Sourcing Partner, Talent Acquisition
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Listed
- 19 days ago
About the role
The Sourcing Partner, Talent Acquisition supports recruiting and talent acquisition initiatives at the University of Southern California by identifying, engaging, and building strong pipelines of qualified candidates for a wide range of roles across the university. The role partners closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and HR partners to understand hiring needs and develop proactive sourcing strategies.
Leveraging multiple sourcing channels, job boards, networking platforms, and outreach methods, the Sourcing Partner, Talent Acquisition attracts diverse, inclusive, and high-caliber talent.
The role conducts initial candidate outreach and screening to assess alignment with the university’s culture, mission, and values, while contributing to process improvements and data-driven sourcing practices that enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and overall quality of talent acquisition.
Responsibilities
- Partners with recruiters and hiring managers to understand position requirements and develop targeted sourcing strategies that attract diverse and qualified candidates.
- Executes candidate sourcing activities across multiple platforms, including job boards, LinkedIn, social media, university networks, and professional associations.
- Builds and maintains candidate pipelines for critical and recurring positions, ensuring timely response to hiring needs.
- Analyzes sourcing metrics and reports key findings to recruiters to improve outreach effectiveness and talent pool development.
- Screens and evaluates candidate resumes to assess qualifications and alignment with job requirements.
- Engages potential candidates through outreach and networking, representing the university’s employer brand and values in all communications.
- Tracks and manages candidate data in the applicant tracking system (Workday), ensuring accuracy and compliance with hiring policies.
- Stays current with sourcing tools, market trends, and recruiting technology to continually refine sourcing approaches.
- Collaborates with the Talent Acquisition team to support strategic projects and special initiatives related to talent pipelining or diversity sourcing.
- Encourages a workplace culture where all employees are valued, value others, and contribute through their ideas, words, and actions, in accordance with the USC Code of Ethics.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in related field(s)
- 6 years of job-related experience or transferable skills
- Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and human resource information systems (HRIS).
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field(s); Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education.
- 4 years of job-related experience or transferable skills
Pay and benefits
The annual base salary range for this position is $ $70,000 - $90,000. When determining an offer, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills, internal peer alignment, applicable laws, contractual requirements, grant funding, and market conditions.
Addtional Education Requirements Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Preferred Experience
- Notice of Non-discrimination
- Employment Equity
- Read USC’s Clery Act Annual Security Report
- USC is a smoke-free environment
- Digital Accessibility
Additional information
If you are a current USC employee, please apply to this USC job posting in Workday by copying and pasting this link into your browser:
Equal opportunity and legal notices
USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law.
USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety.
Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at, or by email at. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
From USC's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 22, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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