Sales / Technical Sourcing Recruiter (contract)

Own Company; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an experienced Sales Sourcing Recruiter to fuel our high-growth Customer Success Group and Tech and Product organizations with top-tier talent. This six-month contract role requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days in-office per week.

You will own top-of-funnel sourcing strategy, leverage direct sourcing, and partner with our recruiting team to deliver qualified, pipeline-ready candidates for multiple opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting or sourcing experience in high-velocity environments (agency and/or in-house).
• Experience supporting Sales or Tech and Product hiring.
• Proven ability to source passive candidates using direct sourcing techniques and Boolean search.
• Strong written outreach that converts passive candidates into conversations.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain talent pipelines for Sales and tech roles.
• Drive high-volume sourcing to deliver qualified candidates to recruiters.
• Engage passive candidates through direct outreach, including cold calls.
• Translate hiring needs into structured sourcing strategies in a fast-changing environment.
• Collaborate with Talent Attraction to move warm candidates to multiple openings.

Skills

Sales recruiting

Tech recruiting

Passive candidate sourcing

Boolean search

Cold outreach

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Workday ATS

Slack

GoodTime

Google

Job description

Description

We are seeking an experienced Sales Sourcing Recruiter to fuel our high-growth Customer Success Group (CSG) and Tech and Product organizations with top-tier talent. This is a high-volume, fast-paced environment built for someone who thrives on finding talent others cannot — turning competitor maps into candidate pipelines and cold outreach into warm relationships. You will own the top-of-funnel sourcing strategy for our tech teams and , working in close partnership with our recruiting team in a split model.

** This is a 6 month contract role. This role requires a hybrid schedule of a minimum 3 days a week in-office.

Your Impact

• Pipeline Architecture: Build and maintain deep, proactive talent pipelines for CSG and tech roles — mapping competitors, identifying passive candidates, and continuously refreshing pools ahead of business demand.
• High-Velocity Sourcing: Drive high-volume sourcing efforts for fast-paced Sales and tech hiring, delivering a consistent flow of qualified, assessed candidates to recruiting partners.
• Direct Sourcing Excellence: Use advanced Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and direct outreach strategies to engage passive talent — particularly from direct competitors.
• Navigate Ambiguity: Quickly translate vague or shifting hiring needs into structured sourcing strategies, staying one step ahead in a fluid, rapidly evolving environment.
• Sourcing Partnership: Collaborate closely with our Talent Attraction recruiting team — handing off warm, pipeline-ready candidates and proactively applying qualified talent to multiple open opportunities.
• Market Intelligence: Serve as a talent market expert, tracking competitor hiring trends, compensation benchmarks, and talent availability to inform sourcing strategy and advise recruiting partners.

Basic Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of recruiting or sourcing experience (agency and/or in-house), with a proven track record supporting Sales or Tech and Product hiring in a high-velocity environment.
• In-Office Availability: Ability to work from the local office a minimum of 3 days a week.
• Sourcing Depth: Demonstrated expertise sourcing passive candidates through advanced direct-sourcing techniques — Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, and competitive intelligence.
• Agility & Resilience: Proven ability to adapt to shifting priorities and thrive in a highly fluid, ambiguous environment.
• Outreach Craft: Strong ability to write compelling, personalized outreach that converts passive candidates into active conversations — including cold calling and phone-based relationship building.
• Market Knowledge: Familiarity with technology/SaaS markets and the ability to articulate the Agentic Enterprise value proposition to passive candidates.
• Execution: Ability to manage a high volume of sourcing workstreams simultaneously and deliver pipeline on deadline.
• Tools: Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Workday ATS, Slack, GoodTime, and Google preferred.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in a dedicated sourcing or research function within a rapidly growing technology or SaaS company is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with talent intelligence tools is a plus.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including:

• time off programs
• medical
• dental
• vision
• mental health support
• paid parental leave
• life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• employee stock purchasing program

More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.