Contract Talent Acquisition Sourcer, Sales (APJ)
Job description
A 12-month contract Talent Acquisition Sourcer role focused on building candidate pipelines for sales roles, primarily Account Executives, in the APJ region. The role is fully remote and highly outbound, partnering with recruiters and hiring managers to map talent markets and engage passive candidates.
At a glance
- Employment
- Contract
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Source, screen and engage passive candidates for sales roles across the APJ region using LinkedIn, online research, and other outbound channels.
- Build representative candidate pipelines with meaningful focus on identifying talent from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role requirements, business priorities, and ideal candidate profiles.
- Map talent markets and gather intelligence on competitors, locations, and candidate pools to inform sourcing strategies.
- Assess candidate alignment for specific roles, teams, and GitLab's values, and share clear recommendations with recruiting partners.
- Screen and qualify candidates, building and maintaining talent benches across multiple countries in the APJ region.
- Deliver a strong candidate experience through thoughtful outreach, timely communication, and professional relationship building.
- Continuously improve sourcing workflows, outreach approaches, and research methods to increase efficiency and quality.
- Maintain accurate activity and candidate data in applicant tracking and recruiting systems, and stay open to learning new tools and processes.
What we're looking for
- Relevant experience in recruiting and/or sourcing, including direct experience sourcing passive candidates in a fully outbound environment.
- Experience sourcing for Account Executive and other sales roles, ideally within the software industry.
- Strong research skills and the ability to identify, map, and engage talent across competitive regional and global markets.
- Experience working directly with recruiters and hiring managers to align on hiring needs and adjust sourcing strategies as priorities change.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust across teams, candidates, and time zones.
- Strong organization skills and comfort managing multiple searches, deadlines, and competing priorities.
- Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruiting tools.
- Comfort working remotely in an asynchronous environment, along with willingness to learn and use tools such as GitLab.
Nice to have
- Experience with Greenhouse or LinkedIn Recruiter is ideal.
Your team
Talent Acquisition
The Talent Acquisition team at GitLab helps the company grow by finding people who can contribute to our mission and thrive in our all-remote environment. Within that group, sourcing plays a key role in reaching talent that may not be actively applying, especially in competitive markets and business-critical functions.
Benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental Leave
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GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation.
Key facts
- DevSecOps software
- More than 50 million registered users
- More than 50% of the Fortune 100 trust GitLab
- All-remote, distributed company
- Embraces AI as a core productivity multiplier