Turner & Townsend is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Team Lead to guide and elevate our sourcing function within the US Talent Acquisition team. This is a strategic role responsible for overseeing the creation of exceptional passive‑talent pipelines, coaching and developing a team of sourcers, and partnering with business and global TA stakeholders to meet both current and future hiring needs.
The Team Lead serves as a brand ambassador, team coach, sourcing strategist, and trusted advisor to senior TA and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of sourcing specialists to deliver a consistent, high‑quality sourcing function.
- In alignment with US TA Operations, set sourcing team performance expectations
- Monitor KPIs, and ensure accountability for quality, productivity, and candidate experience.
- Provide hands‑on mentorship in sourcing strategy, market mapping, candidate engagement, and talent‑intelligence storytelling.
- Promote an inclusive, collaborative, high‑performance culture that aligns with Turner & Townsend values.
- Support career growth pathways and skill development for sourcers.
- Partner with Recruitment Partners, Strategic Talent Leads, and business stakeholders to understand evolving workforce needs and priority skill segments.
- Lead the design and execution of strategic, forward‑looking talent communities supporting forecasted and repeatable demand.
- Oversee the creation of nurtured, insight‑driven talent pools that support short‑ and long‑term hiring plans.
- Set team‑wide sourcing strategy, standards, and best practices using data, talent insights, and market intelligence.
- Ensure high‑quality candidate pipelines for both strategic and live requisitions.
- Review and refine sourcing channels, methodologies, and engagement approaches to maximize effectiveness.
- Provide strategic oversight on active sourcing activity, ensuring consistency in quality, speed, and alignment to business needs.
- Support escalations for specialized, urgent, or highly niche searches.
- Conduct strategic engagement for critical roles.
- Share talent‑market insights, competitive intelligence, and emerging workforce trends to influence recruitment planning and hiring decisions.
- Ensure sourcing data accuracy, reporting integrity, and compliance across all tools and systems.
- Drive continuous improvement by analyzing pipeline health, channel performance, and engagement metrics.
- Partner with TA Operations to ensure alignment with global processes, systems, and quality standards.
- Champion an exceptional candidate experience across all sourcing touchpoints.
- Ensure candidate engagement reflects Turner & Townsend’s brand, values, and inclusive culture.
- Partner with US Talent Leads to ensure efficient talent conversion and alignment across markets.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.