What's the opportunity?
Intercom is at the forefront of AI-driven customer service, leading the market with Fin by Intercom, the most powerful AI customer service agent, and Helpdesk by Intercom, a fully featured AI-enhanced helpdesk for human support. Our mission is to help businesses deliver incredible customer experiences while enabling support teams to work smarter, faster, and more efficiently—all through our seamless platform.
More than 25,000 businesses use Intercom to send millions of messages to their customers each month. Our core values drive us: we push boundaries, move with speed and intensity, and consistently deliver outstanding value. If you’re eager to grow in a fast-paced environment, develop your craft, and be part of a dynamic, collaborative recruiting team, this is the opportunity for you.
We are looking for a Technical Sourcer to join our talent acquisition team to help hire the exceptional talent that will power the technology behind Fin. As a Technical Sourcer, you’ll play a critical role in fuelling Intercom’s innovation by identifying and engaging top-tier technical talent across Product Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, and Research. You’ll be a strategic partner to our Engineering and TA teams—bringing creativity, rigor, and a deep understanding of the talent landscape to proactively uncover exceptional candidates.
If you're passionate about sourcing deeply technical talent, and want to have an impact on one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world, we want to hear from you
What will I be doing?
- Drive sourcing strategy and execution for highly specialized roles in Product Engineering, AI Engineering, ML Science, and Research.
- Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to deeply understand team needs, technical requirements, and ideal candidate profiles.
- Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through innovative sourcing methods—including GitHub, GoogleScholar, Stack Overflow, arXiv, open-source communities, tech events, and bespoke search strategies.
- Experiment with and implement new sourcing tools, outreach methods, and engagement tactics to increase pipeline quality and diversity.
- Act as a thought partner within the Talent team—bringing fresh ideas, sharing best practices, and helping elevate our sourcing function.
- Build and nurture long-term relationships with potential candidates, creating a strong talent network for future hiring needs.
- Contribute to key talent initiatives including diversity sourcing, market mapping, and employer branding campaigns.
- Maintain high data integrity in our ATS and sourcing tools, leveraging metrics to iterate and improve on sourcing effectiveness.
What skills do I need?
- 3+ years of technical sourcing experience, ideally in high-growth, fast-paced environments.
- Proven track record of sourcing for hard-to-fill roles in engineering, AI, or ML, and engaging deeply technical talent globally.
- A strategic mindset with a proactive approach to talent discovery—you don’t wait for reqs to get started.
- Expertise in sourcing beyond LinkedIn (e.g. GitHub, Kaggle, open-source projects, technical blogs, conferences, custom Boolean strings).
- Strong communication and storytelling skills—you know how to craft compelling outreach messages that resonate with technical candidates.
- Ability to manage multiple pipelines and priorities with a focus on quality, speed, and candidate experience.
- Collaborative and curious—you’re eager to learn, share, and contribute to a team-oriented environment.
- Experience with tools like Greenhouse, Ashby, Gem, SeekOut, and other sourcing platforms is a plus.
Why join us?
We invest in our people, provide great benefits and create an environment where you can grow, learn, and make an impact. Our team is a community of world-class recruiters who support and challenge each other. If you want to take your recruiting career to the next level, this is the place to do it.
Benefits
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Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth company.
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Comprehensive health and dental insurance for you and your dependents.
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Flexible paid time off policy to support work-life balance.
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Generous parental leave (paid maternity leave + 6 weeks paternity leave).
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Regular compensation reviews—we reward great work!
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Cycle-to-Work Scheme and secure bike storage.
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MacBooks and top-tier equipment to help you do your best work.
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Delicious breakfast and lunch served daily in our Dublin office, plus a fully stocked kitchen.
Ready to grow your career?
If you’re passionate about hiring great talent, learning from an exceptional team, and growing in a fast-moving environment, we’d love to hear from you
