Talent Sourcer - Data Centres

Are you an ambitious recruitment professional ready to shape the physical backbone of the AI revolution?


WNTD is hiring a Talent Sourcer - Data Centres on a full-time, permanent contract to join our specialist embedded team. Based in London, United Kingdom in a fully Remote work setup, you will work embedded directly alongside Senior Talent Partners supporting Volta—the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with a leading frontier AI lab and a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, Volta is building hyper-scale "AI factories" across Europe. This is a high-impact sourcing role focused on market mapping and headhunting, offering a structured, rapid progression route toward becoming a full Talent Partner.


Key Responsibilities
  • Pioneer Front-End Sourcing: Execute targeted headhunting, advanced LinkedIn Recruiter searches, and deep talent mapping across European markets to generate candidate pipelines across engineering, construction, project controls, procurement, and data centre operations.
  • Deliver Qualified Pipeline: Deliver high-quality, vetted CVs, longlists, and shortlists to Senior Talent Partners against strict project deadlines, supporting mega-scale buildouts.
  • Build Proactive Talent Networks: Map target organisations across hyperscale, colocation, EPC, and mission-critical construction sectors to build deep talent pools ahead of project demand.
  • Gather Market Intelligence: Conduct rigorous market mapping to collect actionable intelligence on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and competitor activity.
  • Manage Candidate Engagement: Perform detailed initial screening calls to assess technical suitability, mobility, and candidate expectations while upholding an outstanding candidate experience.

Required Skills & Experience
  • Data Centre Knowledge: Direct experience sourcing within data centres or mission-critical infrastructure,
  • Critical Sourcing Expertise: Proven track record in talent sourcing and headhunting, using creative sourcing techniques, Boolean logic, and digital research to uncover hard-to-find candidates.
  • Market Mapping Capability: Exceptional skills in market intelligence, competitor analysis, and talent pool mapping within complex technical or industrial sectors.
  • Data-Driven Discipline: Meticulous approach to managing ATS data, tracking pipeline metrics, and maintaining talent intelligence tools.
  • Strong Communication: Confident, professional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage passive, highly specialized candidates.
  • Adaptable & Organized: Ability to balance multiple complex search briefs simultaneously across diverse geographical locations.
Back to blog

Other Jobs To Apply

No other job posts for this day.

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...