Talent Acquisition Specialist (12-month Maternity Leave Cover)

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you're from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero. Job Description Delivery Hero is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist (f/m/d) to join on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences. You will partner with hiring managers to build teams across our dynamic region, and inform on hiring strategies to hire the right people for every job where they can make the biggest impact. You will also have the opportunity to work on strategic projects to improve & innovate how we attract best talent to our organization. This is a 12-month maternity leave cover. Your Mission Strategic regional partner for hiring managers, educating them and providing strategic guidance about the external leadership candidate market, ensuring we hire the very best global talent for our senior positionsSharing a wealth of experience and knowledge regarding recruiting, advising on position alignments, interview best practices, candidate experience as well as using data to inform your decisionsProactively pulls hiring metrics from various sources and can speak to trends beyond the requisition and speak broadly to the market, line of business, or industryLead update meetings on active searches, conducting on-site interviews and participating in debriefs; performing reference checks and presenting/negotiating employment offersTrain leaders to continuously improve their talent acquisition capabilities, to understand the nuances at executive levelActively market map, source and contact prospective candidates while partnering with our employer branding team to find innovative methods of candidate attractionEnsuring a personalized and exceptional candidate journey, ensuring continuous candidate touchpointsAssessing talents against business requirements and our Delivery Hero values and Leadership PrinciplesOwning various regional succession planning initiatives Qualifications Your Heroic Skills You have 3+ years of experience in recruitment with focus on EuropeYou'll be highly inquisitive and an amazing communicator. You have executive search recruiting experience (search firm/ in-house both considered) covering a range of different departments and functionsYou are experienced in active sourcing and attracting the right talent through different channelsYou have high business acumen with an understanding of complex business models and enjoy discussing them with candidates and stakeholders as well as the intricacies of the candidate/ market landscapeYou use data and research to inform your discussions and decisionsYou are highly candidate experience driven and believe in quality of service and communicationYou are fluent and an excellent communicator in English and German. Additional Information We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you. We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experience—just include it in your application. You're welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.