Sourcing Strategy Partner

Description - External

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, with operations in 62 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realize their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Sourcing Strategy Partner. The role can be located in Hyderabad or Bangalore.

Role Purpose

Sourcing Strategy Partner is responsible for shaping and operationalizing sourcing strategies that are grounded in real time talent market intelligence and align to future capability needs. This role enables the organization to attract, engage and convert the right talent by defining who we are looking for, where they are, what they care about and how to reach them in a differentiated way.

This individual plays a pivotal role in identifying and codifying candidate personas and behavioral insights translating them into sourcing blueprints and campaigns tailored to specific talent segments.

Principal Accountabilities:

 Strategic Channel Design & Sourcing Blueprints

• Define sourcing strategies / platforms for critical talent segments based on market, cost, and availability insights.
• Build data-driven sourcing playbooks and blueprints that outline where and how to find high-quality talent across markets.
• Partner with Talent Intelligence and Employer Brand teams to integrate market mapping and EVP messaging into sourcing frameworks.

Talent Segment & Market Insights

• Translate external market intelligence into actionable sourcing strategies — including talent flow trends, competitor benchmarks, and channel performance analytics.
• Maintain a dynamic view of the global sourcing ecosystem (job boards, communities, social platforms, niche forums, talent marketplaces).

Enablement & Capability Building

• Coach and enable sourcing associates and recruiters on modern sourcing techniques, outreach messaging, and channel optimization.
• Develop toolkits, training modules, and sourcing templates to standardize excellence across sourcing hubs.
• Partner with Workforce Fulfilment and Talent Intelligence to align sourcing priorities with demand forecasts.

Employer Value Proposition & Candidate Engagement

• Shape differentiated EVP narratives and outreach strategies tailored to critical skill groups and geographies.
• Partner with Brand and Marketing to test and refine messaging effectiveness across sourcing channels.
• Help design nurture campaigns to convert passive talent into active leads through consistent engagement.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define sourcing KPIs (conversion rates, time-to-pipeline, engagement metrics, source-of-hire quality).
• Leverage AI-enabled insights and sourcing automation tools to continuously improve efficiency and targeting precision.
• Monitor ROI of channels and campaigns to inform investment decisions and optimise spend.

Customers / Stakeholders:

Employer Branding & Experience Team: Align attraction messaging with persona insights and market trends, collaborating on events / candidate pipeline management.

Workforce Fulfilment and Talent Strategy: Integrate sourcing and market intelligence into long term capability and location planning

Enterprise Talent & Enterprise Learning: Use sourcing strategy playbooks and insights to influence workforce fulfilment strategies, increasing speed and reducing cost.

What you'll need:

Sourcing & Talent Intelligence Expertise

• Deep understanding of talent sourcing ecosystems, digital channels, and the future of candidate engagement.
• Familiarity with AI-driven sourcing tools, CRM/talent pooling platforms, and recruitment marketing technology.
• Prior experience in or exposure to a Centre of Expertise or shared services environment in a large, matrix organization.
• Strong ability to interpret talent intelligence and labour market data into actionable sourcing strategies.

Influence & Collaboration

• Skilled at influencing across boundaries — from global sourcing teams to employer brand, data, and workforce planning.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills to convey sourcing strategy to both senior stakeholders and sourcing practitioners.

Innovation & Enablement

• Passion for experimentation, A/B testing, and continuous improvement.
• Experience building sourcing playbooks, enablement frameworks, and learning content for distributed sourcing teams.

Qualifications

Critical Skills, Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications

Sourcing Strategy Development and Deployment:

·       Deep expertise in candidate segmentation, persona development and strategic sourcing across multiple global markets and platforms

·       Experience in operationalizing sourcing blueprints or campaigns within large matrix recruitment environments

·       Strong understanding of sourcing channels, digital platforms and trends

Talent Intelligence & Market Insight:

·       Proven ability to work with internal and external data sources to generate actionable market intelligence 

·       Skilled at synthesising talent trends and competitive intelligence to inform sourcing strategy, workforce planning and business engagement

·       Ability to anticipate market shifts and translate early signals into proactive sourcing actions

·       Experience working with employer branding teams to localise EVP and develop segment specific messaging and attraction strategies

You’ll achieve more at HSBC

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

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