Lead Talent Acquisition EMEA

Pelico; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Competitive salary

Flexible hybrid work

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Learning & development budget

Opportunity to work with complex ops

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Pelico, a Paris-based scale-up redefining industrial supply chains, seeks an experienced Talent Acquisition Lead for EMEA. You will design recruiting processes, build playbooks, and scale hiring with quality while developing an employer brand that attracts top tech talent across Europe.

You’ll own full-cycle recruiting for engineering, data, and product roles, create outbound pipelines, and coach managers. You’ll partner with People leadership on a data-driven strategy, embed AI in sourcing, and

Qualifications

• You have 6+ years of tech recruiting experience.
• You have recruitment experience across engineering, data, and product.
• You are comfortable as a generalist hiring across functions.
• You are skilled at outbound sourcing and ATS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Shape the talent strategy for EMEA and build scalable recruiting processes.
• Own full-cycle recruiting for tech roles and advise hiring managers.
• Embed AI in sourcing, build talent pipelines, and raise quality of hire.
• Partner with People leadership on data-driven workforce planning.

Skills

Tech recruiting

Outbound sourcing

Ashby ATS

Data-driven strategy

Tools

Ashby ATS

Job description

About Pelico

Traditional industrial manufacturing systems were built for predictability. Supply chains no longer are. Today, real-time data is buried in legacy tools that weren’t designed for constant disruption. By the time an issue surfaces, it has already snowballed, sending everyone into firefighting mode. Pelico exists to close the gap between production plans and the daily reality on the factory floor.

We’ve built the manufacturing orchestration platform trusted by the world’s most complex industrial operations : companies like Airbus, Boeing, Safran, Eaton, and Cartier. Our AI connects fragmented supply chain, production, and quality data into a single live operational picture — then puts AI agents to work anticipating disruptions, simulating recovery options, and keeping every team aligned before small problems become expensive ones.

Founded in 2019 and backed by General Catalyst, 83North, and Serena, we’ve raised $72M and are growing fast — 300% year-over-year revenue growth, deployed in 15+ countries, and supporting factories worldwide. We’re headquartered in Paris, with offices in Miami, London and Amsterdam, and we’re just getting started.

This is a rare chance to join a company that’s redefining an industry that hasn’t been disrupted in decades — from the inside.

What You’ll Do

Shape the talent strategy for EMEA

• Build our EMEA recruiting strategy from the ground up: the processes, playbooks, and operating rhythm that let us scale hiring with quality.

• Raise talent quality and density: define what great looks like for each role, coach hiring managers on how to spot and hire the right people, and track quality of hire.

• Partner with People leadership on a data-driven talent strategy, using funnel metrics and market insights to forecast needs and influence hiring decisions.

• Create our EMEA employer brand strategy, from job sites and career page to school partnerships and events, with a great candidate experience at every step.

Stay hands-on: recruit every day

• Own full-cycle recruiting from kickoff through offer acceptance, with a focus on tech roles and support on select business hires.

• Run creative, outbound-first sourcing and build talent pipelines before needs become urgent.

• Advise hiring managers on candidate profiles, interview design, and calibration.

Build a TA function powered by AI

• Embed AI across sourcing, market research, candidate engagement, and recruiting operations, and keep testing new ways of working.

• Set up the tools and ATS (Ashby) that let the team scale.

About You

AI-powered and innovative

• You design recruiting processes where AI does the heavy lifting, and you know when to automate and when to keep the human touch.

• You’re resourceful and curious, and you bring ideas to the team rather than waiting to be asked.

6+ years of tech recruiting experience

• You have a proven track record hiring tech profiles (engineering, data, product) through full-cycle recruiting.

• You’re comfortable as a generalist, hiring across functions and seniority levels as needs evolve.

• You’re skilled at outbound sourcing and experienced with modern ATS platforms.

Scale-up and agile mindset

• You’ve worked in a high-growth, fast-changing environment and love building from zero.

• You think like an owner, balancing speed with quality.

• You influence leaders with sound judgment and a genuine care for candidate experience.

Nice to have

• International recruiting experience across multiple markets.

• Experience managing or mentoring recruiters.

Why Pelico

We’re building something genuinely hard and genuinely important. Here’s what that comes with:

• Meaningful equity - you’re building this with us, so you’ll own a piece of it

• Competitive salary benchmarked to your market

• Flexible, hybrid work model - we care about output, not face time

• Health, dental, and vision coverage

• Learning & development budget - we invest in people who invest in themselves

• Opportunity to work with some of the world’s most complex and fascinating manufacturing operations

• A team that takes the work seriously without taking themselves too seriously

Pelico is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.