Senior Sourcer - Contract to Hire

About the Company Armada is the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and to the CNBC Disruptor 50, Armada’s solutions are deployed in over 60 countries globally for organizations ranging from energy to defense. With nearly $500 million in funding to date, Armada is backed by leading investors including Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), alongside strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX, and Skydio. We are building the infrastructure layer for sovereign and edge AI - rugged, deployable compute for customers that cannot rely on centralized cloud. Working at Armada means taking ownership, driving autonomy, and delivering impact. You’ll tackle challenges that haven’t been solved before and help build something transformative from the ground up. What you do here will not only define your career but help further Armada’s mission to bridge the digital divide for customers around the world. About the Role We're hiring a Senior Sourcer – Contract to Hire to help us scale our R&D and G&A organizations, spanning both S oftware , H ardware , P roduct, AI , and G&A functions. In this role, you'll partner closely with our recruiters and hiring managers t o develop thoughtful, creative sourcing strategies and engage hard-to-find talent at every level, from individual contributors to senior leadership. You'll build diverse, high-quality pipelines for both traditional software roles and specialized hardware/AI systems roles, main taining a high bar for candidate experience while championing data-driven sourcing practices. Location. This role is remote in the continental United States. We are unable to consider candidates outside of the continental USA. You will mainly be supporting West-Coast based hiring managers, so our ideal candidate is comfortable working Pacific Time. . Main responsibilities: • Partner with recruiters and hiring managers across R&D (Software, Hardware, Product, and AI) and G&A to develop and execute multi-channel sourcing strategies, continuously iterating based on data and market signals. • Build diverse, high-quality talent pipelines for both R&D and G&A roles through proactive outreach, talent mapping, referrals, technical communities, and other creative sourcing channels. • Research, identify, and engage passive candidates across a range of technical disciplines. • Serve as a strategic talent advisor by sharing market insights, calibrating candidate profiles with hiring managers, and recommending adjustments to sourcing approaches based on pipeline data. • Track and analyze pipeline health, sourcing performance, and conversion metrics (outreach, response, and conversion rates) to identify what's working and continuously improve. • Select, integrate, and champion sourcing tools and AI-enabled recruiting technology to build a scalable, data-driven sourcing process. • Deliver a thoughtful, high-quality candidate experience throughout the sourcing and hiring process. • Stay ahead of talent trends and emerging sourcing tools and platforms across both software and hardware AI talent markets. Qualifications: • 8+ years of technical sourcing experience in a fast-paced environment, with demonstrated success across both software and hardware/AI-focused technical roles; prior experience at an early-stage or high-growth hardware or AI company strongly preferred • Strong understanding of hardware and AI-adjacent technical roles, terminology, and stacks (e.g., silicon/chip design, embedded systems, ML infrastructure) beyond traditional software engineering. • Proven track record building high-quality pipelines, engaging ha