Talent Sourcer

• Proactively source exceptional candidates using a variety of channels including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, social media, professional networks, industry events, and creative research techniques.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs across technical and non-technical functions, with a focus on hard-to-fill roles.
• Conduct market mapping and talent intelligence research to identify where top talent is located, understand market trends, and provide insights on competitive hiring landscapes.
• Engage passive candidates with personalized, compelling outreach that tells the Elliptic story and generates genuine interest in opportunities.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition Partners and hiring managers to understand role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and team culture to ensure highly targeted sourcing.
• Conduct initial candidate screening to assess qualifications, motivations, and cultural fit before handing over to recruiters for deeper engagement.
• Track and optimize sourcing tools & metrics including pipeline health, conversion rates, channel effectiveness, and response rates to continuously improve sourcing outcomes.
• Champion diversity and inclusion in sourcing practices, actively building diverse pipelines and experimenting with strategies to reach underrepresented talent pools.
• Contribute to employer branding initiatives by representing Elliptic authentically in all candidate interactions and feeding insights to help us strengthen our market presence.

• Establish yourself as a trusted partner to the talent acquisition team and key hiring managers, becoming known for delivering quality pipelines consistently.
• Build sustainable talent pipelines for at least three critical hiring areas, significantly reducing time-to-fill for key roles.
• Demonstrate measurable improvements in sourcing metrics, including increased response rates, higher-quality candidate submissions, and improved conversion rates from sourced to hired.
• Successfully source candidates for 10+ hires, playing a pivotal role in helping Elliptic attract exceptional talent during a key growth phase.
• Implement at least one innovative sourcing strategy or experiment with a new channel that expands our reach to talent we weren’t previously accessing.

• Experienced in sourcing, with significant time spent in a dedicated sourcing role, ideally in a fast-paced tech, SaaS, or start-up/scale-up environment.
• A sourcing expert who is proficient in LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, and various sourcing tools and platforms.
• Naturally curious and creative, always thinking about new ways to find talent and willing to experiment with unconventional sourcing channels.
• Data-driven and analytical – using metrics to inform your sourcing strategies and making decisions based on what the data tells you.
• AI Fluent with the ability to comfortably engage with AI-powered tools and technologies to enhance productivity, creativity, or decision-making.
• An exceptional communicator, able to craft engaging outreach messages and build authentic relationships with candidates from diverse backgrounds and seniority levels.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple searches simultaneously, prioritizing effectively and maintaining detailed records of candidate interactions.
• Passionate about diversity and inclusion, actively working to build diverse talent pipelines and challenge biases in the sourcing process.
• Comfortable working across technical and non-technical roles, with the ability to quickly understand different functions and what makes candidates successful in various positions.
• Resilient and persistent, understanding that great sourcing often means hearing “no” before finding the perfect “yes.”

Bonus Points for:

• Experience sourcing for Go-to-market (GTM) positions including sales, marketing, customer success, and revenue operations roles.
• Understanding of the B2B SaaS landscape and what makes commercial talent successful in this environment.
• Familiarity with Pinpoint or other modern ATS platforms.
• Experience building sourcing strategies from scratch in a high-growth environment.
• Knowledge of UK and European talent markets and employment regulations.

• Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year
• £500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space

• $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development

• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• An extra day for your birthday
• Enhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave.

• Private Health Insurance – we use Vitality!
• Full access to Spill Mental Health Support
• Life Assurance: we hope you will never need this – but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries
• £100 cryptocurrency for you!
• Cycle to Work Scheme