Contract Product & Design Sourcer

Assured

. Engage exceptional Product Management and Design talent .

Posted 9/25/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75 - $95 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage exceptional Product Management and Design talent
Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders to understand hiring needs and define target profiles
Translate hiring needs into creative, focused sourcing strategies
Build high-quality pipelines for senior Product and Design roles
Identify overlooked, high-potential candidates using creative search techniques and unconventional signals
Conduct talent mapping, market research, portfolio and case-study reviews, and research into product launches, design communities, referrals, conference talks, and writing
Craft personalized outreach connecting candidates’ work, product experience, motivations, and potential impact to the opportunity
Use response rates, conversion data, market feedback, and pipeline quality to improve searches
Use AI tools to accelerate research, generate search ideas, personalize outreach, and improve efficiency while exercising judgment
Proactively identify diverse Product and Design talent across backgrounds, company sizes, industries, product types, and career paths
Design searches using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean techniques, portfolios, product communities, design platforms, conference speaker lists, web research, and talent intelligence
Calibrate candidate profiles with recruiters and hiring managers and share Product and Design talent-market insights
Track sourcing activity, candidate engagement, pipeline progress, and search effectiveness
Maintain accurate and timely candidate information and activity in Ashby or a similar ATS
Help the company hire exceptional candidates through speed, creativity, persistence, and candidate judgment

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience sourcing Product and/or Design talent, particularly senior-level roles
Ability to build creative sourcing strategies beyond obvious titles, companies, and keywords
Ability to use LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean techniques, portfolios, product communities, design platforms, conference speaker lists, web research, talent intelligence, and unconventional sourcing channels
Ability to assess Product and Design talent, including customer empathy, product judgment, design craft, systems thinking, business impact, execution, and leadership
Ability to write concise, personalized, credible candidate outreach
Ability to use response rates, conversion data, market feedback, and pipeline quality to refine sourcing strategies
Experience or willingness to use AI tools such as Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, or similar platforms
Experience with Ashby or a similar applicant tracking system
Strong communication and collaboration with recruiters and hiring managers
Curiosity, resourcefulness, persistence, adaptability, and sound candidate judgment
Must reside in the United States (application asks whether the candidate currently resides in the US)
No specific educational credential stated

Benefits

Comp & perks

The 1099 independent contractor engagement is not eligible for employee benefits or equity
Potential contract extension based on business needs and performance, not guaranteed
Potential transition into a full-time position based on business needs and performance, not guaranteed
If converted to an eligible full-time position: competitive salary and equity packages
If converted to an eligible full-time position: platinum medical, dental, and vision
If converted to an eligible full-time position: free life insurance, including long-term disability and short-term disability
If converted to an eligible full-time position: unlimited PTO, uncapped vacation days, and paid holidays
If converted to an eligible full-time position: maternity and paternity leave
If converted to an eligible full-time position: Assured contributes 3% of income to a 401(k), even if the employee does not contribute
If converted to an eligible full-time position: lunch provided twice weekly, monthly phone stipend, and other home office perks
If converted to an eligible full-time position: health FSAs and HSAs
If converted to an eligible full-time position: team events and offsites