Technical Sourcer

Hawkwood; Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas (TX, TX, TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawkwood in Dallas, TX is seeking a Technical Talent Sourcer to join its Talent Acquisition team. This hybrid, full-time role focuses on identifying, engaging, and building relationships with engineering and technology professionals across the United States.

You will develop proactive sourcing strategies, conduct initial conversations, and collaborate with Talent Acquisition Partners to understand hiring needs and market dynamics, helping fill critical technical roles quickly.

Qualifications

• Experience in Sourcing, Recruitment, or Talent Acquisition.
• Experience sourcing technical talent is a plus.
• Strong direct sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Boolean search, and research techniques.
• Interest in technology and engineering, with ability to understand unfamiliar disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage engineering and technology talent across the US.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition Partners to understand hiring requirements and market dynamics.
• Engage candidates via personalized outreach and initial conversations.
• Support candidate progression through early stages of recruitment.

Skills

Sourcing

Recruitment

Talent Acquisition

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

Stack Overflow

Boolean search

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Salary: $90,000- $120,000 total compensation (base + bonus)

Working style: Hybrid

Full Time, Permanent

Hawkwood is partnering with a privately held, multi-disciplinary business operating at the intersection of strategic investment, technology, and business operations, in search of an experienced Technical Talent Sourcer to join its Talent Acquisition team in Dallas, Texas.

Known for its high-performance culture and emphasis on attracting exceptional talent, the organization brings together professionals from a variety of specialist disciplines and offers a sophisticated, fast-paced environment.

Technology and engineering are key areas of continued investment, with the organization focused on expanding its highly specialized technical capabilities.

As these areas continue to grow, the organization is looking to strengthen its Talent Acquisition function with a dedicated Technical Sourcer, responsible for identifying, engaging, and developing relationships with highly sought-after engineering and technology talent across the US.

The Opportunity

As a Technical Talent Sourcer, you'll play a key role in supporting the organization's technical recruitment activity, working closely with Talent Acquisition Partners to identify and engage exceptional engineering and technology professionals.

The scope of hiring will span Software Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Hardware Engineering, and other specialist technical disciplines.

You'll be responsible for developing creative sourcing strategies, conducting market research, and building proactive talent pipelines across highly competitive and niche technical markets.

This position extends beyond traditional candidate identification and outreach. You'll take an active role in the early stages of the recruitment process, engaging directly with prospective candidates, conducting initial conversations, understanding their experience and career motivations, and assessing their potential alignment with relevant opportunities.

Working closely with Talent Acquisition Partners, you'll develop a strong understanding of hiring requirements, identify suitable candidates, and provide valuable market and candidate insights to support recruitment delivery.

This is a hands-on opportunity suited to someone who genuinely enjoys the research, sourcing, and relationship-building elements of technical recruitment and is excited by the opportunity to work across sophisticated engineering disciplines.

Key Priorities

• Take ownership of proactive sourcing and candidate identification across specialist technical disciplines, including Software Engineering, Infrastructure, DevOps, HPC, and Hardware Engineering.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition Partners and hiring stakeholders to understand technical requirements, hiring priorities, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Develop creative sourcing strategies, conducting market research, talent mapping, and competitor analysis to identify highly sought-after technical talent.
• Proactively engage prospective candidates through personalized outreach, networking, referrals, and other direct sourcing techniques.
• Conduct initial candidate conversations to understand technical experience, career motivations, compensation expectations, and alignment with relevant opportunities.
• Build and maintain long‑term relationships with technical professionals, developing proactive talent pipelines ahead of immediate hiring requirements.
• Work closely with Talent Acquisition Partners to share qualified candidate profiles, provide market insights, and support candidate progression through the early stages of recruitment.
• Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, AI‑enabled tools, and other specialist platforms to identify and engage difficult‑to‑find talent.
• Develop a strong understanding of specialist engineering and technology markets, including emerging disciplines and competitive hiring trends.
• Maintain accurate candidate information and sourcing activity within the organization's applicant tracking system, while identifying opportunities to improve sourcing strategies and recruitment processes.

What They're Looking For

• Previous experience in Sourcing, Recruitment, or Talent Acquisition, gained within an in‑house recruitment function or specialist recruitment agency.
• Experience in Sourcing and/or Recruiting Technical talent is a plus, but not required
• Strong direct sourcing capabilities, with experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Boolean search, and other research techniques to identify hard‑to‑find candidates.
• A genuine interest in technology and engineering, with the curiosity and ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technical disciplines and specialist hiring requirements.
• Experience conducting initial candidate conversations, assessing candidate experience and motivations, and building relationships with prospective talent.
• Strong talent mapping, market research, and pipeline development capabilities, with a proactive and creative approach to identifying candidates.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage technical professionals and collaborate effectively with recruiters and hiring stakeholders.
• A resourceful, persistent, and solutions‑oriented approach to sourcing, with the ability to navigate challenging talent markets and manage multiple priorities.
• An interest in leveraging recruitment technology, AI tools, and data to improve sourcing efficiency and candidate engagement.
• Someone who enjoys hands‑on technical sourcing, takes pride in identifying exceptional talent, and is motivated by building strong candidate relationships.