Business Recruiting Sourcer

Handshake; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Handshake is looking for a Business Sourcer to enhance hiring across its teams. You will build strong pipelines for roles in sales, marketing, and business operations while collaborating with recruiters to engage top candidates. Ideal candidates have 3-5+ years of sourcing experience in high-growth settings, with a keen understanding of various business functions. This role offers the chance to directly support Handshake's growth in a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of sourcing experience for business roles in high-growth environments.
• Collaborative partner to recruiters and hiring managers.
• Ability to write clear, compelling outreach messages tailored to business candidates.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong pipelines for high-priority business roles.
• Craft personalized, thoughtful outreach messages.
• Track sourcing metrics and deliver insights to improve recruiting outcomes.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Business functions understanding

Boolean search skills

LinkedIn Recruiter proficiency

Detail-oriented

Tools

Gem

Ashby

Airtable

Job description

Your Impact

We’re seeking a Business Sourcer to help scale our hiring across both Handshake and Handshake AI. In this high-impact role, you’ll partner with recruiters, business leaders, and founders to identify and engage top candidates across GTM, Operations, Strategy, and more. Your sourcing work will directly support our growth and influence key business functions.

Your Role

Pipeline Generation & Talent Discovery

• Build and maintain strong pipelines for high-priority business roles, including Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Business Operations, Strategy, and Product Operations.

• Conduct proactive searches across LinkedIn, alumni networks, Slack communities, and competitive companies.

• Map out talent for current and future roles, including niche business functions within Handshake AI.

Hiring Team Collaboration & Candidate Engagement

• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to understand each role’s unique context, align on candidate profiles, and calibrate search strategies.

• Craft personalized, thoughtful outreach messages that reflect Handshake’s mission and values.

• Guide prospects through early stages of the funnel with clarity, context, and care.

Reporting, Market Insights & Candidate Experience

• Track sourcing metrics, outreach effectiveness, and pipeline health using tools like Ashby, Gem, and LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Deliver regular updates and insights to refine sourcing focus and improve recruiting outcomes.

• Stay informed about business talent trends, competitive hiring movements, and market benchmarks.

• Ensure every candidate interaction is high-quality and reflects Handshake’s values, even at early stages.

Your Experience

• 3–5+ years of sourcing experience for business roles in high-growth environments (startups, mission-driven companies, or scaled tech).

• Strong understanding of business functions such as Sales, BizOps, GTM, Strategy, or Marketing.

• Skilled in Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and competitive research.

• Ability to write clear, compelling outreach messages tailored to business candidates.

• Collaborative partner to recruiters and hiring managers—comfortable iterating based on feedback.

• Proficient with sourcing tools like Gem, Ashby, Airtable, or spreadsheets.

• Detail-oriented and self-organized—able to manage multiple reqs and follow-ups.

• A mission-driven communicator who can convey what makes Handshake’s work meaningful and urgent.

Handshake is committed to building a diverse team. If this role excites you, but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.