Front and Back-end Engineers and Developers, Data Scientists, Chief Architects etc.).

Expertise in multichannel sourcing strategies and tools.

Strong research skills with a passion for market intelligence and competitive insights.

Excellent communication and influencing skills across functions and seniority levels.

Data-driven mindset with experience using sourcing metrics to improve outcomes.

Commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in every stage of the hiring process.

Nice to Have

Experience supporting global or international sourcing efforts.

Familiarity with modern ATS/CRM platforms.

Experience building sourcing operations or scalable outreach programs from the ground up.

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Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia? What's your expected monthly basic salary? Which of the following types of qualifications do you have? How many years' experience do you have as a Talent Sourcer? How many years of recruitment experience do you have?

ManpowerGroup Malaysia, a leader in innovative workforce solutions, creates and delivers high-impact solutions that enable our clients to achieve their business goals and enhance their competitiveness. With over 26 years of experience in Malaysia, our company creates unique time to value through a comprehensive suite of innovative solutions that help our clients and job seekers win in the Human Age. These solutions cover an entire range of talent-driven needs from recruitment and assessment, training and development, and career management, to outsourcing and workforce consulting.

ManpowerGroup Malaysia, a leader in innovative workforce solutions, creates and delivers high-impact solutions that enable our clients to achieve their business goals and enhance their competitiveness. With over 26 years of experience in Malaysia, our company creates unique time to value through a comprehensive suite of innovative solutions that help our clients and job seekers win in the Human Age. These solutions cover an entire range of talent-driven needs from recruitment and assessment, training and development, and career management, to outsourcing and workforce consulting.

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