Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (6 Months Contract)

• This is a highly autonomous, individual-contributor and a very hands-on role for a 6-month contract, open to being based in either Berlin or Frankfurt
• You will operate as a strategic talent partner for leaders across both technical and non-technical business units, helping them define great talents, build robust pipelines, and secure critical hires
• In our fast-paced and changing environment where priorities can rapidly evolve, you will take full ownership of your search portfolio and drive hiring outcomes from day one
• Own full-cycle recruiting for a diverse portfolio of technical and non technical roles within the German market, managing everything from initial role scoping to final offer acceptance
• Lead comprehensive kick-offs with hiring managers to set a high talent bar, align expectations with market realities, and provide consultative pushback when necessary
• Screen talents with a critical eye, moving beyond surface-level polish to accurately assess a candidate experience against role’s requirements
• Proactively hunt and engage both passive and active talent, generating competitive and diverse candidate pools even within highly constrained talent markets
• Champion a structured interviewing framework that thoroughly and fairly evaluates skills while delivering an outstanding, candidate-centric experience
• Partner closely with the Works Council (Betriebsrat) to ensure smooth, compliant processing of all hiring decisions, internal approvals, and employment offers
• Collaborate with people partners to design competitive compensation packages and navigate complex negotiations to successfully close talents
• Monitor and analyze key recruitment metrics (e.g. conversion rates, time-in-stage, offer acceptance, calibration, etc) to proactively manage pipeline health and provide data-backed recommendations to stakeholders
• Contribute to the ongoing process improvement and automation of the recruiting area by refining and documenting recruitment best practices, playbooks, and workflows

Benefits

• Learning & development budget
• Remote working allowance
• Free online yoga
• Referral program
• Mental healthcare service
• Public transport allowance
• Partial lunch reimbursement
• Additional vacation days
• Glasses for laptop work
• Fruits and drinks at the office
• Volunteering days

Requirements

• Business fluent in English; German language skills are a strong plus
• Willingness and ability to build technical and business depth quickly enough to run credible intake sessions and screens
• A self-starter who works independently while staying aligned with internal hiring practices and compliance standards
• Ability to build trust quickly with senior hiring managers in fast-moving, scalable environments
• Proven ability to maintain quality under volume pressure and manage multiple complex searches at once
• Demonstrated experience recruiting broad technical and banking/fintech roles in the German market, with working knowledge of local talent dynamics, compensation norms, and employment practices
• Comfort with ambiguity and with improving or building processes rather than just running an established playbook
• Proficiency with an applicant tracking system like Greenhouse and other modern sensing tools
• Genuine interest in the financial services or banking space and an understanding of the critical role recruiting plays in it
• 4 - 6 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a track record of closing candidates in competitive markets
• Comfortable working with AI tools, thinking critically about AI outputs, and contributing to a culture of responsible AI use. We expect you to demonstrate comfort with AI-assisted workflows and a willingness to continuously develop their AI capabilities as the technology evolves