Technical Sourcer - E-Commerce - San Jose (Third-Party Contractor)

- Partner with hiring managers and recruiters across both English and Mandarin-speaking regions to deeply understand technical requirements, define candidate profiles, and calibrate on talent needs to ensure sourcing efforts are targeted and effective.
- Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to build a robust pipeline of top-tier technical talent for critical roles.
- Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through various channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and other niche technical communities.
- Continuously refine and improve our sourcing processes and tools to boost efficiency, candidate quality, and the overall effectiveness of our hiring funnel.
- Support and lead various talent acquisition projects, including organizing virtual hiring events, building market intelligence reports, and developing diversity-focused sourcing initiatives.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- 2+ years of sourcing experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment (in-house or agency).
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to craft compelling outreach that generates high response rates from a technical audience.
- Experience with sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter and other social media, or technical forums.
- Outstanding organizational skills and a keen eye for detail, with the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities and sourcing pipelines effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience hiring for Product Management, Design, Strategy, or Data Science.
- A data-driven mindset, with experience using metrics to inform sourcing strategy and measure success.
- Proficiency in Mandarin is highly beneficial for seamless communication and cross-cultural collaboration with global stakeholders in Chinese-speaking regions.

Important Note: Please be advised that this job posting is on behalf of a third-party agency. This is a 6-month temporary assignment managed by a third-party agency, who will be your employer. While you may be assigned to work at TikTok, you will not be a TikTok employee. All contractual terms, including payroll and benefits, will be handled by a third-party agency. By applying, you agree that the information provided in your application may be processed and retained by TikTok for recruitment purposes and shared with a third-party agency in accordance with TikTok's Applicant Privacy Notice https://lifeattiktok.com/legal/privacy

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (hourly)

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $30- $50.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA

Job ID: TikTok-7540455454032300306

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-22T20:19:04