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Salary: USD 135,000 - 195,000 / annual
Q-CTRL is the global leader in AI-powered quantum control infrastructure software. The company operates globally with offices in Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Huntsville, Berlin, and Oxford, and recently raised $113M in Series B funding in 2024.
The Talent team enables Q-CTRL's growth by attracting world-class talent globally. As a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist reporting to the Talent Manager, you will serve as a global expert in passive candidate discovery, talent mapping, market insights, and engagement. This is a high-impact role focused on proactively identifying and engaging top-tier talent for complex, niche technical roles.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and scaling strategic sourcing capabilities, processes, and delivery frameworks
- Partnering with software engineering, quantum computing, and quantum sensing teams to design and execute proactive sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill technical domains
- Building and nurturing active talent communities for core capabilities across global markets, with emphasis on the US
- Crafting highly personalized outreach to convert passive global talent into active candidates
- Mapping global talent pools across key regions and serving as a trusted advisor to hiring managers with actionable market insights, candidate availability data, and hiring trends
- Aligning with talent teams, hiring managers, and department leaders on role requirements, talent personas, and top-of-funnel conversion optimization
- Contributing to employer branding initiatives and representing Q-CTRL at specialized global conferences and events
No quantum experience is required. The role offers the opportunity to work across exciting deep tech projects while leveraging modern sourcing methodologies.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of total recruiting experience with primary focus on proactive sourcing and engagement in high-growth tech or startup environments
- Experience as a 360 recruiter in a deep tech, fast-paced environment will also be considered
- Proven experience gathering market intelligence and insights, analyzing hiring trends, and providing meaningful data to internal teams
- Advanced expertise with modern sourcing toolsets including LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Google X-Ray/Boolean search, academic publications, and technical databases
- Proven track record of international hiring and identifying/engaging technical talent globally
- Demonstrated ability to advise, influence, and partner effectively with talent teams, leaders, and cross-functional partners at all levels
Preferred (not essential):
- 3+ years of specialized recruitment sourcing experience in engineering, research, R&D, or deep tech startup sectors
- Experience targeting research science, physics, or specialized academic talent across international markets
- Proficiency with Lever ATS and candidate relationship management tools
