Technical Sourcer

Candid Health; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Candid Health is seeking a Founding Technical Sourcer to build and scale the sourcing function from 0 to 1. As the first in this seat, you will architect the entire sourcing strategy, set up our AI infrastructure, define key success metrics, and create the blueprint for attracting top technical talent.

You will own the end-to-end funnel, design hyper-personalized outreach, and lead initiatives from strategy to execution, partnering with engineering leaders to understand complex stacks and

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of technical sourcing experience in high growth environments.
• 0-to-1 sourcing experience, building strategies from scratch or leading sourcing.
• Hands-on experience implementing AI-powered sourcing tools and automation.
• Ability to rapidly learn and digest complex technical concepts and domains.
• Proven track record of leveraging events and branding to generate passive inbound pipelines.
• Strong analytical baseline to measure funnel conversions and report outcomes.

Responsibilities

• 0-to-1 Strategy & Architecture: Define vision, OKRs, and model for a scalable sourcing function.
• AI & Workflow Automation: Deploy and manage AI sourcing agents and automated workflows.
• Talent Branding & Event Strategy: Design tech events and campaigns to attract talent.
• Domain Mastery: Lead technical intake sessions with engineers to master tech stacks and priorities.
• Candidate Engagement: Craft hyper-personalized outreach across platforms to optimize funnel conversions.

Skills

Strategy & Architecture

AI & Automation

Talent Branding

Domain Mastery

Candidate Engagement

Data & Analytics

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a forward-thinking Founding Technical Sourcer to build and scale our sourcing function from 0 to 1. As the first in this seat, you won't just execute outreach; you will architect the entire sourcing strategy, set up our AI infrastructure, define key success metrics, and build the blueprint for how we attract top industry talent.

Key Responsibilities

• 0-to-1 Strategy & Architecture: Define the vision, OKRs, and operational model for a sourcing function, implementing and optimizing the tech stack to drive scalable candidate generation.

• AI & Workflow Automation: Deploy, configure, and manage AI sourcing agents to automate candidate discovery, top-of-funnel messaging, multi-touch engagement, and lead-nurturing workflows.

• Talent Branding & Event Strategy: Design and execute targeted tech events, meetups, and develop campaigns to position our team as an employer of choice and generate sustained passive inbound pipeline.

• Domain Mastery: Lead technical intake sessions with engineering leaders, utilizing a high slope of learning to master complex tech stacks, niche roles, and shifting priorities on the fly. You’ll operate your own funnel and generate leverage for others on the team.

• Candidate Engagement: Craft hyper-personalized outreach strategies across various platforms, optimizing conversion metrics at every stage of the funnel.

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of Technical Sourcing Experience in High Growth Environments: You’ve seen and impacted growth at Series D+ startups or hyper-scale companies with quantifiable talent bars.

• 0-to-1 Sourcing Experience: Demonstrated success building sourcing strategies from scratch or acting as a lead sourcer defining strategy and metrics for a growing function.

• AI & Technical Fluency: Hands-on experience implementing AI-powered sourcing tools, custom automation tools, and generative AI messaging systems.

• Learning Velocity: High capacity to rapidly digest complex technical concepts, tools, and developer domains during hiring manager intakes.

• Brand & Event Execution: Proven track record of leveraging community events, technical branding, and content to build passive inbound talent pipelines.

• Data & Process Ownership: Strong analytical baseline to measure funnel conversions, iterate on outreach experiments, and report directly on strategy outcomes to leadership.

Pay Transparency

The estimated starting annual salary range for this position is $150,000 to $190,000 USD. The listed range is a guideline from Pave Data, and the actual base salary may be modified based on factors including job-related skills, experience/qualifications, interview performance, market data, etc. Given Candid Health’s funding and size, we heavily value the potential upside from equity in our compensation package. Further note that Candid Health has a loose approach to titling and broad ranges of experience represented within roles.