About the Role
As a Design Sourcer at Brex, you will play a foundational role in building the company's design talent pipeline. You will identify, engage, and nurture world-class designers who shape Brex's products. This role requires moving quickly, thinking strategically, and creating thoughtful, welcoming first connections with prospective candidates.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines across Product Design, Brand Design, and Design Leadership.
- Focus on proactive sourcing, candidate engagement, and pipeline development in the initial stages of design recruitment.
- Partner closely with recruiters and design leadership to understand hiring needs, role profiles, and long-term workforce goals.
- Develop creative sourcing strategies to attract diverse design talent across multiple channels, including creative communities, portfolio platforms, social networks, and industry events.
- Craft thoughtful outreach messaging that reflects Brex’s brand and mission.
- Track sourcing performance metrics and support continuous improvement of sourcing strategies.
- Contribute to building inclusive hiring practices.
- Assist with early-stage candidate evaluation, such as portfolio review and initial screening alignment.
- Lead sourcing and outreach efforts for design roles using recruiting platforms, creative communities, portfolio sites, and professional social networks.
- Identify and engage passive candidates through personalized, thoughtful outreach.
- Support evaluation of design portfolios, focusing on craft quality, systems thinking, and user-centered design approaches.
- Calibrate candidate profiles, craft standards, and pipeline priorities with recruiters and design leaders.
- Track sourcing metrics such as response rates, pipeline conversion, and diversity indicators to optimize strategy.
- Maintain accurate and organized candidate data in recruiting systems and dashboards.
- Support employer branding efforts within the design community through social engagement and event participation.
- Contribute to improving sourcing processes, candidate experience, and inclusive hiring practices.
Requirements
- Proven experience sourcing or recruiting for design roles including Product Design, Brand Design, and Design Leadership.
- Strong sourcing experience with AI tools and expertise across platforms such as LinkedIn and other talent networks.
- Ability to understand and evaluate design portfolios, craft quality, and user-centered thinking.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for personalized candidate engagement.
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze sourcing performance and improve strategy.
- Strong collaboration, relationship-building, and stakeholder partnership skills.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in talent sourcing.
- Ability to manage multiple pipelines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience building design pipelines across multiple geographies (e.g., US, Canada, LATAM).
- Familiarity with market intelligence, talent mapping, or compensation benchmarking for design roles.
- Experience supporting employer branding or talent marketing initiatives within the design community.
- Prior experience sourcing for high-growth technology companies or startups.
Skills
- Product Design
- Brand Design
- Design Leadership
- Sourcing
- Candidate Engagement
- Pipeline Development
- Creative Sourcing
- Outreach Messaging
- Sourcing Metrics Tracking
- Inclusive Hiring Practices
- Portfolio Review
- Candidate Screening
- AI Tools
- Talent Networks
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Data Analysis
- Collaboration
- Relationship Building
- Stakeholder Partnership
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Market Intelligence
- Talent Mapping
- Compensation Benchmarking
- Employer Branding
- Talent Marketing
Location
- NY office
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Salary/Compensations
- $108,819-$142,380
About the Company
- Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets.
- By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly.
- Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most.
- Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.
- Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry.
- We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream.
- We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.
- Recruiting at Brex: Recruiting is where every career at Brex begins. We’re the first point of connection for future builders and leaders, helping candidates see what’s possible.
- We partner with leaders across the company to find exceptional talent and build high-performing teams.
- Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.
