About the Role
Prolific is building the human data infrastructure that is reshaping AI development, emphasizing the critical role of quality and diversity in human-generated data for differentiating AI products and models. This role, a 3-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension, involves driving the growth of Prolific's specialized participant pools. The Participant Recruitment Partner will be a key enabler for expanding the expert network and will collaborate closely with delivery teams to support targeted participant resourcing based on customer needs. The position requires a hands-on approach to high-volume participant identification, attraction, and engagement, as well as cross-functional collaboration to meet the demands of both internal stakeholders and external clients. The role is open to candidates based in the UK, US, or Mexico, with a priority for those who can start within two weeks.
Responsibilities
- Drive the identification, attraction, and engagement of top-tier, highly qualified specialist participants, building and maintaining Prolific's world-class participant pool.
- Act as a trusted partner for client-specific AI delivery teams, serving as the primary point of contact for all recruitment-related operations and ensuring seamless collaboration.
- Deliver exceptional results on bespoke client projects, consistently meeting or exceeding ambitious project goals.
- Maintain and elevate the quality, diversity, and readiness of Prolific’s participant pools, optimising for customer needs and high-impact outcomes.
- Design and manage robust verification processes for domain experts and AI taskers, guaranteeing their skills and qualifications align with client-specific requirements.
- Continuously refine recruitment, onboarding, and activation funnels, using data-driven insights to boost participant retention and engagement.
- Monitor and analyse candidate engagement and quality metrics, translating insights into actionable improvements that maximise impact and operational excellence, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Requirements
- Proven track record in recruitment excellence, with experience attracting and engaging world-class talent in high-growth talent acquisition environments.
- Background in executing innovative, high-volume sourcing strategies, delivering scalable pipelines of top-tier candidates.
- Builder mindset with a passion for innovation, designing and scaling sourcing and hiring solutions that continuously elevate speed to onboard and operational efficiency.
- Strong hands-on expertise with modern sourcing and outreach platforms (e.g. LinkedIn, Welcome to the Jungle), leveraging tools creatively to access hard-to-reach talent pools.
- Exceptional execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, deliver at pace, and thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
- Highly data-driven and commercially minded, confident using analytics and operational metrics to measure impact, optimise performance, and inform decision-making.
Qualifications
- Experience with global crowdsourcing or gig-economy platforms, which would add significant value.
- Experience supporting AI/ML lifecycle projects, such as data labeling, annotation, or domain-specific task curation.
Benefits
Competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture. Base Salary + monthly performance bonus potential based on performance.