Senior Recruiter

Bavarian Nordic GmbH; Martinsried; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bavarian Nordic is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to lead recruitment across Germany and Switzerland, partnering with hiring managers to attract, assess, and hire exceptional talent while continuously improving the candidate experience. You will report to the Talent Acquisition Manager and join an international team.

The role includes university relations for early-talent pipelines, stakeholder management, and travel to support hiring activities.

Qualifications

• Extensive recruitment experience, preferably in-house.
• Experience delivering end-to-end recruitment across functions.
• Strong sourcing and candidate research capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and advisory skills.
• Ability to manage multiple recruitment processes independently.
• Fluent English and German language skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across Germany and Switzerland.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define hiring needs and drive decisions.
• Develop sourcing strategies and university relationships to support pipelines.
• Assess candidates through structured interviews and selection processes.
• Advise stakeholders on recruitment best practices and market insights.
• Champion a strong candidate experience and continuously improve TA practices.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Fluent English

German language skills

Job description

Join us in helping build the teams behind our mission. As Talent Acquisition Partner, you will lead recruitment activities across Germany and Switzerland, partnering with hiring managers to attract, assess, and hire exceptional talent while continuously improving the candidate and hiring manager experience.

Your key responsibilities

Lead end-to-end recruitment across Germany and Switzerland Partner with hiring managers to define hiring needs and drive effective hiring decisions Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract and engage top talent incl. building relationships with universities, educational institutions, and student organizations to support early-talent pipelines Assess candidates through structured interviews and selection processes Advise stakeholders on recruitment best practices, tools, and market insights Champion an outstanding candidate experience while contributing to the continuous improvement of our talent acquisition practices

Your experience and qualifications

For this role your ability to deliver high-quality hiring processes is more important than your educational background. We are seeking someone with extensive recruitment experience, preferably from an in-house role. Other requirements are Strong experience in end-to-end recruitment across different functions Proven sourcing and candidate research capabilities Strong stakeholder-management and advisory skills Confidence in managing several recruitment processes and priorities independently Fluent English, both written and spoken German language skills

About the team

You will report to the Talent Acquisition Manager based in Denmark and become part of a collaborative, international Talent Acquisition team. While most of the team is located in Denmark, you will also have a colleague based in the United States. Success in this role is built on strong relationships. We are therefore looking for someone based within commuting distance of Munich who values face-to-face collaboration and enjoys partnering closely with hiring managers, business leaders, and HR colleagues. Regular time in the office will help you build your network and stay connected to the people and culture that make Bavarian Nordic unique. You should also expect regular travel to Bern, Switzerland once per quarter to support hiring activities and strengthen collaboration across both locations.

What makes this opportunity unique?

This is a broad Talent Acquisition role with real ownership and mandate, where you will combine hands-on recruitment, proactive sourcing, stakeholder partnering, and talent pipelining across two key markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bavarian Nordic is a Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Values

Join Bavarian Nordic a fully integrated vaccine company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of life-savings vaccines

Values

Our values - our Bavarian Nordic DNA, as we like to call it - are what guide our actions everyday.

Values

We act as persistent pioneers, embrace change, value being boosted by the team, and believe in protecting lives every day. If that is also a part of your DNA, we invite you to join us in Bavarian Nordic!

Equal Opportunity Employer (duplicate)

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information visit www.bavarian-nordic.com

Bavarian Nordic is a global vaccine company with a mission to improve health and save lives through innovative vaccines. We are a preferred supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments to enhance public health preparedness and have a leading portfolio of travel vaccines. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America.