Contract Talent Sourcer 1099

POSITION: Contract Talent Sourcer

COMPENSATION:Pursuant to Colorado regulations, if this job is performed in Colorado, the salary is $33.00/hr.

Contract Details

• Reporting To: Director, Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
• Contract Length: 4 months
• Work Location: remote

SUMMARY:

As a Contract Talent Sourcer at Cardinal, you will be the engine behind our talent pipeline. Your mission is to find engage high-potential candidates for critical roles across our portfolio. During this 4-month sprint, you will partner closely with our Talent Acquisition (TA) team to identify, attract, and screen top-tier talent, ensuring we have a robust bench of candidates.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):

• High-Volume Sourcing: Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, job boards, and alternative sourcing channels to identify passive candidates for property management, corporate, and specialized technical roles.
• Engagement & Outreach: Draft and execute personalized, compelling outreach campaigns that reflect Cardinal’s "Best Place to Work" culture.
• Candidate Qualification: Conduct initial phone screens to assess candidate skills, experience, and cultural alignment with Cardinal’s core values.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Actively seek out and engage diverse talent pools to ensure our hiring process is equitable and representative of the communities we serve.
• Pipeline Management: Maintain a clean and organized Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and provide weekly reports on pipeline health and sourcing conversion metrics.
• Market Intelligence: Stay abreast of industry trends and competitor movement to provide the TA team with actionable insights on the talent market.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

• The "Sourcing Specialist": 2+ years of experience specifically in a sourcing or recruiting role, preferably in a high-growth or agency environment.
• The Tech Stack: Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter is non-negotiable. Experience with an ATS (e.g., UKG) and CRM tools is highly preferred.
• The Hunter Mindset: A proven ability to find passive candidates and a track record of high "response-to-outreach" rates.
• Agility: The ability to pivot quickly between different roles and departments as hiring priorities shift.
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; you should be able to tell the Cardinal story in a way that gets candidates excited.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Incumbents work in an office environment, but also have frequent exposure to outside elements where temperature, weather, odors, and/or landscape may be unpleasant and/or hazardous.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to use hands to finger, type, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms, and stoop, or squat. The Team Member is often required to sit. The Team Member must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, or maneuver office products and supplies of up to twenty (20) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Routine local travel is required to attend training classes, client visits, or other situations necessary for the accomplishment of some or all of the daily responsibilities of this position. Overnight travel required to attend training, property visits, and other situations necessary for the accomplishment of special projects that may be assigned from time to time.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned.