--- title: 'Participant Recruitment Partner/Sourcer at Prolific' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/participant-recruitment-partner-sourcer-prolific-united-states-jcpdkbaw5ehz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-13' --- # Participant Recruitment Partner/Sourcer at Prolific - **Company:** Prolific - **Location:** United States - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-01-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/prolific/jobs/4764119101 ## Job description Participant Recruitment Partner/Sourcer 3 month FTC with the opportunity to extend—Open to candidates based in US/Mexico only Base Salary + monthly performance bonus potential based on performance NB - these roles are high priority; therefore, we are prioritizing candidates who can commence employment in the next 2 weeks Prolific Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models. ## The role As a Participant Recruitment Partner, you will play a pivotal role in continuing the growth of Prolific's specialized participant pools. You’ll act as a key enabler for the evergreen expansion of our expert network, as well as working closely with delivery teams to support targeted participant resourcing based on our customers' needs. This role demands 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 ## What you’ll be doing in the role - 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. ## What you’ll bring to the role - 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. Particularly Valuable: - 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. Why Prolific is a great place to work We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems. We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation—one that reflects the breadth and the best of humanity. Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture. Links to more information on Prolific [Website](https://www.prolific.com/) [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@JoinProlific) Privacy Statement By submitting your application, you agree that Prolific may collect your personal data for recruiting and global organisation planning. Prolific's [Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.notion.so/prolific/Policy-Privacy-Notice-for-Candidates-f94a136a67544388b4888bc436451b57) explains what personal information Prolific may process, where Prolific may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over Prolific use of your personal information. ## About Prolific ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Prolific is a technology company that provides a platform for collecting high-quality, human-derived data from verified participants, used by AI developers, researchers, and organizations for AI training, surveys, and user research. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: London, UK (with a New York City hub and remote presence across the US and UK) - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Phelim Bradley, Ph.D. (CEO & Co-founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: AI data services, market research, academic research, human-in-the-loop AI - **Target customers**: B2B — AI developers, academic researchers, product teams, and enterprise organizations (35,000+ data collectors use the platform) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "To help thinkers, creators, and innovators make the impossible possible" by building a future where human insight drives breakthroughs in science, technology, and society. ## Products & Services - **Prolific Platform**: A web-based platform that connects researchers and AI developers with a pool of 200,000+ active, verified participants for online studies. Studies launch every 2 minutes, with a 97% completion rate and data sets delivered in under 2 hours on average. - **AI Training & Evaluation**: Human feedback from representative populations for preference tuning, safety evaluations, and benchmarks. Used to defend AI model quality. - **Research Services**: Accelerated research through insights from verified participants, supporting behavioral research, surveys, and user testing. - **Participant Marketplace**: A paid participant side where individuals can join paid online studies with flexible scheduling and real payouts. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: $32 million in Series A funding (secured in 2023) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Series A funding of $32M (lead investors not specified in available data); trusted by thousands of organizations including cutting-edge AI startups and Ivy League universities. - **Growth Signals**: - Expanded into the US with a New York City hub (announced February 2024) - 172 open job listings across multiple departments (as of mid-2026) - 700+ studies launch every day on the platform - Participants from 38+ countries speaking 80+ languages - 10,000+ organizations use Prolific - 35,000+ data collectors use the platform ## Competitive Advantages - **Verified participant pool**: All participants are actively vetted, verified, and fairly paid, ensuring high-quality, trustworthy data without the noise of typical survey platforms. - **Speed and reliability**: Data sets are delivered in under 2 hours on average, with a 97% study completion rate — a significant moat for time-sensitive AI and research projects. - **Representative populations**: Ability to source diverse, representative participant pools for AI safety evals and benchmarks, critical for regulatory compliance and model defensibility. - **Trusted brand**: 10 years of operation, trusted by leading academics, AI developers, and Ivy League universities. ## Strategic Focus - **AI and human data**: Continuing to build the "biggest pool of human-derived data in the world" with a focus on powering AI training, safety evaluations, and benchmarks. - **US expansion**: Opening a New York City hub and hiring across the US (San Francisco, Seattle, New York) signals a major push into the North American market. - **Product development**: Active hiring for product, engineering, data science, and AI research roles indicates ongoing platform innovation and scaling. - **Enterprise growth**: Hiring for Strategic Customer Success Managers, Solutions Engineers, and Strategic Account Executives suggests a focus on enterprise and strategic accounts. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first culture**: Prolific is remote-first with flexible work arrangements. Employees report high satisfaction with working location freedom (FlexScore data). Regular company-wide and team meet-ups, plus an annual in-person get-together. - **Autonomy and flexibility**: 81% of employees feel they have complete autonomy over their work; 83% are happy with flexible hours; 78% report good work-life balance. - **Benefits**: Home office budget for new joiners with annual top-up, personal learning and development budget, share options, and competitive benefits (86% employee satisfaction with benefits). - **Diversity and inclusion**: Strong DEI focus with a formal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Monitoring statement; a culture that celebrates differences and removes barriers. - **Growth opportunity**: Join a fast-scaling business backed by $32M in Series A funding with a clear mission and strong product-market fit. - **Culture principles**: "We care deeply about our customers," "We embrace change," "We aim high," "We win together," "We make every minute count," "We are optimistic and find a way." - **Hiring process**: Structured 4-stage process (talent call, hiring manager interview, panel interview with task compensation, final principles interview) with feedback surveys to continuously improve. ## Sources 1. [prolific.com](https://www.prolific.com/) 2. [prolific.com/about](https://www.prolific.com/about) 3. [prolific.com/careers](https://www.prolific.com/careers) 4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/prolific](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/prolific) 5. 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