Americas Sourcing Specialist

Introduction

At IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) and Other Functions, diverse teams such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more work together to keep IBM moving forward. These functions play a vital role in solving complex challenges, supporting our clients’ success, and creating collaborative environments for IBMers worldwide. Working in CHQ and Other Functions means contributing your expertise to a global network that values teamwork, problem-solving, and innovation. You’ll have opportunities to grow your career while helping IBM operate with excellence and scale its impact across industries. With a culture that emphasizes learning, inclusivity, and career development, IBM offers the platform to apply your skills where they matter most. At the heart of our business.

Your Role And Responsibilities

Americas Sourcing Specialist is responsible for identifying and recruiting the best talent into IBM. You will be part of a newly

created scrum team working to support all business units across Americas market playing a critical role in the

delivery to fill senior positions.

Along side the scrum team, you’ll partner to aligned client groups, designing creative sourcing strategies to recruit top

talent, and managing the hiring processes from initiating searches through offer acceptance. There is a strong emphasis on

influencing and driving decisions by data.

In addition to recruitment delivery, you will work closely with your local Talent Acquisition (TA) colleagues, i.e. Recruiter,

Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM), Regional Talent Acquisition Leader (RTAL) to support, drive and enable service

transformation.

Key responsibilities

You will be responsible on the full life cycle sourcing for the committed requisitions

Lead and participate in Strategic Sourcing Briefing Call to determine sprint commitment and planning sourcing strategy

Accountable for the delivery of sprint commitments including identifying/ resolving obstacles, raises issues as

necessary, and seek continuous improvement

Leverage data from LinkedIn Talent Insights, SmashFly scorecard to deliver on the KPIs

Adopt and utilize AgileTA related tools

Strive to provide best in class candidate and recruitment experience

Develop and maintain (passive) top candidate pipeline and continuously develop new channels of sourcing across various countries.

Adheres to the IBM recruiting process and policies. Building regional knowledge.

Opportunities await to collaborate and co-create with Global TA Strategic Sourcing members from all corners of the globe, while working on exciting

global projects.

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Proven experience as sourcer or similar role, preferably in information technology fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with sourcing strategies and tools (e.g., AI, LinkedIn recruiter, Boolean search, GitHub, X-Ray search).
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on delivering high-quality results.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Fluent English (verbal and written)
• Knowledge of US work Authorization (W2,1099/ H1B Visa)
• Hands on experience with SAP, Cloud & Oracle skillsets
• 3+ years of experience with US/UK market hiring
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Fluent Portuguese, French or Spanish