Talent Sourcing Senior Specialist

Overview

Senior Talent Acquisition sourcing role within Cisco's APJC talent acquisition team, focused on sourcing high-quality candidates for senior, specialized, or hard-to-fill positions.

What you'll do

• Develop and implement creative sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates for senior, specialized, or hard-to-fill roles across the enterprise.
• Conduct market mapping and analysis of where potential candidates are employed, industry trends, salary benchmarks, and the competitive landscape to inform sourcing strategies.
• Build and maintain a pool of qualified talent through market research and ongoing relationship management.
• Act as a brand advocate, communicating company culture, values, and job opportunities to attract top talent.
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers and Talent Acquisition teams to understand job requirements and support business objectives.
• Continuously improve the sourcing process by using new technologies, tools, and innovative sourcing techniques.
• Ensure sourcing strategies are inclusive and designed to attract a diverse range of candidates in support of diversity and inclusion goals.
• Use data analytics to track sourcing metrics and outcomes and enable data-driven decision-making to optimize the talent acquisition process.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 9+ years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition or Sourcing.
• Consistent track record as a senior individual contributor with deep expertise in sourcing for complex, specialized, or leadership-level roles, and proactively building and handling talent pools in key areas.
• Solves complex problems involving creative sourcing for specialized roles or niche markets, often developing unique solutions to sourcing challenges.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to perform root cause analysis and translate complex data sets into actionable recruitment strategies.
• Can lead projects and initiatives that transform sourcing capabilities within the team.
• Collaborates across different areas of HR and the business to align sourcing with strategic objectives.
• Makes significant decisions that can shape sourcing approaches and affect the quality of hires.
• Strong grasp of advanced sourcing techniques and talent market trends.

Nice to have

• Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional recruitment projects or regional initiatives.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
• Adept at using AI to create new ways of sourcing and working with data (creating agents, dashboards, etc.).
• Integrates business knowledge into sourcing strategies for optimal results.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.