Sourcing Team Lead
New York City, NY - USA
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Job Summary
Reflections mission is to build open superintelligence and make it accessible to all.
Were developing open weight models for individuals agents enterprises and even nation states. Our team of AI researchers and company builders come from DeepMind OpenAI Google Brain Meta Anthropic and beyond.
Were looking for a Sourcing Team Lead to own and elevate how Reflection finds talent. Youll set the strategy across all active searches own hands-on sourcing for our hardest roles and raise the bar on how the team sources and communicates. This is a high-ownership role on a small fast-moving recruiting team youll have real influence over pipeline quality and the systems that drive it. Based in New York City or San Francisco.
Design sourcing strategy across searches channels search technique target companies and talent pools with a tiered approach so effort matches priority
Own swim lanes across the team assigning who sources and who runs outreach on each search so no candidate is double-touched and nothing slips
Maintain outreach templates and sequences approve new messaging and spot-check live outreach for quality and personalization
Make prioritization trade-offs visible decide which searches get capacity in what order and at what intensity
Define and report on pipeline metrics volume response rates qualified rate speed to pipeline channel effectiveness and use them to coach
Own hands-on sourcing for the hardest most senior searches modeling the standard for the team
Develop the teams craft: search technique messaging market research and tooling; act as a calibrated interviewer for new sourcer hires
Several years of sourcing or full-cycle recruiting experience including hard-to-fill or senior roles
A track record of building pipelines from scratch strong search technique and creative high-converting outreach
Experience guiding or coaching other sourcers or recruiters formally or informally
Fluency with sourcing tools ATS/CRM platforms and a comfort working from data and metrics
Clear communication and strong organization you keep work coordinated and people aligned without relying on formal authority
Quality-first instinct for candidate experience and employer brand
Bonus: experience sourcing in AI building a sourcing function in a high-growth environment or driving diverse-pipeline strategies
We believe that to build superintelligence that is truly open you need to start at the foundation. Joining Reflection means building from the ground up as part of a small talent-dense team. You will help define our future as a company and help define the frontier of open foundational models.
We want you to do the most impactful work of your career with the confidence that you and the people you care about most are supported.
Top-tier compensation: Salary and equity structured to recognize and retain the best talent globally.
Health & wellness: Comprehensive medical dental vision life and disability insurance.
Life & family: Fully paid parental leave for all new parents including adoptive and surrogate journeys. Financial support for family planning.
Benefits & balance: paid time off when you need it relocation support and more perks that optimize your time.
Opportunities to connect with teammates: lunch and dinner are provided daily. We have regular off-sites and team celebrations.