Who you are

- Relevant experience in recruiting and/or sourcing, including direct experience sourcing passive candidates in a fully outbound workplace

- Experience sourcing for Account Executive and other sales roles, ideally within the software industry

- Strong research skills and the ability to identify, map, and engage talent across competitive regional and global markets

- Experience working directly with recruiters and hiring managers to align on hiring needs and adjust sourcing strategies as priorities change

- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust across teams, candidates, and time zones

- Strong organization skills and comfort managing multiple searches, deadlines, and competing priorities

- Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and recruiting tools.

Experience with Greenhouse or LinkedIn Recruiter is ideal

- Comfort working remotely in an asynchronous environment, along with willingness to learn and use tools such as GitLab

- If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application

What the job involves

- As a Contract Sourcer at GitLab, you'll help build strong candidate pipelines for our sales team in the AMER region in a fully remote, distributed company

- You'll focus on finding and engaging passive talent for sales roles, while partnering closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and business leaders to understand hiring needs and local market dynamics

- This is a highly outbound role where your research, outreach, and judgment will directly influence hiring outcomes

- You'll also help strengthen sourcing practices by mapping talent markets, building pipelines, and improving how we identify and connect with outstanding candidates in a values-driven environment

- Source and engage passive candidates for sales roles across the AMER region, primarily for Account Executive positions, using LinkedIn, online research, events, and other outbound channels





- Build representative candidate pipelines with meaningful focus on identifying talent from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, building proactive benches across several key territories for GitLab

- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role requirements, business priorities, and ideal candidate profiles

- Map talent markets and gather intelligence on competitors, locations, and candidate pools to inform sourcing strategies

- Assess candidate alignment for specific roles, teams, and GitLab's values, and share clear recommendations with recruiting partners

- Screen and qualify candidates, building and maintaining talent benches across multiple countries in the AMER region to ensure strong pipeline depth and readiness for evolving business needs

- Deliver a strong candidate experience through thoughtful outreach, timely communication, and professional relationship building

- Continuously improve sourcing workflows, outreach approaches, and research methods to increase efficiency and quality

- Maintain accurate activity and candidate data in applicant tracking and recruiting systems, and stay open to learning new tools and processes
- The Talent Acquisition team at GitLab helps the company grow by finding people who can contribute to our mission and thrive in our all-remote environment

- Within that group, sourcing plays a key role in reaching talent that may not be actively applying, especially in competitive markets and business-critical functions

- You'll work with teammates who care deeply about candidate experience, thoughtful partnership, and inclusive hiring practices. The team values clear communication, strong market insight, and steady iteration in how we work

- This role is especially key as GitLab continues to grow go-to-market teams in AMER, where strong regional knowledge and effective collaboration across time zones can help teams hire with more focus and confidence

Benefits

- We offer benefits to manage your health, wealth, and well-being regardless of location

- Flexibility in schedule to be there for life’s important moments

- Equity compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan offered

- Generous Paid Time Off

📌 Contract Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Canada)
🏢 GitLab
📍 Canada