Senior Talent Intelligence & Sourcing Strategist

McMaster-Carr; Illinois; On-site; USD 148,500 - 170,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Informal and formal mentorship

Employee resource groups

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid parental leave

Adoption and surrogacy assistance

First-time home buyer assistance

Company-funded retirement accounts

Paid vacation and personal time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company is seeking a Lead Talent Intelligence & Sourcing Strategist in Illinois to design and drive talent engagement strategies. This role focuses on combining market analysis with AI-driven tools to improve recruiting processes. Candidates should have a strategic mindset and an interest in the intersection of AI and human resources. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Passion for uncovering talent markets and engaging exceptional people.
• Ability to balance curiosity with precision and creativity with structure.
• Capable of leading discovery in using AI for sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Design and drive strategies for identifying and understanding talent.
• Conduct market analysis and research for recruiting.
• Mentor and upskill sourcers in sourcing techniques.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

AI and automation technology

Talent engagement

Job description

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Who We Are

McMaster-Carr is a leading e-commerce company that industrial customers have trusted for over 120 years. Our products help them get manufacturing lines back up quickly, keep operations running smoothly, and prototype the next generation of innovative solutions. We earn and keep that trust by offering the right products, making them easy to find, and delivering them fast, so our customers can solve problems with greater speed, precision, and ease.

Our industry-leading e-commerce experience, indispensable product selection, and world-class service bring hundreds of thousands of customers to our site each day. But we’re never standing still. Our curious, exceptional people are at the heart of our evolution. They turn new challenges and disruptive technologies into opportunities to refine our operations, expand our offering, and deliver a better experience for every customer.

How You’ll Make an Impact

You’ll shape how McMaster-Carr discovers and engages great talent in an increasingly competitive and dynamic market. Your insights will help the business anticipate future needs, make smarter hiring decisions, and build stronger pipelines for critical roles. By combining research, strategy, and execution, you’ll elevate the sourcing function, turning data and experimentation into actionable recruiting strategies that improve both speed and quality of hire.

You’ll also help cultivate a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the recruiting team. Over time, this role offers the opportunity to grow into people leadership, expanding your impact by developing others and scaling sourcing excellence across the organization.

What You’ll Do

As the Lead Talent Intelligence & Sourcing Strategist, you’ll design and drive how we identify, understand, and engage talent across a wide range of roles. You’ll combine deep market analysis with creative sourcing tactics and emerging AI-driven tools to help our recruiters make faster, smarter, and more informed decisions. You’ll be at the forefront of shaping how AI and human expertise come together to elevate the craft of recruiting.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders to translate business goals into targeted sourcing strategies.
• Build creative, data-informed approaches to identify and engage top talent for leadership and specialized roles.
• Design and refine outreach frameworks and prospect management systems that strengthen long-term pipelines.
• Leverage AI and automation to enhance efficiency, personalization, and insight—testing new workflows and scaling what works.
• Conduct in-depth market research, including organizational mapping and geographic talent availability.
• Generate talent intelligence that informs recruiting strategy, workforce planning, and business decisions.
• Analyze sourcing performance and build visual dashboards that surface trends, measure effectiveness, and guide strategic pivots.
• Experiment with AI-assisted research and data analysis to uncover hidden patterns and opportunities within talent markets.
• Serve as the functional expert for sourcing platforms, data tools, and AI solutions—evaluating new technologies and guiding adoption.
• Build lightweight playbooks and shareable workflows that make advanced sourcing techniques accessible to the broader team.
• Mentor and upskill sourcers by sharing methods, tools, and frameworks that raise the quality and consistency of our pipelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Recruiting Operations, Technology, and business leadership to drive sourcing innovation and continuous improvement.

Who You Are

You’re energized by uncovering talent markets and helping the business find exceptional people. You think like a strategist—curious about how industries move, where talent lives, and how to connect the right people to the right opportunities. You take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks, and balance curiosity with precision, creativity with structure, and vision with execution.

You’re excited by the power of technology, especially AI, to transform how recruiting teams work. You don’t see AI as a replacement for good judgment, you see it as a force multiplier for insight, speed, and scale. You’re eager to explore new tools, test ideas, and lead the discovery of how LLMs and automation can make sourcing smarter, faster, and more human.

You’re driven by both the human side of recruiting and the business impact of great hires. You build trust, share context, and elevate those around you. What matters most is how you think, how you learn, and how you lead. If you’re ready to push boundaries, shape sourcing strategy, and grow your influence, McMaster-Carr offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Cash Compensation

Total cash compensation is generally around \$148,500‑170,500 and includes a profit sharing based on company profitability.

• Informal and formal mentorship
• Employee resource groups
• Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums

Family & Future

• Paid parental leave for all new parents
• Adoption and surrogacy assistance
• First-time home buyer assistance
• Industry-leading company-funded retirement accounts

Time Off

• Paid vacation and personal time

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees a workplace with reasonable accommodations and free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. At McMaster-Carr, we do not make employment decisions based on age, ethnicity, citizenship status, military status, gender identity and expression, race, religion, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected group.

(EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity)

This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Human Resources and Research

Industries

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage