[Hiring] Technical Recruiter @EXL

Role Description

We are seeking a Technical Recruiter with deep expertise in our core capability areas, including but not limited to Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI hiring. This role requires exceptional hands-on sourcing capabilities, a passion for non-traditional and alternate sourcing channels, and the ability to partner closely with hiring managers and senior business leaders. The ideal candidate has a strong background in full-cycle hiring within large system integrators or global services organizations and brings a consultative, data-driven approach to talent acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Talent Acquisition
  • Own end-to-end recruitment for niche and high-impact roles across Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Cloud & Digital technologies.
  • Develop and execute proactive talent sourcing strategies, anticipating future skill demands and business growth.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and senior stakeholders on talent availability, market trends, and hiring strategies.
• Advanced Sourcing & Market Intelligence
  • Demonstrate mastery in alternate sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn, including:
    • GitHub, Kaggle, Stack Overflow, Reddit, Discord, Slack communities.
    • Open-source communities, tech blogs, meetups, hackathons, and referrals.
    • Boolean search expertise across search engines and niche platforms.
  • Build strong passive candidate pipelines for critical and recurring capabilities.
  • Leverage data, talent market insights, and competitive intelligence to influence hiring decisions.
• Stakeholder & Candidate Experience Management
  • Partner closely with hiring managers, delivery leaders, and business heads to drive clarity on role requirements, team needs, and success profiles.
  • Drive high-quality candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.
  • Manage expectations, timelines, and communication with complete transparency and professionalism.
• Operational Excellence
  • Maintain accurate reporting and documentation in ATS and TA dashboards.
  • Drive hiring velocity, quality, and diversity outcomes.
  • Contribute to hiring process improvements, interview calibration, and TA best practices.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of total recruiting experience, predominantly in full-time hiring.
• Strong experience hiring for:
  • Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Applied Scientists.
  • Cloud Data & Platform roles.
• Proven background in large system integrators / global IT or analytics services firms (strong advantage).
• Demonstrated success in deep technical sourcing beyond traditional platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong understanding of candidate assessment, compensation alignment, and closing strategies.

Requirements

• Base Compensation Range: $35-40hr.
• The posted range is the hiring range for this role — a subset of the broader range available to employees over time — and reflects base salary across our national hiring scale.
• Final offers are based on several factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, internal pay equity, work location, market conditions for the role, and the specific scope and responsibilities of the position.
• The top of the range is reserved for candidates who notably exceed the requirements; the lower end applies to those with less experience or fewer preferred qualifications.
• For positions based in higher-cost zones (e.g., California, New York, New Jersey), actual compensation may exceed the posted range; your recruiter will share specifics during the process.

Benefits

• EXL never requires or asks for fees/payments or credit card or bank details during any phase of the recruitment or hiring process.
• EXL will only extend a job offer after a candidate has gone through a formal interview process with members of EXL’s Human Resources team, as well as our hiring managers.