Strategic Sourcing Lead – Fulfillment

Accountabilities: Develop and lead the global sourcing hub: Establish the operating model, processes, and strategic direction of a new global sourcing function dedicated to fulfilling complex AI project requirements.

Design sourcing strategies: Create and execute innovative approaches to identify, engage, and attract specialized, hard-to-reach, and high-volume talent across multiple professional domains and geographic markets.

Collaborate with Recruitment and Delivery: Partner with recruitment specialists and delivery stakeholders to understand project requirements, assess sourcing feasibility, define talent acquisition strategies, and align sourcing activities with operational objectives.

Build and develop the sourcing team: Lead, mentor, and support sourcing professionals, establishing clear priorities, encouraging knowledge sharing, and promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Manage stakeholder relationships: Build strong partnerships with production stakeholders and communicate sourcing progress, resource availability, potential risks, delivery timelines, and expectations effectively.

Drive data-informed sourcing decisions: Analyze sourcing metrics, conversion rates, and recruitment funnel performance to identify bottlenecks, evaluate sourcing effectiveness, and implement improvements.

Integrate AI and automation: Incorporate AI-powered tools and automated workflows into talent research, candidate outreach, market analysis, and sourcing operations to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.

Optimize sourcing performance: Test new sourcing methods, evaluate results, and refine strategies to meet evolving project demands while maintaining quality and delivery standards.

Support global talent acquisition: Develop approaches for sourcing contributors across different markets, time zones, and specialized disciplines to support international AI training and data initiatives.

Promote operational excellence: Establish scalable practices and workflows that enable the sourcing hub to respond effectively to changing business priorities and complex project requirements.

Requirements:

Relevant professional experience: At least five years of experience in sourcing, recruitment, talent acquisition, or a related field.

Leadership experience: Proven experience leading, mentoring, or developing sourcing teams in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to establish priorities and drive results.

Strategic sourcing expertise: Demonstrated ability to design and execute sourcing strategies for specialized, difficult-to-find, or high-volume talent requirements.

Stakeholder management: Strong communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and align stakeholders around shared objectives.

Analytical capabilities: Strong data analysis skills and the ability to use sourcing metrics, conversion rates, and performance indicators to guide decisions and improve recruitment outcomes.

Process optimization: Experience identifying operational inefficiencies, testing new approaches, and improving sourcing workflows to increase productivity and scalability.

Technology and AI adaptability: Interest in leveraging AI-powered tools and automation to enhance talent research, outreach, analysis, and sourcing performance.

Educational background: Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

AI and data sourcing experience: Previous experience sourcing contributors for AI, data, crowdsourcing, or related projects is an advantage.

Language talent acquisition: Experience identifying and recruiting linguists, translators, localization specialists, or other language professionals across different markets is desirable.

International collaboration: Experience working with global or geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones is a plus.

Schedule flexibility: Willingness to work regular US business hours or maintain sufficient overlap with US-based teams when operating from another time zone.

Adaptability and ownership: A proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented mindset, with the ability to balance strategic planning and hands-on execution in a dynamic environment.

Benefits:

Remote work: Work remotely from Brazil in an internationally connected environment.

Full-time employment: Permanent, full-time employment offering the opportunity to contribute to long-term business initiatives.

Leadership and ownership: Play a key role in establishing and shaping a new global sourcing hub, with meaningful responsibility for its development and performance.

Professional development: Access opportunities to expand your sourcing expertise, strengthen leadership capabilities, and develop your knowledge of AI-enabled recruitment.

Innovative technology environment: Work with AI-powered tools and automation to solve complex talent acquisition challenges and improve operational efficiency.

Global collaboration: Partner with international teams and stakeholders across diverse industries, professional disciplines, and geographic markets.

Meaningful industry impact: Contribute to AI training and evaluation initiatives that support the development of advanced AI models across multiple applications.

Flexible working approach: Benefit from flexibility in how you organize your work and collaborate with your team, while accommodating business needs and US time-zone overlap.

Collaborative culture: Join an environment that values innovation, curiosity, accountability, humility, and continuous learning.

Ongoing capability development: Access tools, resources, and development opportunities designed to strengthen your professional skills and support long-term growth.

How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!  Why Apply Through Jobgether? 

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