[Hiring] Talent Specialist @Summa Linguae Technologies

Role Description

We are looking for a Talent Specialist with expertise and hands-on experience in sourcing talent for highly challenging Data Collection and AI-related projects. Someone who has successfully delivered difficult vendor sourcing projects and can execute on the strategies, channels, and methods used to find hard-to-reach contributors. Experience limited to recruiting annotators or supporting standard AI projects would not be sufficient; instead, we are interested in candidates who have sourced contributors for niche, complex, or highly specialized projects, for example, finding participants in rare languages, specific regions, unique demographics, or other difficult-to-access populations.

Our ideal candidate is someone who can genuinely impress us with their knowledge and problem-solving approach. We want a person who can confidently tell us stories about projects where finding participants seemed nearly impossible, yet they successfully delivered results.

Location: Anywhere in Europe (Remote work)

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a global network of suppliers, recruiters, data collection partners, and contributor communities to support AI and Data Collection projects.
• Identify, recruit, assess, and onboard suppliers capable of delivering complex and hard-to-source data collection requirements.
• Develop sourcing strategies for rare languages, niche demographics, specialized professions, and difficult-to-reach participant groups.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, sourcing methodologies, quality controls, and scalability potential.
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand project requirements and translate them into effective contributor acquisition strategies.
• Research new sourcing channels, platforms, communities, and recruitment approaches to improve project delivery success.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting teams on vendor documentation, invoicing, and payment-related matters.
• Share best practices and market insights related to contributor sourcing and data collection operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience sourcing contributors for AI, Data Collection, Research, Market Research, User Research, or similar projects.
• Demonstrated success in recruiting participants for hard-to-fill requirements, including rare languages, niche demographics, or specialized professional groups.
• Strong understanding of sourcing channels beyond traditional recruitment platforms.
• Ability to explain sourcing strategies, challenges, and successful project outcomes through real-life examples.
• Creative and resourceful problem solver with a track record of delivering results under challenging conditions.