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.