Job description
Remote | Full-time | English B2+ | Base + Commission
This is not a classic sourcing role.
As a Talent Sourcer at A-Players, you’re not “supporting recruiters” or sending generic outreach. You are a strategic researcher and signal-finder who operates in an AI-native way, using modern tools to research, map markets, and identify real A-Players who are rarely actively looking and hard to spot.
You’ll work closely with Talent Partners and clients, dive deep into each role and company context, and own sourcing strategy end-to-end.
What You’ll Own
🔹 Sourcing strategy
Deeply understand the client’s product, culture, and hiring goals
Build sourcing hypotheses: where A-Players are likely to be, and why
Identify non-obvious talent pools, companies, and career patterns
🔹 High-signal candidate identification
Use LinkedIn, Boolean search, GitHub, referrals, and creative sourcing methods
Apply the A-Players sourcing framework to assess signal vs noise
Prioritize quality over volume
🔹 Personalized outreach
Craft thoughtful, human, highly personalized messages
Tailor outreach based on a candidate’s background, motivations, and career trajectory
Continuously iterate messaging based on response quality, not just response rate
🔹 Collaboration with Talent Partners and clients
Work as a true partner to Talent Partners on each search
Share insights on candidate motivations, market signals, and role positioning
Join interviews or client calls when helpful (optional, but encouraged)
🔹 Process & craft improvement
Contribute to improving our sourcing playbooks, scripts, and tooling
Share learnings about market shifts, hiring bars, and emerging talent hubs
Bring ideas on how sourcing can create more leverage for the business
Who This Role Is For
You’ll feel at home here if you:
Have strong sourcing experience in tech (1+ years preferred)
Enjoy deep research and pattern recognition
Can spot A-Player signals beyond job titles and keywords
Write excellent, concise, human outreach in English
Are self-directed, curious, and allergic to micromanagement
Care about craft and long-term reputation, not shortcuts
Work in an AI-native way: you already use AI tools in your daily workflow (research, market mapping, candidate analysis, communication) or actively experiment with them to think faster, go deeper, and make better hiring decisions
Requirements
Strong written English (Upper-Intermediate or higher)
Experience with LinkedIn, Boolean search, and modern sourcing tools
Full-time availability (not a freelance or side role)
Markets & Searches
Clients:
~60% US
~35% Europe
~5% Ukraine (impact-driven companies)
Search focus:
Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Leadership roles
Senior and hard-to-hire profiles
US and EU markets primarily
Recent closed/active searches include:
VP of Marketing (Growth & AI) (US)
AI Engineer (US & EU)
Founding Design Engineer (EU)
Product Designer(EU)
Director of Lead Generation (US)
VP of Marketing (Growth & AI) (US)
Customer Success Manager (CSM) (US)
VC Analyst (US & EU)
CX Director (UA)
Senior Full-Stack Engineer (US & EU)
Lead Backend Engineer (UA)
About A-Players
A-Players is a US-based recruiting company with aUkrainian core team. We work exclusively with impact-driven tech startups and VCs in the US and Europe — from early-stage, YC-backed teams to post-Series A companies scaling their leadership and core functions.
We don’t operate as a traditional agency.
We embed deeply into our clients’ teams, work on full exclusivity, join weekly syncs, help founders shape hiring strategy, and own searches end-to-end.
What Makes A-Players Different
Sourcing is treated as a strategic function, not a support task
High hiring bar — both for candidates and for ourselves
Real collaboration with Talent Partners and founders
Transparency around business numbers and decision-making
A culture built on Excellence and Empathy
Hiring Process
Intro / pre-screen call
Deep-dive interview
Call with our Founder
Call with our Co-Founder
Final culture-fit conversation
Ready to Join?
If you’re excited by ownership, complexity, and building something meaningful — we’d love to meet you.
Apply or reach out, and let’s start with a conversation.
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Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.