Headhunter; Talent Sourcer - REMOTE - I010

About Pearl Talent

Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They’re looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years.

Candidates we’ve hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.

Recruitment / Talent Acquisition

Fully Remote — LATAM or PH

Full-time

40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Core hours: 9 AM – 5 PM EST

Latin America, Philippines

We are hiring a Talent Headhunting Partner to focus exclusively on headhunting passive talent — candidates who are currently employed and not actively seeking new opportunities.

• Identify, engage, and convert passive candidates through tailored outbound strategies
• Pre-qualify candidates to ensure strong role, compensation, and motivation alignment
• Deliver a steady flow of high-quality, TA-ready candidates for active client roles
• Adapt headhunting strategies based on pipeline health and feedback

• Passive Headhunting (Non–Job-Seeking Talent) – 80%
• Pipeline Readiness & Maintenance – 20%

• Act as a specialist in engaging and converting currently employed talent
• Own outbound headhunting outcomes for specialized and priority roles
• Maintain high response and conversion rates through personalized outreach
• Deliver consistent, high-signal candidate pipelines
• Adjust targeting and messaging based on real-time feedback and results

Passive Headhunting (Non–Job-Seeking Talent) – 80%

• Identify and engage candidates who are currently employed and not actively job searching
• Build targeted outreach strategies tailored to role requirements and seniority
• Craft personalized messaging to convert passive candidates
• Conduct initial pre-qualification to confirm:
  • Role alignment
  • Compensation expectations
  • Motivation and availability
• Use voice notes or async communication where appropriate to improve conversion
• Partner with Talent Acquisition Partners to refine targeting and calibration

• Ensure all headhunted candidates are accurately logged and staged in the ATS
• Maintain clean, up-to-date pipelines for TA handoff
• Monitor candidate progress and follow up to prevent drop-offs
• Collaborate with the Talent Sourcing Coordinator to ensure pipeline hygiene

• Source candidates who are actively job searching
• Manage job board postings
• Own dashboards, reporting logic, or analytics
• Conduct interviews or make hiring decisions

• Proven experience headhunting passive, currently employed candidates
• Strong outbound and persuasion skills with a consultative approach
• Ability to personalize outreach at scale without sacrificing quality
• Strong pre-qualification and alignment skills
• KPI-driven mindset focused on response rate, acceptance rate, and pipeline quality
• Clear, professional communicator capable of representing premium startup brands

• Experience recruiting for US-based startups or scale-ups
• Agency background with a strong outbound headhunting focus
• Experience working on specialized, senior, or hard-to-fill roles

• Advanced Linked In Recruiter (search logic, projects, InMail optimization)
• ATS systems (Workable strongly preferred)
• Google Workspace & Notion
• Slack

• Contact-finding tools (Apollo, Lusha, etc.)
• Async or voice-based candidate engagement tools

• Ownership over high-impact, high-difficulty sourcing outcomes
• Clear scope, KPIs, and expectations
• Strong operational, automation, and data support
• Exposure to top-tier founders, companies, and complex hiring challenges
• Remote-first, performance-driven culture
• Annual team retreat
• Unlimited PTO

If you’re hungry to lead, build, and scale—and you’ve done it before—then this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Apply now and help us build the world’s best recruitment team!