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title: 'Talent Sourcer at Makai Labs'
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last_seen: '2026-09-07'
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# Talent Sourcer at Makai Labs

- **Company:** Makai Labs
- **Location:** Philippines
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/makai-labs/c08849f0-f104-4640-8e7d-7a5aecd1948b

## Job description

## TALENT SOURCER (CONTRACT) — MAKAI LABS

Location: Remote — Offshore / Non-US candidates only Engagement Type: Independent Contractor (1099) — Sourcing-only, no recruiting/screening duties Reports to: Director of Talent Acquisition

## ABOUT MAKAI LABS

Makai Labs is an AI and data solutions company building the infrastructure, products, and teams that power enterprise automation and human-machine teaming. We partner with organizations to design, build, and scale AI-first products. Our team spans engineering, AI research, product, and design, and we run multiple concurrent technical and product hiring searches at any given time.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

We're hiring a Talent Sourcer on a contract basis to build and deliver qualified candidate pipelines across technical and product roles — AI/ML engineers, DevOps/platform engineers, QA engineers, product owners, and software engineers.

This is a pure sourcing role. You will not conduct candidate screening calls, interviews, offer negotiation, or any recruiting/closing activity — your scope is finding, engaging, and pipelining candidates, then handing them off recruiter-ready. You'll work independently with clear weekly deliverables and minimal day-to-day oversight.

This is a fully remote, offshore-only position engaged as a 1099 independent contractor — not an employee role, and not open to candidates based in the United States.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Build and execute sourcing strategies for open roles across engineering, AI research, QA, DevOps, and product
- Run searches and build passive candidate pipelines using Juicebox as a primary sourcing tool
- Build and refine boolean and X-Ray search strings across LinkedIn, GitHub, and other sourcing platforms
- Send cold outreach and manage response sequences to move candidates into the pipeline
- Own candidate data hygiene inside Ashby — accurate tagging, stage movement, and sourcing attribution
- Deliver a defined weekly volume of qualified, pipeline-ready candidates per open role (target volume to be set per engagement)
- Flag credential inconsistencies or authenticity concerns for recruiter follow-up (flagging only — not vetting or screening calls)
- Maintain basic sourcing metrics (candidates sourced, response rates) for weekly reporting

Out of scope for this role: candidate screening calls, interviews, reference checks, offer discussions, or any candidate-facing evaluation. This is 100% top-of-funnel sourcing.

## WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- 3+ years of hands-on, day-to-day experience working directly in Ashby — non-negotiable. You should be fluent in Ashby's search/filter logic, pipeline and stage management, tagging, and candidate data hygiene. We're looking for someone who needs zero ramp-up time in Ashby.
- Direct working experience sourcing in Juicebox — comfortable building and refining Juicebox searches independently, not just aware of the tool.
- 3+ years of sourcing experience, ideally supporting technical and/or product roles
- Strong boolean/X-Ray search construction skills across LinkedIn, GitHub, and similar platforms
- Comfort sourcing across multiple technical disciplines you may not have deep domain expertise in (AI/ML, DevOps, QA, engineering) — you can read a JD and translate it into precise search logic
- Strong written English for outreach that reads as personalized, not templated
- Proven ability to work independently and hit weekly sourcing targets with minimal oversight
- Based outside the United States, with reasonable overlap with US business hours

## ENGAGEMENT DETAILS

- Type: 1099 independent contractor — this is not an employee position; no benefits, PTO, or employment relationship implied
- Location: Strictly offshore — candidates must be based outside the United States

## About Makai Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Makai Labs develops AI-enabled process automation solutions that adapt to people, helping enterprises automate repetitive tasks and make smarter decisions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped; no disclosed funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Founded by MIT alumni (specific founder names not publicly listed; leadership includes CEO Joseph Kim, CTO Adrian Ghiuta)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Enterprise AI / Process Automation
- **Target customers**: B2B – mid-market to large enterprises across industries (healthcare, finance, logistics, etc.)
- **Mission**: “Workforce enablement, not employee replacement” – building human-machine teaming solutions that improve work quality while keeping people as the final check.

## Products & Services
- **Enterprise Automation**: End-to-end automation services to streamline business operations, integrating various systems and processes.
- **Robotic Process Automation (RPA)**: Automation of high-volume, rule-based tasks using software robots.
- **Natural Language Processing (NLP)**: Textual analysis and data extraction from unstructured documents.
- **Application Development**: Custom applications tailored to specific business needs.
- **Computer Vision**: Image and video analysis to automate visual tasks.
- **Market Intelligence**: AI-driven competitive and market research to support proactive decision-making.
- **Product Design & Development**: Adaptation and improvement of existing tech tools to transform business processes.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: 13 employees (as of mid-2025), +90% YoY headcount growth
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: None disclosed publicly
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Active job postings: 21 (up 75% year-over-year)
  - LinkedIn follower growth: +163.9% yearly
  - Website traffic: +16.6% yearly
  - Expanding global presence: offices in Brazil, Poland, Romania

## Competitive Advantages
- **Human-in-the-loop approach**: Technology is never 100% accurate, so Makai keeps people as the final firewall, ensuring quality and trust.
- **MIT-alumni founded**: Brings 20+ years of cross-disciplinary experience in AI, computer science, UX/UI, and business.
- **Full-stack AI capabilities**: Combines RPA, NLP, computer vision, and custom development under one roof – not just a point solution.
- **Adaptive software**: Solutions that learn and adjust to how people work, rather than forcing users to adapt to rigid tools.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling the engineering and consulting team to meet growing client demand.
- Continuing to develop “groundbreaking AI products” (per LinkedIn updates) while maintaining a strong human-in-the-loop philosophy.
- Expanding into new verticals (healthcare, finance) and global markets (Europe, Latin America).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Tight-knit, fast-moving team solving meaningful problems. Emphasis on collaboration and impact.
- **Work policy**: Hybrid/remote flexibility – job postings list “In-Office or Remote”; HQ in New York with distributed team members.
- **Engineering culture**: Modern tech stack (React, Python, Docker, PostgreSQL, Flask, etc.) and exposure to cutting-edge AI/ML projects.
- **Growth**: Rapidly scaling company (90% headcount growth) with opportunities for ownership and career advancement.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly detailed, but the company highlights “good people” and meaningful work as key draws.

## Sources
1. [makailabs.ai](https://makailabs.ai/)
2. [makailabs.ai/about](https://makailabs.ai/about)
3. [linkedin.com/company/makai-labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/makai-labs)
4. [builtinnyc.com/company/makai-labs](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/makai-labs)
5. [crunchbase.com/organization/makai-labs](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/makai-labs)

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