The Technical Recruiter is a strategic hiring partner responsible for attracting, engaging, and hiring top technical talent across Engineering, Product, and IT. This role partners closely with hiring managers and leadership to design and execute recruiting strategies that balance speed, quality, and candidate experience. The ideal candidate is both people-centric and data-driven, with strong technical fluency and a high sense of ownership.

What You’ll Do

Full-Cycle Recruiting

• Own end-to-end recruiting for EMEA based technical roles, from intake and sourcing through offer and close
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, success profiles, and interview plans
• Manage multiple requisitions across teams, levels, and technical disciplines

Sourcing & Talent Engagement

• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn, referrals, and other creative channels
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and high-priority roles
• Craft compelling outreach that reflects the company’s mission, culture, and technology

Candidate Experience & Interview Process

• Deliver a high-touch, inclusive, and transparent candidate experience
• Coordinate interviews, prepare candidates and interviewers, and ensure timely feedback
• Guide candidates through the hiring process, addressing questions on role scope, team, and compensation

Stakeholder Partnership & Hiring Strategy

• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on talent market trends, sourcing strategies, and compensation
• Track and report on pipeline health, time-to-hire, and hiring outcomes
• Continuously improve recruiting processes, tools, and workflows

What You’ll Bring:

Experience & Recruiting Expertise

• 3+ years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting
• Proven success hiring for technical roles (e.g., Software Engineering, Data, DevOps, Product, IT)
• Ability to evaluate technical profiles and communicate credibly with technical stakeholders

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Experience using ATS and recruiting tools (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, HiBob, or similar)
• Data-driven mindset with experience tracking recruiting metrics
• Comfort leveraging AI and automation tools to improve recruiting efficiency

Communication & Collaboration

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities

Mindset & Values

• Passion for delivering exceptional candidate experiences
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, global environment
• High integrity, discretion, and commitment to inclusive hiring practices

The Values That Define Us

• Execution – We deliver results with focus, ownership, and consistency. Our teams take initiative, solve challenges proactively, and continuously optimize how we work to create meaningful impact for our customers.
• Transparency – We communicate openly and clearly, ensuring stakeholders have the information they need to make informed decisions. We foster a culture of trust, welcome feedback, and embrace accountability in everything we do.
• Integrity – We uphold the highest standards of honesty and responsibility. Our teams act ethically, consistently honor commitments, and build trust through principled, reliable actions.

Compensation Range:

• Annual Base Salary Range: €58,000 – €66,000
• Base pay depends on many factors, such as location, education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Kiteworks competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Job Benefits

• Your Equipment: Mac or Microsoft – you work with the IT equipment of your choice.
• Your Pension: We contribute 20% to your company pension scheme (BAV) and also cover ongoing contracts.
• Your Discounts: Enjoy attractive employee discounts via Bitkom with numerous well-known providers.
• Your Extra: Shop with the Edenred gift card, with an average of €20 per month.
• Your Stock Options: After one year with us, you have the opportunity to participate in our stock option program.
• Your Flexibility: With your flexitime account, you can make up for longer days at any time.
• Your Birthday: Celebrate yourself with a special day off on your birthday.
• Your Engagement: Use a special vacation day to engage in social or environmental causes

Commitment to Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

Kiteworks is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

Other Requirements

Ability to meet Kiteworks, customer, and/or government security screening requirements for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings:

Kiteworks Background Check: This position requires passing the Kiteworks background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.