Participant Recruitment Partner/Sourcer

About the role

The role is a 3-month full-time temporary contract with the possibility of extension. Open to candidates based in the US or Mexico only. Compensation includes a base salary plus a potential monthly performance bonus based on individual performance. Due to the high priority of these roles, we are prioritizing candidates who can start employment within the next two weeks.

Responsibilities

• Drive the identification, attraction, and engagement of top-tier, highly qualified specialist participants, building and maintaining Prolific's world-class participant pool.
• Act as a trusted partner for client-specific AI delivery teams, serving as the primary point of contact for all recruitment-related operations and ensuring seamless collaboration.
• Deliver exceptional results on bespoke client projects, consistently meeting or exceeding ambitious project goals.
• Maintain and elevate the quality, diversity, and readiness of Prolific’s participant pools, optimizing for customer needs and high-impact outcomes.
• Design and manage robust verification processes for domain experts and AI taskers, guaranteeing their skills and qualifications align with client-specific requirements.
• Continuously refine recruitment, onboarding, and activation funnels, using data-driven insights to boost participant retention and engagement.
• Monitor and analyze candidate engagement and quality metrics, translating insights into actionable improvements that maximize impact and operational excellence, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Requirements

• Proven track record in recruitment excellence, with experience attracting and engaging world-class talent in high-growth talent acquisition environments.
• Background in executing innovative, high-volume sourcing strategies, delivering scalable pipelines of top-tier candidates.
• Builder mindset with a passion for innovation, designing and scaling sourcing and hiring solutions that continuously elevate speed to onboard and operational efficiency.
• Strong hands-on expertise with modern sourcing and outreach platforms (e.g. LinkedIn, Welcome to the Jungle), leveraging tools creatively to access hard-to-reach talent pools.
• Exceptional execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, deliver at pace, and thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Highly data-driven and commercially minded, confident using analytics and operational metrics to measure impact, optimise performance, and inform decision-making.
• Possibly valuable: Experience with global crowdsourcing or gig-economy platforms, which would add significant value. Experience supporting AI/ML lifecycle projects, such as data labeling, annotation, or domain-specific task curation.

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in sourcing and outreach platforms.
• Data analysis and interpretation skills.
• Project management and organizational skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Schedule

Full-time, 3-month contract with the possibility of extension.