Sourcing Specialist (Vendors and Crowd)

Role Overview:

Sourcing Specialist (Vendors and Crowd)

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively source and engage candidates using diverse channels including international job portals, social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), referrals, internal databases, career pages, and on-ground efforts.
• Signing MOU with universities and colleges.
• Manage the end-to-end staffing lifecycle: sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of high-quality candidates for ongoing and future hiring needs.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand hiring demands and role requirements.
• Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships to supplement sourcing and hiring efforts.
• Generate and maintain regular reports on sourcing effectiveness, pipeline status, and hiring metrics.
• Stay updated on market trends, competitor hiring practices, and sourcing strategies.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to streamline and optimize talent acquisition processes.
• Troubleshoot and escalate staffing issues or challenges to senior management as needed.
• Participate in job fairs, hiring events, and other networking opportunities.
• Source from global geographies.
• Should be aware various platforms: Upwork, Fiverr, freelancers.com, Handshake etc

Requirements:

• 3 to 6 years of proven experience in talent sourcing or talent acquisition, preferably in a AI/ML-based organization.
• Strong experience in

  international sourcing

  and hiring.
• Excellent sourcing techniques across multiple platforms and ATS systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to generate actionable sourcing reports.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and globally distributed team.

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in a high-growth startup environment.
• Knowledge of talent acquisition tools.