TA Sourcing Team Lead

<p><strong>About the role</strong></p> <p>Sporty is seeking a TA Sourcing Team Lead to drive our global talent sourcing strategy across both Technical and Commercial functions.</p> <p>You will lead and mentor a growing team of sourcers while maintaining a hands-on approach to uncover high-potential candidates for departments including but not limited to Engineering, Product, Finance, Marketing, and Operations. You will work hand-in-hand with the wider Talent Acquisition team to build robust pipelines and ensure hiring managers have access to top-tier talent.</p> <p>This is a leadership role, ideal for someone with deep sourcing expertise who is ready to mentor a team, refine strategy, and contribute to scaling a fast-paced, global company.</p> <p><em>Will consider candidates in the EU and South Africa</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What you'll be doing</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead, mentor, and develop a team of sourcers, driving performance and ensuring best practices across Technical and Commercial domains</li> <li>Build and maintain advanced sourcing pipelines for a diverse range of roles, from Software Engineers and Product Managers to Marketing and Finance leaders</li> <li>Utilise and train the team on LinkedIn Recruiter, X-ray search, and niche platforms (e.g. GitHub, StackOverflow, Behance, etc.) to identify hard-to-find talent</li> <li>Analyse sourcing metrics and conversion rates to optimise strategies and report on team performance to leadership</li> <li>Collaborate with senior stakeholders and hiring managers to forecast hiring needs and define ideal candidate profiles</li> <li>Screen senior-level candidate profiles, assess culture fit, and manage the hand-off to recruiters</li> <li>Act as a subject matter expert on market trends, market mapping, competitive intelligence, and creative sourcing channels within the European market and beyond</li> <li>Contribute to employer branding initiatives to attract passive candidates in a competitive market</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What you'll bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of total experience in a sourcing role, with at least 2 years of experience in a Lead or Senior capacity</li> <li>Proven experience sourcing for both Technical (Engineering, Product, Data) and Commercial (Marketing, Finance, Ops) roles</li> <li>Expert knowledge of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean logic, X-ray search, and alternative sourcing platforms</li> <li>Experience managing or mentoring other sourcers/recruiters, with the ability to drive KPIs and team motivation</li> <li>Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)</li> <li>Strong data and analytics expertise; comfortable using metrics to guide decision-making and strategy</li> <li>Ability to work well in a remote / distributed team environment across European time zones</li> <li>Agility to switch focus quickly between high-volume technical roles and niche commercial searches</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What's in it for you</strong></p> <ul> <li>Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability</li> <li>A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter</li> <li>28 days paid annual leave</li> <li>Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this</li> <li>Flash bonuses</li> <li>Top of the line equipment</li> <li>Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="message-list_1765290593.382699" class="c-virtual_list__item" data-qa="virtual-list-item" data-item-key="1765290593.382699"> <div class="c-message_kit__background p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message" data-qa="message_container" data-qa-unprocessed="false" data-qa-placeholder="false"> <div class="c-message_kit__hover" data-qa-hover="true"> <div class="c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa="message_content"> <div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text" data-qa="message-text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block"> <p class="p-rich_text_section">If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>