Global AI Sourcing Lead: Strategic & Data-Driven

Openkrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Appen seeks a Strategic Sourcing Lead to develop a global sourcing hub for AI projects across translation, localization, legal, medical, scientific, and technical domains. You will define hub operations, build the team, and partner with Recruitment and Delivery to craft sourcing strategies that scale with AI-enabled research and automation.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, data-informed decision making, and collaboration with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality talent at

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, recruitment, talent acquisition, or a related field.
• Experience leading or mentoring sourcing teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across teams.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to guide sourcing decisions.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute creative sourcing strategies for specialized, hard-to-reach, and high-volume needs.
• Partner with Recruitment and Delivery to assess requirements, sourcing feasibility, and project needs.
• Build relationships with production stakeholders and communicate risks, timelines, and expectations.
• Use sourcing and conversion data to identify bottlenecks, test approaches, and improve funnel performance.
• Embed AI and automation into sourcing workflows to improve research, outreach, analysis, efficiency, and scalability.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Appen seeks a Strategic Sourcing Lead to develop a global sourcing hub for AI projects across translation, localization, legal, medical, scientific, and technical domains. You will define hub operations, build the team, and partner with Recruitment and Delivery to craft sourcing strategies that scale with AI-enabled research and automation.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, data-informed decision making, and collaboration with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality talent at