Remote Talent Sourcing Associate for Executive Search

Nature; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Talent Sourcing Associate to identify, engage, and attract top talent for executive and niche roles globally. You will partner with recruiters, manage pipelines, and execute creative sourcing strategies across platforms.

You will conduct research, screen candidates, manage timelines, and build networks via LinkedIn, job boards, and universities while maintaining high attention to detail and executive presence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 5 years related work experience in area(s) of specialization or equivalent combination.
• Experience in creating credibility, trust, and partnerships with recruiters, candidates, and senior-level leadership through clear communication, responsiveness, and stakeholder support.
• A minimum of three years of experience working with an applicant tracking system, including reporting and analytics.
• Experience in social media channel sourcing and online presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, X/Twitter, etc.), combined with advanced internet research skills.
• Knowledge of recruiting and advanced sourcing techniques (Google Custom Search Engine, Boolean Sourcing, and others) for targeted candidate identification.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Recruiters in proactively developing hiring pipelines, priorities, and timing.
• Become a subject matter expert for each recruitment, globally and cross-functionally, by quickly grasping and understanding the needs of the business.
• Conduct resourceful research and deliver results with little supervision while effectively managing multiple complex projects with competing priorities.
• Work independently and take initiative to use creative and outside-the-box sourcing techniques to proactively identify top talent for niche and/or growth positions.
• Engage in internal kick-off calls, screen resumes, and assist in daily recruiting project management.
• Build relationships and directly source key talent through networks, LinkedIn, web searches, social media, and other sources.
• Track and disposition prospects, sources, and applicants via CRM (Phenom) and ATS (Workday).
• Produce reports for the Recruiters and Hiring Managers detailing research results and status of each recruitment.
• Schedule and facilitate candidate interviews and send prep materials in advance.

Skills

Passive Sourcing

LinkedIn Sourcing

Boolean Search

Recruiting Tools

Project Coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

5 years experience

Tools

Phenom CRM

Workday ATS

Microsoft 365

Box

Job description

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Talent Sourcing Associate to identify, engage, and attract top talent for executive and niche roles globally. You will partner with recruiters, manage pipelines, and execute creative sourcing strategies across platforms.

You will conduct research, screen candidates, manage timelines, and build networks via LinkedIn, job boards, and universities while maintaining high attention to detail and executive presence.