Senior Talent Partner - 9 Month FTC

We’re a global team of over 400 people, working together to push the boundaries of open-source technology and multi-cloud solutions. Our vision is to become the trusted Data & AI Platform for everyone, leveraging the most popular open-source technologies like Apache Kafka®, Aiven for PostgreSQL®, Aiven for Clickhouse®, and Aiven for OpenSearch®. to help companies accelerate time-to-market, drive efficiency, and build innovative solutions across any cloud. Right now, we’re looking for a Senior Talent Partner to join our team on a 9 month fixed term contract who shares our passion for forward-thinking and innovative approaches. 

You will be a pivotal figure in attracting and connecting with the best technical talent in the market. As part of a lean and high-impact team, you'll have the unique opportunity to shape our hiring strategy and build a diverse, world-class team.

Your main goal is to empower our teams to find and hire the right people, quickly and with a focus on delivering an exceptional candidate experience. If you are a hands-on problem-solver who excels at making things run smoothly and wants to have a real impact on our company's future, this is your chance to help us grow our presence in one of Europe's most vibrant tech hubs.

What you’ll do:

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle: Act as a strategic partner to our hiring managers, guiding them through the entire hiring process from crafting compelling job descriptions to negotiating and closing offers.
• Focus on attracting top technical talent: You will be the primary recruiter for our engineering and product teams in Lisbon, with a keen understanding of the local tech talent market and the ability to find and engage with passive candidates.
• Source and pipeline a diverse pool of candidates: Get creative with your sourcing strategies to identify and attract top-tier tech professionals. You'll build and nurture pipelines for both current and future hiring needs, leveraging platforms beyond LinkedIn.
• Provide a world-class candidate experience: Be a brand ambassador for Aiven, ensuring every candidate has a positive, transparent, and engaging experience from their first touchpoint to their last.
• Collaborate and share knowledge: As part of a small, lean team, you’ll share your expertise with other Talent Partners and hiring managers, advising on market trends, compensation, and best practices.
• Manage additional recruitment needs: While your focus is on tech, you'll be flexible and skilled enough to pick up and manage roles across other business functions as needed.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience as a Talent Partner or Senior Recruiter with a strong track record of hiring for a variety of roles within a fast-paced tech company.
• Deep expertise in technical recruiting: You have a strong understanding of the software development life cycle and can effectively communicate with and evaluate candidates for roles like Software Engineer, Engineering Manager or Product Manager.
• Exceptional sourcing skills: You are resourceful and creative in finding talent beyond traditional job boards and have a strong network within the Lisbon tech community.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills: You are a trusted advisor to hiring managers and an empathetic and transparent point of contact for candidates.
• A collaborative and autonomous mindset: You thrive in a lean team, can manage conflicting priorities, and are comfortable working with ambiguity and minimal supervision.
• Fluency in English is a must.

Our Offer:

If you ask us what’s the best thing about working for Aiven, many will probably say it’s the high concentration of talent from around the world that we have here. Enjoy the agile environment of a hyperscale scale-up where you can truly make an impact and have fun while at it.

We invest in you:

• Participate in Aiven’s equity plan.
• With Aiven locations spanning the globe, we want all of our crabs to find the right balance with our hybrid work policy.
• Get the equipment you need to set yourself up for success.
• Step up your career game with real employer support (use one of our learning platforms, annual learning budget, and more).
• Get holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program.

Make a difference at Aiven:

• Contribute to open-source projects that you find meaningful outside of work - and get paid for it! Our Plankton program recognizes extra work to the open source ecosystem for developers and non-developers alike.
• Use up to 5 days per year to volunteer for a good cause of your choice.
• Join one of our team member resource groups - empower yourself and others in missions that resonate with you.

What else:

• Your wellbeing matters: we provide extensive Occupational Health Care, Dental Care, as well as sports, culture, massage and lunch benefits.
• Love breakfast? So do we! Join us at our regular office breakfast.
• We also have you covered by statutory accident insurance.

Amazing! What’s next:

After you apply, you should hear from our Talent Experience Partnering team within five days regarding the status of your application. If you are selected to move forward you can generally expect four stages with us: 

1. 60-minute call with one of our Talent Experience Partners
2. 60-minute Depth of Expertise Interview with the hiring manager
3. 60-minute Skills Interview and/or Presentation
4. 60-minute Crabby Principles Interview

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Here at Aiven, all of our emails relating to recruitment come from an @aiven.io, @greenhouse.io or @eu.greenhouse.io domain and all of our interviews are conducted over video call or in person, our interviews will never occur over text or chat. If you’re unsure of the legitimacy of a job opportunity/offer pertaining to Aiven, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].

Equal Opportunities:

Aiven provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, marital and family status or without regard to any other similar personal attributes. Aiven complies with applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and any other terms and conditions related to employment.

At Aiven we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs in our working environment and job application procedures. We make all reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities or who otherwise need support to thrive in the workplace. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. There is an option to request a discussion in the application process but if you have any questions before applying please write to us at [email protected].