Freelance Talent Partner | Recruiter Sourcing Specialist

Remote | Full Time | Freelance | $1,000 USD/month + $1,000 Bonus Per Role Hired About Us We are a growing talent acquisition agency partnering with ambitious technology companies to build exceptional engineering organizations. We're currently expanding our network of recruitment partners to support a new US-based client in the software engineering space. We're looking for an experienced Recruiter Sourcing Specialist to help us identify, vet, and onboard top-tier freelance recruiters who will work on our client's engineering hiring needs. What You'll Recruit You won't be hiring engineers directly—your mission is to find and attract exceptional recruiters who can fill technical roles for our client. You will own the sourcing process for recruiters who have experience hiring for roles such as: VP of Engineering Engineering Managers Full Stack Engineers Backend Engineers Software Engineers (various levels) This is a research-driven recruitment role. The best recruiters are rarely looking for new opportunities. Success comes from market mapping, relationship building, and uncovering exceptional passive talent in the recruitment space. Approximately: 70% sourcing & outreach 30% vetting, candidate assessment, and coordination Responsibilities Market Map: Identify and map the recruiter talent market, specifically those with software engineering hiring experience. Source Exceptional Candidates: Proactively find recruiters through LinkedIn, Upwork, professional networks, and other channels. Build Outreach Campaigns: Create and execute executive-level outreach to engage passive recruiter talent. Conduct Vetting: Review applications, assess experience, and evaluate soft skills (communication, confidence, professionalism). Manage Google Forms: Distribute and collect completed Google Forms from applicants, ensuring all required information is provided (including LinkedIn links and Loom recordings). Evaluate Loom Recordings: Review 2–3 minute video submissions to assess candidate communication skills and experience. Present Shortlisted Recruiters: Submit qualified recruiter profiles to our team for final review and selection. Maintain Pipeline: Track all applicants in our internal hiring sheet with appropriate tags and statuses. How We Expect You to Source We will provide access to LinkedIn Recruiter. However, we expect our recruiters to go significantly beyond LinkedIn. Successful candidates in this role will regularly source through: Upwork and other freelance platforms Executive referrals Recruitment communities and forums Industry events and meetups Professional associations University networks Slack and Discord communities GitHub (for technically-minded recruiters) We're looking for someone who genuinely enjoys finding talent that other sourcers miss. Requirements 2–3+ years of recruitment or talent sourcing experience (ideally in technical/engineering domains). Experience hiring for software engineering roles (Full Stack, Backend, Engineering Manager, or VP of Engineering). Familiarity with vetting recruiters or other specialized talent is a strong plus. Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal. Strong attention to detail (especially when reviewing applications and recordings). Full-time availability (around 40 hours per week). Ability to work independently and meet weekly targets (5–10 recruiter profiles per week). Compensation $1,000 USD per month (base salary for the 3-month contract). $1,000 USD bonus for every recruiter you successfully place and who is hired by our client. Monthly payments. Initial project expected to last around 3 months, with the opportunity for a long-term partnership.