Senior Sourcer/researcher

Polymarket Polymarket · Fintech · New York, NY · Talent

This role is for a Senior Sourcer/Researcher at Polymarket, a prediction market platform. The primary responsibility is to build talent pipelines across all company functions, including engineering, product, design, finance, legal, and marketing. The role involves deep research into talent markets, developing sourcing strategies, writing outreach, and tracking metrics. Experience in technical sourcing and startup environments is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead sourcing for technical and non-technical roles across the company
  2. Do deep research to figure out where talent lives for current and future roles
  3. Build high-quality, targeted pipelines through proactive sourcing
  4. Put together curated candidates lists for recruiters to reach out to, or reach out yourself
  5. Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand what "great" looks like for each role

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years technical sourcing or talent research
  • Sourcing across technical and business functions
  • Strong research skills
  • Pipeline building experience
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Organization and multitasking
  • Familiarity with sourcing tools and ATS platforms

Nice to have

  • Sourcing for crypto, fintech, or technical products
  • Experience with senior stakeholders or executive searches
  • Comfort with data and reporting on sourcing metrics
  • Experience building repeatable processes

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years doing technical sourcing or talent research
  • You've built pipelines from scratch for hard-to-fill roles before