Personalreferent jobs in Germany

Location: Full Onsite. Berlin Mitte, Germany.

The company is the AI-driven trade platform transforming industrial supply in infrastructure, energy, and construction materials. It connects vetted suppliers across Asia, Europe, and the GCC region with local demand through a single integrated platform.

Its proprietary AI stack digitizes and automates the full lifecycle of materials trade — from procurement and pricing to inventory, logistics, and embedded financing — replacing thousands of manual, relationship-driven processes with real-time orchestration.

Buyers gain instant quotes, reliable availability, and predictable delivery through a unified operating system. Suppliers benefit from accurate forecasting, disciplined demand management, and seamless integration into cross-border fulfillment networks. The company partners with leading brands to run both dropship and cross-dock fulfillment motions for large-scale transactions, turning global supply chains into predictable, repeatable, software-like workflows.

Backed by top-tier investors and institutional financing partners, the company has scaled to triple-digit-million GMV, operates across six international markets, and is rapidly expanding toward profitability. With a team of 80+ people across Berlin (HQ) and Asia, it is building the world’s first industrial-grade AI operating system for materials — redefining how global trade works in one of the world’s largest and most essential industries.

We are seeking an experienced Tech Recruiter to own and scale hiring across Product Management, Software Engineering, Platform & Infrastructure, and related technical functions. In this role, you will partner closely with senior leadership to build high-performing teams within a fast-growing, highly technical organization.

This position combines strategic ownership with hands‑on execution. You will drive end‑to‑end recruiting efforts, apply data‑driven insights to inform hiring decisions, and continuously evolve recruiting processes to attract exceptional talent in a highly competitive market.

You will fully own the recruiting agenda for these functions—delivering a high‑touch, thoughtful candidate experience while designing scalable hiring processes and contributing to employer branding initiatives. Success in this role requires a high degree of autonomy, a strong bias for quality and speed, and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.

• Partner with Engineering & Product leadership to deeply understand hiring goals, team blueprints, and talent priorities.

• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and close top technical talent in a competitive market.

• Manage full‑cycle recruitment for complex roles (IC and leadership) across Product, Data & Engineering.

• Serve as a trusted advisor on market dynamics, candidate expectations, compensation trends, and pipeline development.

• Collaborate with the TA team to streamline recruitment processes, interview frameworks, scorecards, and hiring metrics.

• Use data and insights to identify bottlenecks, forecast hiring needs, and optimize recruiting workflows.

• Partner with talent teams to improve onboarding handoffs, offer acceptance rates, and retention of hired talent.

• Coach hiring managers on role calibration, interview best practices, offer strategy, and candidate feedback.

• Lead debriefs and decision frameworks to ensure alignment and strong hiring outcomes.

• Collaborate cross‑functionally with HR, People Ops, and leadership to scale TA effectiveness and impact.

• Delivery of key engineering & product hires within target timelines.

• Robust and diverse candidate pipelines.

• High hiring manager and candidate satisfaction scores.

• Defined and impactful process improvements that scale with growth.

• 5+ years experience in technical recruiting or talent acquisition for Engineering & Product organizations, ideally in fast‑paced tech / product‑centric companies or startups.

• Proven track record of hiring across Software Engineering, Product, Infrastructure / Platform technical disciplines.

• Deep comfort in full‑cycle recruiting — sourcing, engaging, screening, pitching, closing.

• Strong data literacy — comfortable tracking KPIs, driving insights, and using data to refine approach.

• Excellent communicator and persuasive storyteller; strong negotiation skills.

• Experience with modern sourcing tools & platforms (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow).

• Ability to thrive in an environment where you balance strategic thinking and hands‑on delivery.

• Self‑starter, resourceful, and intellectually curious.

• Candidate‑centric and process‑driven mindset.

• Collaborative partner with hiring managers and cross‑functional teams.

• Inclusive approach to sourcing and hiring that drives diversity and equity.

Our clients are equal‑opportunity employers, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or any other characteristic. We believe that diversity drives innovation, creativity, and collective strength.