Remote Technical Talent Scout (Contract)

Patronus AI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Patronus AI, Inc. is seeking Growth Associates to identify and funnel technical or specialist talent across multiple domains. You will evaluate public evidence (commits, credits, talks, papers) and initiate conversations with experts who are not actively applying.

You will work asynchronously, aiming to build a high-quality pipeline while meeting weekly targets. The role emphasizes output quality over volume and requires clear professional English writing.

Qualifications

• Three or more years sourcing technical or specialist talent with concrete examples.
• Explain your sourcing method without naming LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Name the last five people you found who were not applying and not on the first page.
• Be able to read GitHub profiles, game credits or papers to judge fit.
• Build your own tooling, automations or prompts rather than relying on subscriptions.
• You will be measured on candidate pass rates rather than volume.

Responsibilities

• Hit a weekly target for qualified experts added, by domain.
• Find people actively doing the work, with current engine versions and credits.
• Engage in venues used by target talent: GitHub, forums, Discord, conferences, studio credits, papers.
• Write outreach that withstands scrutiny from a senior engineer not actively seeking opportunities.
• Hand off cleanly with domain, seniority and evidence; minimize re-research.
• Report market signals back to the team and adjust domains as needed.
• Leverage AI for market mapping, research, outreach drafting and funnel analysis.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Technical fluency

Clear writing

Independent work

Automation tooling

Job description

Patronus AI, Inc. is seeking Growth Associates to identify and funnel technical or specialist talent across multiple domains. You will evaluate public evidence (commits, credits, talks, papers) and initiate conversations with experts who are not actively applying.

You will work asynchronously, aiming to build a high-quality pipeline while meeting weekly targets. The role emphasizes output quality over volume and requires clear professional English writing.