Description

As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you will drive the recruitment process for technical roles, from sourcing candidates to managing their experience. You will partner with founders to shape recruitment strategies and build a strong talent brand, all while moving quickly in a dynamic startup environment.

Requirements

• •Extensive experience in technical recruitment, ideally in aerospace, defense, deep tech, or hardware startups
• •Proven track record hiring engineering talent in competitive markets
• •Experience building recruitment function from scratch or in early-stage environments
• •Deep understanding of technical roles
• •Comfort with ambiguity and building structure
• •Ability to move fast without cutting corners
• •Strong closing skills and ability to sell the mission
• •Expert sourcing skills, especially on LinkedIn
• •Strong judgment on talent
• •Excellent communication skills
• •Data-driven approach to recruitment
• •European aerospace or space industry network
• •Experience hiring for propulsion, test, or hardware development roles
• •Familiarity with European work visa processes
• •Multilingual capabilities (English required, French/German a plus)

Tasks

• •Own end-to-end recruitment for technical and operational roles
• •Source, screen, and close candidates for specialized aerospace positions
• •Build talent pipelines for hard-to-fill roles
• •Manage the full candidate experience from first contact to signed offer
• •Translate technical requirements into compelling role definitions
• •Advise hiring managers on market realities and compensation benchmarks
• •Act as a strategic thought partner on team building and organizational design
• •Craft compelling narratives about the company's mission and culture
• •Represent the company at industry events and universities
• •Develop creative sourcing strategies to reach passive candidates
• •Implement and optimize ATS and recruitment tools
• •Define rigorous and efficient interview processes
• •Create scorecards and frameworks for better hiring decisions
• •Track key metrics like time to hire and offer acceptance rates
• •Balance speed with precision in a fast-paced startup environment