About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the role

The Staff Technical Sourcer will play a critical role in building and executing sourcing strategies for Rippling’s technical teams across multiple business units. This is a leadership position responsible for driving top-of-funnel success by identifying, engaging, and nurturing high-quality candidates. You will collaborate closely with hiring managers, cross-functional teams, and recruiting leadership to tackle complex sourcing challenges, provide market insights, and ensure a robust and diverse candidate pipeline.

The ideal candidate is data-driven, proactive, and has a strong understanding of the technical talent landscape, with a focus on both local and global sourcing strategies. You will leverage data and market insights to refine sourcing approaches and work seamlessly with stakeholders to close top talent.

What You Will Do

• Sourcing Strategy & Execution
  Develop and lead sourcing strategies across a variety of technical roles, ensuring alignment with business needs and organizational priorities. Partner with stakeholders to continuously refine strategies based on market trends and data.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
  Build strong relationships with hiring managers and business unit leaders to ensure sourcing efforts are aligned with hiring goals. Lead calibration discussions, provide market intelligence, and unblock sourcing challenges.
• Data-Driven Decision Making
  Use analytics to track and measure sourcing performance. Review funnel metrics, conversion data, and market insights to continuously optimize sourcing efforts and adjust strategies.
• Candidate Engagement & Relationship Management
  Manage relationships with candidates through a long lifecycle interview process, ensuring high engagement and providing a positive candidate experience. Effectively communicate with candidates at all levels, from entry-level to executive.
• Global Sourcing & Market Insights
  Lead sourcing efforts across multiple countries and business units, understanding local market nuances and adapting strategies accordingly. Provide strategic insights on global talent acquisition and trends to ensure Rippling remains competitive in the talent market.
• Pipeline Health & Maintenance
  Proactively develop and manage candidate pipelines, advising leadership on pipeline health and strategies for optimizing conversion rates. Provide guidance on how to manage and maintain strong, sustainable candidate pools.

What You Will Need

• 8+ years of experience in technical sourcing or recruiting, with a proven track record of sourcing and closing top technical talent across multiple disciplines (e.g., software engineering, data science, IT infrastructure).
• Strong understanding of the technical talent landscape, including experience working with software engineering and other technical teams.
• Ability to leverage data and metrics to inform sourcing strategies and measure effectiveness.
• Proven ability to collaborate with senior leaders and hiring managers to drive recruiting strategies and unblock challenges.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage candidates and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

The pay range for this role is:
162,000 - 198,000 USD per year(New York Office)
162,000 - 198,000 USD per year(San Francisco Office)
145,800 - 178,200 USD per year(Austin Office)