AppenStrategic Sourcing Lead – Fulfillment - Mexico
Appen is hiring a Strategic Sourcing Lead – Fulfillment - Mexico for a remote role open to applicants in Mexico. Level rates it ; you can apply on Appen.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this role Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- The posting lists this role as remote.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include strategic sourcing, talent acquisition and data analysis.
- Level classifies it as a lead role.
- Level lists 18 other open roles at Appen.
AI in this role
Lead a global sourcing hub for specialized talent on AI projects, embedding AI and automation into sourcing workflows and strategies.
About the Role
As a Strategic Sourcing Lead, you’ll lead a new global sourcing hub focused on finding the right contributors for complex AI projects that require specialized or hard-to-reach talent across a wide range of domains, from translation and localization to legal, medical, scientific, and technical fields.
This is a strategic, hands-on role within Fulfillment. You’ll define how the hub operates, develop the team, and partner with Recruitment and Delivery to build sourcing strategies ranging from complex searches to high-volume scaling. The team will work in a data-informed and AI-enabled environment, using technology to enhance research, outreach, analysis, and sourcing efficiency.
Your Impact
- Design and execute creative sourcing strategies for specialized, hard-to-reach, and high-volume needs.
- Partner with Recruitment and Delivery to assess requirements, sourcing feasibility, and project needs.
- Build relationships with production stakeholders and communicate risks, timelines, and expectations.
- Use sourcing and conversion data to identify bottlenecks, test approaches, and improve funnel performance.
- Embed AI and automation into sourcing workflows to improve research, outreach, analysis, efficiency, and scalability.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience in sourcing, recruitment, talent acquisition, or a related field.
- Experience leading or mentoring sourcing teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across teams.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to guide sourcing decisions.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Nice to Haves
- Experience sourcing for AI, data, or crowdsourcing projects.
- Experience sourcing linguists, translators, or other language profiles across markets.
- Experience working with global or distributed teams across time zones.
- Flexibility to work regular U.S. hours or provide U.S. overlap when working in a different time zone.
How we rate this
Strategic Sourcing Lead – Fulfillment - Mexico at Appen rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where strategic sourcing was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where talent acquisition was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where ai tools was part of your work. What did you do?
- This role expects you to use AI tools as part of the job. Which ones have you used, and for what?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Strategic Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Data Analysis, and AI Tools. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.
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