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About the Role

Monks is hiring a Talent Discovery Specialist with strong technology recruitment experience. This person is a hands-on, expert-level sourcer and recruiter responsible for identifying, engaging, and securing top technical talent, focusing on roles within Engineering, Data, Product Management, Artificial Intelligence, and Interactive Media. This role requires deep market mapping, meticulous pipeline management, and sophisticated candidate engagement strategies tailored to highly competitive technical domains.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee full cycle recruitment for 15+ technical roles at once with a time to fill <60 days.
• Execute sophisticated talent sourcing strategies and direct outreach campaigns specifically for highly technical and specialized roles across Software Engineering, Data, Product and AI.  
• Become the subject matter expert on the technical talent landscape, including in-demand skills, organizational structures of competitors, and cutting-edge research communities.
• Manage and segment robust, high-volume technical talent pipelines meticulously within the Greenhouse ATS and other professional sourcing platforms, ensuring data integrity and accurate reporting.
• Serve as the primary technical screening specialist, conducting in-depth initial screens to assess candidates' technical skills, career motivations, and alignment with complex role requirements.
• Develop and deliver highly personalized and compelling communication strategies to passive candidates, effectively articulating the company’s specific technical challenges, projects, and value proposition.
• Ensure a stellar and highly organized candidate experience throughout the sourcing lifecycle, demonstrating professionalism and technical fluency at every touchpoint.
• Partner proactively with senior Hiring Managers and Engineering Leaders to conduct detailed intake meetings, clearly define complex role requirements, and develop executable, data-driven recruitment plans.
• Provide actionable, real-time market intelligence on compensation benchmarks, talent availability, and emerging technical skills to advise on job structure and hiring decisions.
• Collaborate closely with the wider Talent Discovery team to share best practices, sourcing leads, and contribute to continuous improvement of technical recruiting processes.

About You

The essentials:

• At least 3 years of experience in talent acquisition, with a minimum of 1 year dedicated to sourcing and recruiting specialized technical roles 
• A strong, demonstrated understanding of the technologies, programming languages, and skills relevant to the target roles (e.g., Python, React, Agile, PHP, C++, AWS/Azure/GCP, Unity/Unreal). The ability to confidently discuss technical concepts with developers is essential.
• Proven expertise in utilizing advanced sourcing tools, boolean logic, GitHub, specific technical forums, and industry networks to uncover and engage passive candidates that general searches miss.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to persuade and close highly sought-after technical talent.
• A self-motivated, resourceful problem-solver who uses metrics and data to drive sourcing decisions and measure success.

Not a must, but a plus:

• Experience operating within a fast-growing, high-stakes technology and marketing environment.
• Familiarity with Greenhouse, Codility, and CRM tools.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

What We Offer

.Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what .Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. .Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Canada salary range

$67,000 — $110,000 CAD

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range$67,000—$110,000 CAD

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.