Data Collections Manager – Oneforma Talent

About Centific

Centific is a frontier AI data foundry that curates diverse, high-quality data, using our purpose-built technology platforms to empower the Magnificent Seven and our enterprise clients with safe, scalable AI deployment. Our team includes more than 150 PhDs and data scientists, along with more than 4,000 AI practitioners and engineers. We harness the power of an integrated solution ecosystem—comprising industry-leading partnerships and 1.8 million vertical domain experts in more than 230 markets—to create contextual, multilingual, pre-trained datasets; fine-tuned, industry-specific LLMs; and RAG pipelines supported by vector databases. Our zero-distance innovation™ solutions for GenAI can reduce GenAI costs by up to 80% and bring solutions to market 50% faster.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between AI creators and industry leaders by bringing best practices in GenAI to unicorn innovators and enterprise customers. We aim to help these organizations unlock significant business value by deploying GenAI at scale, helping to ensure they stay at the forefront of technological advancement and maintain a competitive edge in their respective markets.

About Job

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Data Collection Project Recruitment Manager, you'll be responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle of contingent workers for our on-site data collection projects. Your key responsibilities include:

Team Leadership:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of recruiters, distributing projects and markets based on individual strengths and priorities.
• Manage team workload, ensuring efficient and effective sourcing operations.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

Talent Sourcing & Management:

• Proactively identify and engage qualified candidates from our OneForma pool to meet specific project demands.
• Craft compelling job advertisements that attract top talent and clearly communicate project requirements.
• Lead and train a team of local outreach ambassadors to foster community recruitment.
• Collaborate with the Global Sourcing, Vendor Management and CTA teams to ensure a steady pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Qualify our global community of collaborators by screening and selecting suitable candidates for both remote and onsite positions in our AI data projects.
• Manage a team of schedulers and design the best scheduling process per project requirements.
• Identify and monitor top performers in all projects and promote retention initiatives.

Recruitment Process Management:

• Manage the entire recruitment process, from application tracking to onboarding, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience for candidates.
• Request and assign qualification tests, to candidates.
• Support client proposal process (RFP/RFI) with rates, ramp up times and any other relevant information requested.
• Negotiate competitive rates for candidates, aligning with project requirements and market standards and company goals.
• Maintain accurate records of candidate interactions and recruitment activities.
• Manage to process and archive collaboration agreements efficiently.

Stakeholder Communication & Process Improvement:

• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on project progress and recruitment metrics.
• Gather and analyse feedback on the internal sourcing and screening process, and propose improvements to tools and procedures.
• Create and manage recruitment dashboards to track key performance indicators.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5+ years of experience in project management, preferably in a recruitment or talent acquisition setting, focused on on-site data collection projects.
• 3+ years of experience on managing teams.
• Proven ability to manage the full recruitment lifecycle for contingent workers.
• Strong understanding of the AI industry and related roles (a plus).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in creating and managing recruitment dashboards.
• Fluency in English is essential; additional languages are a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

About Centific

Centific is a global digital technology services company with solutions across various industries. Led by a people-first, intelligence-driven approach, Centific enables experiences that help brands thrive in a sustainable and meaningful way, working to create long-term value and loyal customers for our clients – now and in the future. With clarity of vision, technological expertise, and operational excellence, Centific is the partner of choice for those who want to run smarter - and those who want to change the race.

Our diverse team of over 3,800 people works to deliver on the promise of technology and human-centricity every day. Are you ready to start solving today’s industry-specific challenges with tomorrow’s cognitive technology? Let’s talk.

Your Authentic Self at Centific

Centific is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Centific is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Centific is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.