Company Description

Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more.

About the role

The Talent Acquisition (TA) Team plays a vital role in building Shopify by finding and hiring the best people into the right roles at the right time. The thing is, the best people are everywhere, and they often aren’t considering a career move. This is where our Talent Sourcing teams come in.

As a Talent Sourcing Lead, you already know that Talent Sourcing is more than sitting day in and day out on everyone’s favorite business networking site, building pipelines of passive candidates: it’s a valued technical craft that marries a deep desire to understand people and their motivations with the tenacity to find the right people in the best way.

We’re looking for a leader who will lead with a strong combination of empathy and accountability. Your team will own the outbound strategy and delivery for one of our recruiting teams such as UX, Product Management, Data, or Engineering. This role requires an agile mind, a high level of prioritization, and proactive partnership with recruiting partners and technical leaders alike.

Job Description

Leadership in action. You are currently in a people lead role, and have a track record of mentoring and guiding teams to foster individual growth and achieve team outcomes.

Dedication to building diverse teams. You understand that a diverse team outperforms a homogeneous one, and that it takes active work to build a diverse pool of candidates. You have a history of helping your team members prioritize diverse representation through their work.

Technical fluency. You demonstrate curiosity about technology and the communities that emerge around it. You understand how different technical disciplines partner to bring strong products to market and do your best to stay apprised of emerging trends in the industry.

Confidence in communication, especially when it’s tough. You are confident in your ability to have challenging conversations and provide feedback to team members, peers, and senior stakeholders. Additionally, you understand the importance of communication in a remote environment and are skilled in both written and verbal communication.

Ease with building relationships. You understand that no one works as an island in building a Digital by Design company, and have a history of collaboration with multiple stakeholders within and without your immediate team, fostering strong relationships along the way.

Constant prioritization and a sense of urgency. You know how to work with multiple competing priorities, to shift focus as needs or requirements change, and to manage the expectations of those you work with.

Methodical and goal-driven approach. You look for ways to break a problem down into smaller parts, work backwards from a desired outcome, and iterate based on what you’ve learned. You are especially interested in understanding recruiting as a system, and using data to inform your teams’ approach.

Comfort with autonomy. You know that you don’t have all the answers, but you are pretty sure that you can find them. You enjoy the freedom of self-directed work, and relish the chance to figure things out for yourself.

What types of activities does a Talent Sourcing Manager own?

Lead and develop a team of Talent Sourcers

Partner with Talent Attraction leadership to advocate for and push the craft forward

Hire, onboard, and train new sourcers

Be a constant learner, develop your leadership craft, and stay engaged in Shopify’s business machinations

Share responsibility for being the point person for any sourcing concerns or questions

Partner with the TA discipline leads in order to build for the long term and support TA execution priorities

Qualifications

Qualities you likely have to be well suited to this role:

Resourcefulness and creativity when solving problems

Care for your teammates’ wellbeing and collective impact

Tenacity to continue iterating on a challenge to find just the solution, given new inputs and feedback

Strong recall of details and ability to make connections between the current situation and those that have come before

Anticipating future outcomes/challenges and building them into your plan (i.e. future proofing), with resilience when roadblocks emerge

Optimism and sense of drive

Additional Information

Here’s how to apply:

We know that applying for a new role takes a lot of work and we truly value your time. Along with your resume, in order for your application to be considered, we ask that you submit a cover letter, and address it to Nadine. Please include a 1-page sourcing strategy for a complex search (you can decide what search) in your cover letter. Things to include; what you're searching for, how you’d search, where you’d search, and how you’d calibrate and iterate the search overtime.

This posting will close on Friday, February 11th at 11:59 EST.

Shopify is now permanently remote, and we’re working towards a future that is digital by design. That location you see above? Consider it merely an example of hundreds of potential locations Shopify is hiring. Learn more here: https://www.shopify.com/careers/work-anywhere

Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify’s commitments to our communities, and our planet.

At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is this close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.