Talent Sourcer

Description

Summary: Makai Labs is hiring a contract Talent Sourcer to build and deliver qualified candidate pipelines for technical and product roles, focusing purely on top-of-funnel sourcing activities. Highlights: 1. Pure sourcing role with no recruiting or screening duties 2. Focus on building passive candidate pipelines for technical roles 3. Work independently with clear weekly deliverables **Talent Sourcer (Contract) — Makai Labs** ========================================== **Location:** Remote — Offshore / Non\-US candidates only **Engagement Type:** Independent Contractor (1099\) — Sourcing\-only, no recruiting/screening duties **Reports to:** Director of Talent Acquisition **About Makai Labs** -------------------- Makai Labs is an AI and data solutions company building the infrastructure, products, and teams that power enterprise automation and human\-machine teaming. We partner with organizations to design, build, and scale AI\-first products. Our team spans engineering, AI research, product, and design, and we run multiple concurrent technical and product hiring searches at any given time. **About the Role** ------------------ We're hiring a **Talent Sourcer** on a contract basis to build and deliver qualified candidate pipelines across technical and product roles — AI/ML engineers, DevOps/platform engineers, QA engineers, product owners, and software engineers. **This is a pure sourcing role.** You will not conduct candidate screening calls, interviews, offer negotiation, or any recruiting/closing activity — your scope is finding, engaging, and pipelining candidates, then handing them off recruiter\-ready. You'll work independently with clear weekly deliverables and minimal day\-to\-day oversight. This is a fully remote, **offshore\-only** position engaged as a **1099 independent contractor** — not an employee role, and not open to candidates based in the United States. **What You'll Do** ------------------ * Build and execute sourcing strategies for open roles across engineering, AI research, QA, DevOps, and product * Run searches and build passive candidate pipelines using **Juicebox** as a primary sourcing tool * Build and refine boolean and X\-Ray search strings across LinkedIn, GitHub, and other sourcing platforms * Send cold outreach and manage response sequences to move candidates into the pipeline * Own candidate data hygiene inside **Ashby** — accurate tagging, stage movement, and sourcing attribution * Deliver a defined weekly volume of qualified, pipeline\-ready candidates per open role (target volume to be set per engagement) * Flag credential inconsistencies or authenticity concerns for recruiter follow\-up (flagging only — not vetting or screening calls) * Maintain basic sourcing metrics (candidates sourced, response rates) for weekly reporting **Out of scope for this role:** candidate screening calls, interviews, reference checks, offer discussions, or any candidate\-facing evaluation. This is 100% top\-of\-funnel sourcing. **What We're Looking For** -------------------------- * **3\+ years of hands\-on, day\-to\-day experience working directly in Ashby** — non\-negotiable. You should be fluent in Ashby's search/filter logic, pipeline and stage management, tagging, and candidate data hygiene. We're looking for someone who needs zero ramp\-up time in Ashby. * **Direct working experience sourcing in Juicebox** — comfortable building and refining Juicebox searches independently, not just aware of the tool. * 3\+ years of sourcing experience, ideally supporting technical and/or product roles * Strong boolean/X\-Ray search construction skills across LinkedIn, GitHub, and similar platforms * Comfort sourcing across multiple technical disciplines you may not have deep domain expertise in (AI/ML, DevOps, QA, engineering) — you can read a JD and translate it into precise search logic * Strong written English for outreach that reads as personalized, not templated * Proven ability to work independently and hit weekly sourcing targets with minimal oversight * Based outside the United States, with reasonable overlap with US business hours **Engagement Details** ---------------------- * **Type:** 1099 independent contractor — this is not an employee position; no benefits, PTO, or employment relationship implied * **Location:** Strictly offshore — candidates must be based outside the United States