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Senior Executive Sourcer

Western Digital · San Jose, CA · On-site

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About Western Digital

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in. Backed by Sequoia.

About the role

The activities below highlight some key deliverables but do not limit what one could build. This is a greenfield opportunity for someone who possesses an owner/builder mentality. Lead Top of Funnel Strategy: Partner closely with recruiters and hiring leaders to define target profiles and build deep, data-informed sourcing strategies across multiple functions.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
  • 7+ years of sourcing experience (or recruiting and sourcing experience) for technology companies with a focus on leadership, executive talent and/or executive technologists
  • Proven track record in developing market mapping, competitive intelligence, and executive candidate generation (Sr. Director to C Suite)
  • Deep expertise in advanced Boolean search and use of unique tools & methods to access executive talent (e.g., conference speakers, Pitchbook & Crunchbase)
  • Demonstrated ability to influence executives with data to allow informed decision-making
  • Hands-on experience building or leveraging AI-powered sourcing workflows, agentic AI tools, workflow automations, or practical AI solutions that improve recruiting or business processes
More about this role

We’re looking for a Senior Executive Sourcer who lives and breathes talent discovery - someone who can take complex and nuanced search requirements and translate it into a precision sourcing strategy. You’ll be the go-to expert for executive talent market mapping, proactive candidate generation, and pipeline cultivation across multiple functions.

This is a strategic role where you will build market intelligence, relationships, and repeatable systems that fuel the executive recruiting practice and impact WD’s strategic direction. As a Senior Executive Sourcer, you'll serve as a strategic partner to the Director of Executive Recruiting, the VP of Global Talent and hiring leaders across WD. You will be expected to leverage modern AI tools and scalable sourcing practices to help us identify and hire world-class executive talent. You will be at the table, operating with a leader mindset that helps drive decision-making.

The activities below highlight some key deliverables but do not limit what one could build. This is a greenfield opportunity for someone who possesses an owner/builder mentality.

Lead Top of Funnel Strategy: Partner closely with recruiters and hiring leaders to define...

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