Technical Sourcing Recruiter

Skylo; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness + education allowances

Generous time off & international work

Job summary

Skylo seeks a Technical Sourcing Recruiter to identify and engage engineers and technologists who will shape the future of connectivity. You will partner with the recruiting lead and hiring managers to translate priorities into focused sourcing strategies and strong candidate pipelines.

You’ll own the front end of recruiting: defining candidate profiles, writing outreach, conducting initial screens, and delivering clear summaries to the team.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting technical talent, including hard-to-fill roles.
• Ability to map talent markets and calibrate searches early.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience with startups or small recruiting teams.
• Experience across international talent markets.
• Knowledge of telecommunications, satellite, semiconductors, IoT or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Owns the front end of recruiting: understand team needs and identify promising candidates.
• Write thoughtful outreach connecting experience to Skylo’s work.
• Conduct initial screens to assess experience, goals and requirements.
• Deliver clear candidate summaries and handoffs to the recruiting lead.
• Map companies and talent markets to improve searches and prioritization.
• Track pipeline health and conversion to interviews, iterating with feedback.

Skills

Boolean search

Talent mapping

Candidate outreach

Sourcing strategies

Market insights

Relationship building

Interviewing

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

• We’re looking for a Technical Sourcing Recruiter to help us find and engage the people building the future of connectivity
• You’ll work closely with our recruiting lead and technical hiring managers to turn hiring priorities into focused sourcing strategies and strong candidate pipelines
• You’ll own the front end of the recruiting process: understanding what each team needs, identifying promising talent, writing thoughtful outreach, and leading initial candidate conversations
• Partner with our recruiting lead and hiring managers to define candidate profiles, distinguish essential skills from preferences, and calibrate searches early
• Build pipelines across technical disciplines such as software engineering, cloud infrastructure, embedded systems, wireless communications, and network engineering
• Identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, technical communities, referrals, targeted research, and creative sourcing channels
• Write personalized outreach that connects a candidate’s experience and interests to the work they could do at Skylo
• Conduct initial screens to understand candidates’ relevant experience, motivations, career goals, and practical requirements
• Deliver clear candidate summaries and thoughtful handoffs to the recruiting lead, maintaining engagement as candidates move through the process
• Map relevant companies and talent markets, sharing insights that help the team refine requirements and prioritize searches
• Track pipeline health, outreach response rates, and conversion to qualified interviews, using results and hiring manager feedback to improve your approach
• Maintain accurate candidate records and build relationships with talent for both immediate and future opportunities
• Broaden our reach through sourcing strategies that bring candidates with varied backgrounds and experiences into consideration
• What success looks like
• You build a clear understanding of Skylo’s technical hiring needs and become a trusted partner to the recruiting lead and hiring managers. Your pipelines consistently produce relevant, engaged candidates, and your market insights help the team make better hiring decisions. Candidates feel informed and respected throughout their interactions with you

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plan
• Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
• A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad

This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys hard-to-fill technical searches, brings structure to ambiguous requirements, and builds relationships with people who may not be actively looking for their next opportunityStrong research skills, including Boolean search, talent mapping, and finding candidates beyond standard recruiting databasesFamiliarity with applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools, along with careful handling of candidate informationGood judgment about candidate fit and the ability to explain your recommendations with specific evidenceA collaborative working style, openness to feedback, and the initiative to keep searches moving independentlyClear, compelling writing and the confidence to lead credible conversations with technical candidatesStrong organization and follow-through across multiple searches and shifting prioritiesThe ability to understand technical requirements and evaluate relevant experience beyond job titles and keyword matchesExperience sourcing or recruiting technical talent, with examples of successfully engaging passive candidates for specialized or hard-to-fill rolesExperience recruiting in telecommunications, satellite communications, semiconductors, IoT, or related technical fieldsExperience supporting a startup or a small recruiting teamExperience sourcing across international talent marketsFamiliarity with embedded software, cellular networks, wireless protocols, or cloud and network infrastructure