Head of Talent Sourcing, Data-as-a-Service
Snorkel AI · San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
Posted about 3 months ago · $170,000-$300,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Snorkel AI's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 42% of Snorkel AI's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Snorkel AI
- high 37 stale, 5 reposted of 38 open
- Hiring momentum
- 58 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Snorkel AI's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Snorkel AI.
About this role
As the Director of Talent Sourcing for Snorkel's Data-as-a-Service division, you will lead a team focused on identifying and securing specialized Domain Expert Contributors. Your role involves developing sourcing strategies, managing a high-performing team, and optimizing sourcing processes to support the company's growth in expert talent acquisition. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure that sourcing aligns with business needs and contributes to the overall success of the DaaS initiative.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Snorkel AI as an employer.
What you need
- Experience building and leading talent sourcing, recruiting, or contributor acquisition teams focused on hard-to-fill talent profiles.
- Deep expertise in direct sourcing strategy, including talent mapping, Boolean/search methodology, outreach strategy, AI sourcing, sourcing operations, and channel development.
- Experience sourcing specialized talent across technical, scientific, industry, functional, language, research, data, or other expert categories.
- A strong track record of building scalable sourcing systems, processes, playbooks, reporting, and team operating models.
- Experience managing and developing recruiters, sourcers, or talent acquisition teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical orientation, with the ability to use data to diagnose pipeline gaps, improve conversion, forecast capacity, and drive accountability.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting a marketplace, expert network, data services, AI data, consulting, research, contractor, freelance, or contributor-based business model.
- Experience sourcing experts for AI, machine learning, data annotation, research, technical evaluation, industry expertise, or domain-specific data projects.
- Experience working closely with supply, operations, or workforce planning teams.
- Experience building talent communities, expert networks, referral programs, or specialized contributor pipelines.
- Experience using AI, automation, or advanced sourcing tools to improve sourcing productivity and reach.
What you get
- Compensation range is $170,000-$300,000.
- Equity in the form of employee stock options.
Worth weighing
- Role involves building a new function, which may come with challenges and uncertainties.
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond the hybrid model.
- The compensation range is broad, and actual pay may vary significantly based on individual factors.
- Focus on sourcing for hard-to-fill roles may lead to high-pressure situations.
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Listed by Snorkel AI on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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