Facebook is a publicly traded global social network with more than 50,000 employees and more than 2 billion monthly users. In this article, Colin McDonagh, Global Program Manager of Contractor Programs at Facebook, shares an overview of Facebook’s Contingent Workforce Group. He reveals the origins of Facebook’s Direct Sourcing Program and sheds light on the processes involved in the program. McDonagh concludes the article with the pilot, launch, and early results of the program.