Recruitment Sourcer at Midtown Hedge Fund--5x a week in person
New York, New York
Our client, a leading global investment firm, is seeking a highly analytical, resourceful, and detail-driven Recruitment Sourcer to join their Human Resources team. This role blends candidate research, proactive outreach, and top-of-funnel sourcing with strategic data organization to strengthen the firm’s recruiting engine.
The ideal candidate brings 2–5 years of experience in sourcing, research, recruiting operations, or another analytical, information-heavy role. This is a fast-paced, intellectually demanding position suited for someone who is sharp, proactive, structured, and energized by finding high-caliber talent and building order within a complex database. You will play an essential role in identifying candidates, activating pipelines, and ensuring the firm’s recruiting data is clean, searchable, and strategically valuable.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Build and maintain top-of-funnel pipelines by identifying, researching, and sourcing high-quality candidates across multiple platforms.
Conduct targeted outreach using personalized messaging to engage and activate passive candidates.
Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role requirements and prioritize sourcing efforts.
Audit, update, and enhance candidate information within the firm’s recruiting database to ensure accuracy, completeness, and strategic usability.
Apply structured tagging, categorization, and taxonomy to improve searchability and align with firm-wide sourcing strategy.
Analyze pipeline trends, talent market insights, and sourcing metrics; surface actionable recommendations for the recruiting team.
Generate reports and snapshot analyses for hiring managers to highlight patterns, opportunities, and gaps.
Proactively flag high-potential candidates and recommend next steps or activation strategies.
Conduct market and competitor research to support targeted sourcing campaigns.
Collaborate with recruiters to refine messaging, improve workflows, and elevate the candidate experience.
Maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
2–5 years of experience in sourcing, research, recruiting operations, data management, or an analytical/organizational role.
Strong communication skills with the ability to craft compelling outreach and engage passive talent.
Exceptional accuracy, organization, and pattern recognition — able to quickly spot inconsistencies and identify meaningful data.
Proven ability to work through large datasets with speed, precision, and strategic intent.
Strong analytical mindset with comfort in reporting, data interpretation, and trend analysis.
Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with ATS/CRM systems strongly preferred.
Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of independent execution in a fast-paced environment.
Discreet, professional, and able to handle sensitive candidate and firm information.
HOURS: Monday through Friday, 8:30am–5:30pm; fully in-office
SALARY: $80–150K base (DOE) + discretionary bonus + exceptional benefits
WHY THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY: This is a high-impact role at the core of the firm’s talent strategy. You will identify and engage top-tier candidates, bring structure to a large recruiting database, and help shape how the firm attracts talent. For someone who loves research, sourcing, data organization, and the thrill of activating great candidates, this is a rare opportunity to grow within a world-class HR team and deliver measurable results from day one.