Talent Acquisition Sourcing Lead About the Role We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Sourcing Lead to strengthen our candidate pipelines and ensure we consistently meet our hiring targets within a 35-day turnaround time. This role is critical in building proactive sourcing strategies, engaging passive talent, and ensuring a healthy flow of qualified candidates for both current and future hiring needs across software, services, marketing, and advertising industries. Key Responsibilities Pipeline Ownership : Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines for high-volume and niche roles, ensuring alignment with hiring targets of 30-50 headcounts per month. Passive Sourcing : Proactively identify and engage top talent through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, talent communities, and networking channels. Market Mapping : Research talent availability and competitor hiring trends specifically in software, services, and marketing/advertising markets. Driving Numbers : Consistently deliver sourcing volume to keep the recruitment funnel healthy, ensuring each open role has multiple qualified candidates at shortlist stage. Collaboration with Recruiters : Partner with the Talent Acquisition team to ensure candidates move efficiently through the pipeline within the 35-day SLA. Candidate Engagement : Build relationships with passive candidates, delivering a positive candidate experience and creating ongoing talent communities. Data & Reporting : Track sourcing performance, conversion ratios, and pipeline health; provide weekly insights to recruiters and hiring managers. Employer Branding Support: Amplify sourcing messages, job postings, and outreach campaigns with a focus on software, services, and marketing talent pools. Referral Growth : Drive and maximize employee referral programs as a key sourcing channel. Key Requirements 4-6 years of experience in recruitment sourcing, preferably in software, services, marketing, or advertising companies . Experience sourcing talent for Global Delivery Centres (GDCs) or shared services environments is a strong plus. Familiarity with Southeast Asia talent markets (Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, etc.), with proven success in regional hiring. Proven ability to drive numbers - meeting or exceeding sourcing targets in a high-pressure environment. Prior recruitment agency experience strongly preferred; ability to bring in a results-driven and metrics-oriented approach. Strong expertise in Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and market mapping tools. Experience sourcing for both high-volume roles and specialized/niche roles . Data-driven mindset with strong reporting and funnel-tracking skills. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Pipeline Coverage: At least 3-5 qualified shortlisted candidates per open role within 5 business days. Sourcing Contribution to Hires: At least 50% of hires come from proactive sourcing and referrals, not just inbound applicants. Volume Targets: Deliver a consistent weekly pipeline of qualified candidates for software, services, and marketing/advertising roles. Time-to-Shortlist: 80% of roles have candidates ready for recruiter screening within 7-10 business days. Conversion Tracking: Maintain strong funnel conversion rates from sourced candidates (e.g., 30% progress to interview, 10% to offer). Data Accuracy & Reporting: Weekly sourcing reports delivered with actionable insights. Show more Show less