Director, Talent Acquisition – Sourcing

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About the role

• Duolingo is seeking a Director, Talent Acquisition – Sourcing to lead and evolve how we identify, engage, and build relationships with top talent.
• This role sits within Talent Acquisition and focuses on improving sourcing strategy and effectiveness, elevating team capabilities, and delivering strong pipelines against hiring priorities.
• You will partner closely with Recruiting leaders, Hiring Managers, and Function Leads to translate business needs into actionable sourcing strategies, using data and market insights to drive continuous improvement.

🧠 You will...

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies across priority roles and functions, ensuring consistent, high‑quality pipelines aligned to hiring needs.
• Collaborate with recruiters and hiring managers to calibrate target profiles and translate hiring goals into actionable sourcing plans that complement broader recruiting strategies.
• Build and maintain proactive pipelines for high‑priority and hard-to‑fill roles, including structured approaches to candidate engagement and re‑engagement.
• Identify opportunities to improve tools, workflows, and processes within sourcing; test and implement new approaches that increase efficiency and candidate quality.
• Define and track key sourcing metrics (e.g., pipeline health, conversion, efficiency), using data and market insights to identify gaps, adjust strategies, and provide visibility into impact.
• Coach and support recruiters and sourcers on best practices to raise the bar on sourcing quality, candidate engagement, and market insights.
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives that reduce friction in the hiring funnel, drive adoption of improvements, and increase overall sourcing effectiveness.

✅ You have...

• 10+ years of experience in sourcing, recruiting, or talent acquisition within high‑growth or tech environments, including 3+ years managing people.
• A track record of solving complex recruiting challenges and leading initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment.
• Demonstrated ability to use data and market insights to inform decisions and improve outcomes.
• Experience improving processes, tools, and ways of working within recruiting or sourcing organizations.
• Clear, direct communication skills and sound judgment, including navigating and delivering difficult messages when needed.
• Ability to work from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA.

⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...

• Experience building structured talent communities and long‑term engagement programs that convert to hires.
• Hands‑on evaluation and rollout of sourcing technologies, ATS/CRM integrations, and workflow improvements.
• Demonstrated success scaling sourcing practices across a recruiting team or function.
• Advanced capability building for sourcers and recruiters (playbooks, training, rubrics) with measurable uplift in pipeline quality.
• Comfort operating at the L4 director scope: high autonomy, domain leadership, and cross‑functional influence within Talent Acquisition.

• The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons.
• The posted range is subject to change in the future.
• For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation.
• We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!

Salary Range:

$163,200 — $244,800 USD

Benefits

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