[Hiring] Talent Acquisition Manager @www.polarise.eu

Role Description

You take full ownership of the end-to-end recruitment process, from workforce planning and role definition through to offer acceptance.

• Identify, engage, and attract qualified candidates through active sourcing on LinkedIn Recruiter and other relevant channels.
• Conduct interviews and partner closely with hiring managers throughout the selection process.
• Ensure an outstanding candidate experience throughout the entire hiring process.
• Create and publish job advertisements across relevant job boards, social media platforms, and other recruitment channels.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies and talent acquisition partners.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and derive actionable measures to improve hiring outcomes, continuously improving recruiting processes, tools, and standards.
• Support employer branding initiatives and contribute to the development of our careers page and recruitment communications.
• Build and maintain talent pools to ensure efficient hiring for future vacancies.
• Contribute to international recruiting projects across the organization.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in Recruiting or Talent Acquisition with a proven track record of successfully hiring for professional and leadership positions.
• Strong active sourcing skills (for example with LinkedIn Recruiter).
• Experience conducting structured interviews and professionally assessing candidates.
• Confident using modern recruiting tools and applicant tracking systems.
• Excellent communication skills and strong stakeholder management capabilities.
• Work independently, in a structured manner, and with a results-oriented mindset.
• Fluent in both German and English.
• Willing to travel to Düsseldorf one to three times per quarter for one to two days at a time.

Requirements

• Experience recruiting for IT positions and technical talent.
• Experience supporting or managing international recruitment processes.
• Knowledge of employer branding concepts and initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems such as Personio.
• Experience working in fast-growing companies, scale-ups, or other dynamic business environments.

Benefits

• Help shape the story of one of Europe’s most exciting AI infrastructure companies from an early stage and contribute to strengthening Europe’s technological independence in the field of AI.
• Join a fast-growing organization and actively contribute your ideas to the development of our People and Recruiting processes.
• Work in a way that helps you truly balance your professional, family, and personal life.
• Benefit from a structured onboarding plan, a welcome package, and all the equipment you need to be successful in your role from day one.
• Join a growing People team that values collaboration, trust, and continuous learning.
• Support your professional and personal growth through regular feedback, new challenges, and tailored learning and development opportunities.
• Enjoy employee discounts and exclusive offers, JobRad bike leasing, contributions to your company pension plan and Germany ticket, as well as the opportunity to work temporarily from other EU countries.

Company Description

Polarise is the European one-stop shop for AI - from the underlying data center to the cloud platform through which startups, mid-sized companies, and large enterprises can seamlessly integrate sovereign AI computing power directly into their workflows.