Inspira Education
Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist
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New York City, NY
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Full-Time
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$110K - $120K
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Human Resources
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August 14th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Inspira Education is hiring a Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist to lead and innovate proactive candidate sourcing efforts for difficult and senior roles. The specialist will design advanced Boolean and X-ray searches, collaborate with hiring managers to refine candidate profiles, manage multiple sourcing pipelines, and develop scalable playbooks to continuously improve the hiring process.
Highlights
- Design and execute advanced Boolean and X-ray searches using LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms.
- Partner with hiring managers to build detailed Ideal Candidate Profiles beyond standard job descriptions.
- Manage multiple concurrent sourcing pipelines ensuring quality is maintained.
- Conduct high-volume, personalized outreach and optimize messaging based on response data.
- Screen candidates before passing them to the hiring team.
- Develop and document sourcing playbooks and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Track and analyze sourcing metrics such as response rates, conversion, and time-to-fill, adjusting strategies as needed.
- Require 3-5 years of recruiting and sourcing experience with deep expertise in Boolean logic and LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Strong written communication skills to engage passive candidates effectively.
- Offered compensation is targeted between $110,000 and $120,000, with benefits including health, dental, vision insurance, pre-tax benefits, flexible PTO, paid holidays, and 401(k) with company match.
Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist Full Description
About Inspira Education
Inspira Education Group is one of the fastest-growing edtech startups in the US. We started with a simple mission to democratize access to high-quality coaching so that every student in the world has an equal opportunity to access the best opportunities.
As the world’s leading network of top admissions coaches in medical, legal, business, and college studies, we’re building software and services in one place—disrupting long-entrenched application processes with products and experiences that strive to provide an equal platform for candidates from diverse backgrounds worldwide.
As one of the fastest-growing edtech firms in the world, we are backed by some of the leading venture capital firms and investors in the world, including Zeev Ventures, Quiet Capital, Craft Ventures and Jeff Fluhr (Founder of Stubhub).
The Role
Most companies treat sourcing as a support function: post a job, run some Boolean strings, wait. We're building something different - a sourcing engine that operates like a high-performing sales team, where every search is a targeting problem and every hire teaches us something we systematize for the next one.
The candidates who move the needle for us aren't applying - they're not checking job boards. Finding them takes real search craft. This role is for someone who's already spent years getting good at exactly that, and is ready to own it end-to-end: partnering with hiring managers, running the hardest searches yourself, and building the playbooks that let the function scale beyond you.
This role requires in-office attendance 5 days a week (NYC - Gramercy).
What You'll Do
- Design and run advanced Boolean/X-ray searches across LinkedIn Recruiter and other platforms to fill hard, niche, or senior roles
- Build sharp Ideal Candidate Profiles with hiring managers, going beyond the job description
- Own sourcing pipelines across multiple concurrent roles without letting quality slip
- Run high-volume, personalized outreach and sharpen messaging based on response data
- Screen candidates before handoff to the hiring team
- Document playbooks/SOPs
- Track sourcing metrics (response rates, conversion, time-to-fill) and act on them
- Flag when a search strategy isn't working and rebuild it, rather than just running more volume
What We're Looking For
- 3-5 years of recruiting and sourcing experience with deep Boolean/LinkedIn Recruiter expertise
- Track record filling hard or senior roles through proactive sourcing, not just managing inbound
- Sourcing experience across multiple functions, not just one specialty
- Excellent written communication - outreach that gets responses from people who weren't looking
- Systems thinking - you document as you go and build toward repeatable process
- Comfort owning multiple concurrent searches with real autonomy
Why you'll love Inspira
- Amazing people with a great vision and values
- Mission-driven team culture focused on student success
- Your work directly impacts the lives and careers of students across the globe
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, base plans 100% employer paid
- Pre-tax benefits (FSA, DCFSA, HSA, Commuter)
- Flexible paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
The targeted pay for this role is: $110-120k. Actual salary is dependent upon several factors, including the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity among our team and geographic location. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive will be finalized at the offer. The pay range is subject to the discretion of the Company.
For more information about our company, please visit our website: Inspira Education Group.
Inspira Education Group does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in providing employment opportunities and benefits.
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