Technical Sourcer - E-Commerce - San Jose; Third-Party Associate

Responsibilities

About the Team
Our E-commerce team is at the heart of crafting the entire commerce experience that connects creators, sellers, and buyers across the globe. Our team builds the innovative technology that powers everything from live shopping and product discovery to checkout and logistics, making shopping on Tik Tok joyful, engaging, and effortless.

As a Technical Sourcer on our Talent Acquisition team, you will be a key player in building the teams in the E-commerce organization. You will partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to identify, engage, and attract top technical talent in a competitive market. More than just finding candidates, you will be a brand ambassador, ensuring every potential hire has a high-quality and welcoming experience from the very first contact.

Responsibilities:

• 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 Linked In Recruiter, Git Hub, 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.

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 Linked In 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.

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 Tik Tok, you will not be a Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok for recruitment purposes and shared with a third-party agency in accordance with Tik Tok's Applicant Privacy Notice

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At Tik Tok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users.

When we create and grow together,…