Talent Acquisition Scout, Executive Search
Gap Inc (Gap/Old Navy/Athleta)
Remote · USFull-timePosted 1w agoStill listed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Talent Acquisition Scout works with recruiters to identify and engage talent, build pipelines, and assess candidates for current and future hiring needs across multiple functions. The role uses sourcing tools, market research, and candidate outreach to support priority searches and recruiting strategies. It also generates talent maps and market intelligence and documents sourcing activity and candidate assessments.
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Full job description
About the Role In this role, you will work in a highly collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced environment focused on identifying and engaging top talent for one of the largest apparel brands in the world. As part of the Talent Acquisition team, you will partner closely with recruiters to build qualified talent pipelines, engage passive candidates, and assess talent for current and future hiring needs.What You'll Do
- Amplify Gap Inc.'s vision, values, and culture to attract and engage a diverse pool of talent.
- Partner closely with recruiters to understand hiring priorities and develop effective sourcing strategies.
- Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs across multiple functions.
- Conduct targeted candidate searches using sourcing tools, talent platforms, social networks, referrals, and market research techniques.
- Engage passive candidates through personalized outreach and relationship-building strategies.
- Conduct initial candidate screens to evaluate qualifications, experience, skills, and interest level against role requirements.
- Present qualified candidates and candidate insights to recruiting partners for further consideration.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies that deliver high-caliber and diverse talent.
- Generate candidate leads, talent maps, and market intelligence to support recruiter hiring strategies.
- Leverage industry trends, labor market data, and competitive intelligence to identify talent pools and sourcing opportunities.
- Document sourcing activity, candidate engagement, and candidate assessments within applicable talent acquisition systems and tools.
- Maintain organized talent research, market maps, and candidate pipelines to support recruiter hiring efforts.
- Support recruiting teams on priority searches and talent projects through proactive sourcing efforts.
- Proficient in modern sourcing technologies including AI-enabled tools, LinkedIn and ATS platforms with the ability to leverage them effectively to enhance search strategy, pipeline development, and decision-making.
Who You Are
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Prior experience in retail, fashion, or consumer products is a plus.
- Excellent written, verbal, and candidate engagement skills.
- Experience conducting candidate screens and assessing talent against defined qualifications and competencies.
- Strong research capabilities and curiosity regarding talent markets, industry trends, and competitive landscapes.
- Experience utilizing sourcing tools and platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking platforms, and advanced internet search techniques.
- Knowledge of Boolean search methodologies, talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and candidate engagement best practices.
- Ability to identify, engage, and qualify passive talent for a variety of business functions.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously.
- Experience supporting recruiters through candidate generation, screening, and pipeline development in a fast-paced environment.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,897 open Talent Acquisition jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$135–185K/yr386 salary ranges
- California median$40–54/hr64 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 559 open Talent Acquisition jobs in California and 2,897 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Anduril28 open
- Anduril Industries27 open
- Crusoe7 open
- Experience
- Talent Acquisition postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,291 postings).
- Education
- 384 of the 2,897 open Talent Acquisition jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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