Associate Talent Sourcer (India – Remote)

About Recruiting from Scratch (RFS)

At Recruiting from Scratch (RFS), we’re on a mission to become the go-to technical recruiting partner for high-growth startups and cutting-edge tech companies across the U.S. We operate 100% remotely, collaborating with some of the most exciting, investor-backed teams to help them find world-class technical talent.

As an Associate Talent Sourcer, you’ll play a critical role in identifying, engaging, and building pipelines of exceptional candidates for some of the most impactful technical roles in the market.

This position is remote, India-based, and requires hands-on experience in U.S. IT recruitment and startup hiring.

The Role

This isn’t just about sourcing — it’s about being a strategic sourcing partner to recruiters and account managers. You’ll craft creative approaches to connect top technical talent with fast-growing U.S. startups. You’ll work across engineering, AI/ML, product, and GTM roles, supporting multiple high-priority searches in competitive markets.

You’ll combine sourcing expertise, storytelling ability, and market insight to fuel our clients’ growth while delivering a world-class candidate experience.

What You’ll Do

• Be a Talent Strategist – Partner with recruiters and account managers to understand hiring needs and develop targeted sourcing strategies.
  
  

• Discover Top Talent – Use LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Boolean and X-Ray searches, and other platforms to identify top U.S. talent.
  
  

• Tell the Story – Craft thoughtful, personalized outreach that conveys each client’s mission, culture, and opportunity.
  
  

• Build for Now & Later – Develop pipelines of passive talent for current and future hiring needs.
  
  

• Share Market Insights – Provide data-driven feedback and market intel to refine hiring profiles and strategies in real time.
  
  

• Measure & Improve – Track sourcing metrics, assess funnel health, and optimize your approach using data.
  
  

• Champion the Candidate Experience – Ensure all candidate interactions reflect RFS’s high standards of professionalism, clarity, and care.
  
  

• Optimize Data & Tools – Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records and pipelines in our ATS (RecruiterFlow).
  
  

What You’ll Bring

Experience: 3–6 years of technical sourcing experience, must include U.S. IT/Software Engineering recruitment and startup hiring exposure.
Proven Success: Strong track record filling engineering, machine learning, and product roles for U.S.-based startups.
Tools Expertise: Proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS, Boolean search, GitHub, Stack Overflow, X-Ray search, and other sourcing platforms.
Diversity Focus: Experience with diversity sourcing and building inclusive talent pipelines.
Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to create engaging, personalized outreach.
Role Assessment: Ability to evaluate candidates for engineering, AI/ML, product, and GTM roles.
Data-Driven: Use metrics and insights to continuously refine sourcing strategy.
Organization: Maintain clean, accurate pipeline data and track key sourcing metrics (outreach, response rates, conversion).
Collaboration: Thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, and fully remote environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Salary: Up to ₹100,000/month (based on experience & location)
Commission: Uncapped earnings on successful placements
Paid Leave & Performance Bonuses
Fully Remote – Work from anywhere in India
High-Growth Career Path – Exposure to top-tier U.S. startups and scaling tech teams