Sr. Technical Recruiter

The role

You will develop and execute sourcing strategies for highly technical roles. You will partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and technical leaders to identify and engage talent.

What you will do

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for highly technical roles across teams
• Build targeted searches to identify technical talent
• Research, identify, and engage passive candidates through personalized outreach
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand requirements and market dynamics
• Translate role requirements into sourcing strategies
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with high-potential candidates
• Conduct talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and market research
• Improve sourcing methodologies, tooling, and recruiting processes
• Track sourcing metrics and provide market insights
• Represent the company through candidate experience and strengthen employer brand

Required qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience sourcing technical talent in a high-growth startup or technology company
• Expert in utilizing ATS tools
• Strong expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing tools, Boolean search, Indeed, GitHub, research platforms, and other creative sourcing techniques
• Demonstrated ability to identify and engage passive candidates for difficult-to-fill technical roles
• Experience partnering directly with engineering leaders and hiring managers
• Excellent research skills with the ability to understand technical domains and evaluate technical talent
• Strong written communication skills with experience crafting personalized candidate outreach
• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining a high quality bar
• Data-driven approach to sourcing strategy and pipeline management
• Strong closing and negotiating skills
• High ownership mindset with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Passion for building exceptional teams and creating outstanding candidate experiences

Nice to have

• Preference for Ashby
• Prior experience recruiting for hardware, robotics, industrial automation, or deep tech companies
• Experience sourcing for niche or emerging technical disciplines (e.g., materials science, controls engineering, applied AI/ML)
• Familiarity with early-stage or seed-to-Series B recruiting environments
• Experience building a sourcing function or playbook from scratch

About the company

Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company. They aim to supply critical minerals for energy, AI, and defense technologies by combining industry expertise with software and automation.