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Focused Energy is a fusion energy startup with the goal of generating unlimited clean energy to responsibly meet future global demand. The founders include two highly renowned scientists and a longtime entrepreneur and founder of several successful startups. With the use and commercialization of laserinduced inertial fusion a clean and highly efficient power generation technology is coming within reach suitable to ensure a secure and scalable future energy supply.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Recruiter to lead talent acquisition efforts in Germany. This role will play a critical part in hiring exceptional talent across science engineering and business functions acting as a strategic partner to hiring managers and the leadership team. You will collaborate closely with our USbased recruiting and people teams to ensure a consistent and effective global hiring approach. Fluency in both English and German is required.

What youll do :

Own fullcycle recruitment across a range of disciplines such as science engineering finance marketing etc.

Partner with hiring managers to scope roles define hiring needs and guide effective hiring decisions

Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to identify and engage top talent including passive candidates

Conduct initial screenings and interviews assessing both technical skills and cultural fit

Provide structured feedback and regular updates to hiring managers and stakeholders

Advise teams on labor market trends compensation benchmarks and best hiring practices

Maintain accurate and uptodate candidate data in our applicant tracking system (ATS)

Ensure a highquality candidate experience throughout the hiring process

Represent Focused Energy at industry events job fairs and in employer branding initiatives

Collaborate with the global recruiting team to share knowledge improve processes and align hiring efforts across regions

Who you are :

5 years of experience in recruitment across various functions with heavy preferred experience in technical and engineering roles

Proficient in sourcing tools and strategies including LinkedIn Recruiter Gem and niche job boards

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to build trust and influence across all levels

Comfortable managing multiple hiring processes independently and prioritizing in a dynamic setting

Experience with applicant tracking systems

Passionate about recruiting metrics and data

Fluency in both English and German

Preferred : Experience in a fastpaced startup or highgrowth environment

Preferred : Experience in manufacturing or hardware related industries

Preferred : Experience recruiting internationally outside of Europe

Why Work with Us

Innovative Technology & Mission : Be part of a cuttingedge company working on groundbreaking research in clean energy and scientific discovery.

Career Development : We invest in our people. This is an opportunity to join an early growing company at the forefront of new technology where youll have the opportunity to develop and grow your career.

Collaborative Culture : Work with great people in a dynamic international environment with toptier scientists engineers and professionals passionate about solving global challenges.

Ownership : Take ownership from day 1 and drive impact by making decisions solving challenges and shaping the future of our company.

Your Success is our Success : We offer a competitive salary and company ownership in the form of stock options giving you a direct stake in our success and ownership in what we build together.

Vacation Days : We support your worklifebalance by granting you 30 days of vacation per year.

Flexibility : We believe that work should fit around your life not the other way around. We offer the ability to work from our office but some flexibility to work from home as well.

Snacks and Drinks : Our office fridges are never empty. Enjoy our healthy snacks and drinks. Our Darmstadt office even offers a subsidized canteen with delicious lunch options daily.

Retirement Plan : If you decide for a private pension plan we will finance 15% on top of your monthly contributions.

Events : We organize regular events to foster team bonding encourage collaboration and build a strong supportive company culture. Connect with colleagues across departments share ideas and have fun together both in and outside of the workplace.

Focused Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender perception or identity national origin age marital status protected veteran status or disability status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Focused Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location level jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation equity benefits.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

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