Head of Expert Sourcing

Head of Expert Sourcing

Location: London
Salary: £60,000-£80,000
Working pattern: Office based
Employment type: Permanent

The Role

We've partnered with an AI startup to find a Head of Expert Sourcing to join their London team and help them build and scale the function responsible for finding, attracting and retaining specialist experts for their projects.

This is a high-volume, data-led sourcing role, combining multi-channel acquisition, AI and automation. You'll lead a small existing team and develop a scalable sourcing function capable of delivering hundreds of experts across rapidly changing specialist areas.

Responsibilities:

Build and scale an expert sourcing function capable of supporting multiple fast-moving projects and changing areas of expertise.
Develop multi-channel acquisition strategies across direct outreach, LinkedIn, advertising, job platforms, partnerships and automated sequencing.
Build scalable sourcing workflows using AI, automation and technology to increase volume and efficiency.
Rapidly create new expert pipelines for specialist or loosely defined profiles across different industries and professional disciplines.
Own sourcing performance across channel attribution, conversion, pipeline efficiency and cost per expert.
Develop the expert CRM and wider network, including reactivation and repeat-engagement strategies.
Lead and develop the sourcing team while remaining hands-on and close to the pipeline.
Own the expert value proposition and initial experience, ensuring specialists remain engaged for future projects.Requirements:

Experience building, leading or significantly scaling a high-volume sourcing, expert acquisition, talent network, marketplace supply or similar function.
Strong understanding of multi-channel inbound and outbound acquisition, using data and conversion metrics to improve performance.
Hands-on experience using AI, automation or sourcing technology to create more efficient and scalable workflows.
Experience leading and developing teams while remaining comfortable operating hands-on in a startup or fast-growth environment.
Commercial and analytical approach to sourcing, with the ability to treat acquisition as a funnel and scalable system rather than individual vacancies.Inventum Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy