Tech Talent Sourcer for AI & Software Roles

Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Consulting Group is seeking a Talent Sourcer to identify and engage top talent for the firm. Based in Chicago or Brooklyn, you will build foundational sourcing skills and work with recruiters to deliver high-impact hires across tech and consulting domains.

You will develop pipelines for AI scientists and engineers, data scientists, product managers, and data analysts, while leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, Eightfold, and iCIMS.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of talent sourcing experience, ideally gained in agency, professional services, or in-house with an international organization.
• Proven experience sourcing technical talent (software/data engineers, data scientists, AI/ML roles) strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required
• Excellent time and project management skills. You have clear systems and composure to deal with high-volume recruiting, with a great attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong intellectual curiosity. You’re eager to learn, ask questions, and deepen your understanding of talent markets, roles, and business context.
• Creative and solutions-oriented mindset. You approach challenges thoughtfully and proactively, looking for ways to improve outcomes and think beyond the obvious.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt both for audience
• Naturally proactive, quality-driven and an ownership mentality
• Hands‑on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, iCIMS and/or Eightfold a plus
• Ability to travel up to 10% expected

Responsibilities

• Build robust and high-quality talent pipelines with a primary focus on technical talent, including AI-focused roles and broader tech and product roles
• Use a variety of sourcing methods (e.g., LinkedIn, Eightfold, social media) to identify pools of talent for unique, competitive, or difficult to fill roles
• Gain a deep understanding of the talent landscape for roles; build a competitive intelligence knowledge base of companies and candidates residing within those companies
• Collaborate closely and provide support for talent acquisition recruiters to identify top talent, by executing on desired sourcing strategy; maintain flexibility to provide support in other topic areas depending on evolving and changing needs
• Work with Talent Sourcing Senior Manager to maintain clear understanding of all current and potential openings. Deliver the quality and quantity of candidates to support open requisitions within reasonable and requested time frames
• Manage talent pool activity and share data-centric updates with recruiters for broader communication with internal stakeholders
• Perform initial contact and conduct preliminary screenings with candidates at the direction of the Talent Sourcing Senior Manager
• Be flexible to engage in sourcing initiatives across BCG’s experienced and specialty roles as needed
• Work as part of the broader Experienced and Specialty Talent team that includes multiple cohorts, led by a Talent Acquisition Senior Director

Skills

Talent sourcing

LinkedIn Recruiter

Candidate screening

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Eightfold

iCIMS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Boston Consulting Group is seeking a Talent Sourcer to identify and engage top talent for the firm. Based in Chicago or Brooklyn, you will build foundational sourcing skills and work with recruiters to deliver high-impact hires across tech and consulting domains.

You will develop pipelines for AI scientists and engineers, data scientists, product managers, and data analysts, while leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, Eightfold, and iCIMS.