Talent Sourcer (Contract)

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