Talent Acquisition Partner

Kpler

. Own proactive sourcing across a wide variety of roles and functions, including Sales, Marketing, and Business Units .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $122,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced expertise in proactive sourcing and market mapping across diverse functions, with a strong focus on building talent pipelines in niche markets such as commodities, energy, and engineering. Possesses excellent written communication skills and a data-driven mindset to optimize sourcing strategies and metrics.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Proactive SourcingMarket MappingLinkedIn RecruiterData-Driven MindsetStakeholder Influence

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills

Talent AcquisitionSourcing TechniquesPipeline ConversionSourcing MetricsOutreach Messaging

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationBias For ActionAutonomyHigh Sense Of Urgency

Tools & Technologies

ATSCRM PlatformsLinkedIn Recruiter

Industry Keywords

CommoditiesEnergyMaritimeDataEngineeringAnalyticsEmployer BrandingRecruitment Marketing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own proactive sourcing across a wide variety of roles and functions, including Sales, Marketing, and Business Units
Run market mapping and talent landscape analysis to identify target talent and share insights with recruiters and hiring managers
Design and refine advanced searches and sourcing strategies across LinkedIn Recruiter, professional communities, and other channels
Craft personalised outreach and multi-touch engagement sequences to convert passive candidates into conversations
Build and maintain long-term talent pools and nurture campaigns for critical and niche roles in commodities, energy, maritime, data, and engineering
Partner with hiring managers from intake onwards to calibrate candidate profiles, advise on market availability, and agree sourcing strategies
Run initial screening conversations before handing candidates to the recruiting team and hiring managers
Track and report sourcing metrics, including response rates, pipeline conversion, source of hire, and pipeline diversity
Test new sourcing tools, channels, and techniques and share best practices across the People team
Support employer branding initiatives through outreach messaging and candidate-facing content
Collaborate with the broader People team to ensure a consistent candidate experience across regions

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition ideally in scale-ups, SaaS, or fast-paced tech environments
Proven track record of proactive sourcing across various functions and seniority levels, including hard-to-fill and niche roles in high growth environments
Advanced expertise in sourcing techniques and tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS/CRM platforms
Strong market mapping and research skills, with the ability to turn market insight into actionable pipelines
Excellent written communication, with a demonstrable ability to write outreach that gets responses
Comfortable working in complex, scaling, and global environments
Experience partnering with hiring managers and recruiters and influencing stakeholders on sourcing strategy
Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret sourcing metrics and optimise accordingly
Bias for action, autonomy, and a high sense of urgency
Experience sourcing across multiple regions (EMEA, APAC) — nice to have
Experience sourcing in niche markets: commodities, energy, maritime, data, engineering, analytics, etc. — nice to have
Experience with employer branding or recruitment marketing — nice to have