Tech Sourcer

About Us: At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We're the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

Role Description:

As a Sourcer within our Outbound Sourcing Team, you will play a critical role in building and nurturing our talent pipeline by identifying, engaging, and attracting exceptional candidates who are not actively seeking new opportunities. You'll drive proactive outreaches, market mapping, and strategic talent engagement to ensure a continuous flow of qualified passive candidates for key business areas & crafts.

This role combines data-driven research, creative sourcing strategies, and personalized communication to uncover top talent in competitive markets. Working closely with Craft Leads, Recruiters and Hiring Managers, you'll develop a deep understanding of role requirements, target profiles, and talent landscapes to deliver high-quality shortlists that enable swift and successful hiring outcomes.

• Design and implement effective outbound sourcing strategies based on an understanding of the market and each specific role.
• Create pipelines of prequalified candidates for current and future positions with the goal of increasing the level of candidate flow and customer service to internal clients
• Design top-of-funnel strategy alongside (partnering with) Recruiters, other Sourcers, Researchers and Hiring Teams, serving as the subject matter expert on the competitive landscape and on creative sourcing techniques.
• Develop and drive continuous improvements that positively impact talent pipelines for current and future positions.
• Capture and maintain accurate market, and candidate information on our ATS, CRM and knowledge management systems so as to both facilitate the search process and our overarching Talent Intelligence initiatives.
• Use expertise to inform the team's quarterly goals and rolling annual plan cycle.
• Source, engage, and screen passive (and active) talent for existing roles and for future recruiting needs.
• Work towards achieving weekly and quarterly KPIs, driving consistent individual performance and contributing to the team's objectives / goals and understanding business impact.
• Phone interview candidates for hard and soft skills, interest level, salary range, availability relocation needs, compatibility with Booking.com's values
• Prioritize building a diverse team at every step of the recruiting process, ensuring our top-of- funnel efforts and interviews provide candidates of all backgrounds with equal, unbiased consideration and opportunity.
• Effectively communicate the Booking.com values and evolution to date to influence passive talent
• Work with other Recruiting Team members on a variety of recruiting initiatives and programs, such as referrals drives, interview training, and recruiting marketing initiatives.

• Proven background in using innovative research and sourcing methods and relentless in the pursuit to hire for niche areas and 'hard to fill' roles.
• Proven experience Sourcing or Recruiting
• Sourcing experience in a recruitment agency or inhouse TA team
• Ability to leverage multiple recruiting channels to drive results: HireEZ, email, LinkedIn, phone or in person
• Experience developing and executing candidate generation and research techniques
• Experience screening resumes to match qualifications
• Experience engaging and activating passive candidates
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization & in the business community.
• A successful track record of performing against SLAs, KPIs, deadlines, and meeting recruiting goals.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with changing priorities (Growth mindset!)
• An eye for talent and strong intuition for qualifying and engaging candidates for technical / business roles
• Communication is one of their most salient strengths. Proactive, clear, and compelling in written and oral communication.

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

• Let's go places together: How we Hire
• This role does not come with relocation assistance , therefore candidates must be currently based in the UK in order to be considered.