Principal Enterprise Recruiter, EMEA

Navan; Paris; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Navan is seeking an Enterprise Sales Recruiter in Paris to scale our EMEA teams. You’ll think like a sales pro, uncover top talent, and drive hiring speed to support rapid growth.

You will partner with the EMEA Enterprise SVP to shape talent strategy, map markets, benchmark compensation, and run multi-channel sourcing for top-tier enterprise software sellers across mature and greenfield markets. You will lead rigorous interview cycles, track metrics, and ensure a high hiring bar across all EMEA

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting in Enterprise Software / SaaS Sales.
• Experience counseling and aligning with C-level and SVP stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge of modern enterprise sales methodologies (MEDDPICC/Challenger).
• Resourceful in engaging passive top performers not actively on the market.
• Excellent pipeline management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Own full-lifecycle recruitment for Enterprise Account Executives and Directors capable of closing multi-million-euro transformations.
• Partner with EMEA Enterprise SVP and regional leaders to influence headcount strategy and market benchmarking.
• Architect multi-channel sourcing campaigns targeting top enterprise software sellers across markets.
• Position Navan's market leadership against legacy vendors to attract passive top performers.
• Lead structured evaluation loops with hiring panels to maintain a high talent bar.
• Manage interview cycles with professionalism and urgency from engagement to offers.
• Track conversion rates, velocity, and pipeline health to guide decisions.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruiting

Enterprise Software / SaaS Sales

C-level stakeholder alignment

MEDDPICC / Challenger selling

English fluency

European language skills (French/GER/D

Job description

At Navan, recruiting is our #1 growth priority. We are searching for a dynamic, creative Enterprise Sales Recruiter to scale our teams across EMEA.

This isn’t your average recruiting role, we want someone who thinks and works like a sales professional, unearthing top talent and driving hiring success at the speed our business demands.

You will partner with and directly report to our EMEA Enterprise SVP to scale our #1 globally ranked team. If you think like an Enterprise Account Executive, command executive presence, and thrive in an exceptionally high-learning, high-stakes environment, this is your seat at the table.

What You’ll Do

• Own full-lifecycle recruitment for top-tier Enterprise Account Executives and Directors capable of closing complex, multi-million-euro T&E transformations.
• Serve as a strategic partner to our EMEA Enterprise SVP and regional RVPs - influencing headcount strategy, market mapping, talent benchmarking, and compensation architecture.
• Architect sophisticated, multi-channel sourcing campaigns targeting the top 1% of enterprise software sellers across mature and greenfield markets.
• Skillfully position Navan’s market dominance and disruptive FinTech narrative against legacy enterprise vendors to win over passive industry leaders.
• Lead structured, highly selective evaluation loops with hiring panels to maintain an uncompromising talent bar across all EMEA territories.
• Manage complex interview cycles with high-touch professionalism, precision, and urgency from initial engagement to multi-variable offer negotiations.
• Track conversion rates, hiring velocity, and pipeline health, using operational data to guide business decisions and remove bottlenecks.

What We’re Looking For

• 5–7+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience specializing in Enterprise Software / SaaS Sales (Account Executives, Strategic Sales, Enterprise Leadership) within a high-growth, Tier-1 environment.
• Proven ability to counsel, challenge, and align with C-level and SVP-level stakeholders as an equal peer.
• Deep fluency in modern Enterprise sales methodologies (MEDDPICC, Command of the Message, Challenger) with an instinct for spotting genuine high performers.
• Resourceful, discreet, and persistent in unearthing and engaging passive top performers who are not actively on the market.
• Exceptional organization, pipeline management, and ability to balance high-volume regional expansions without dropping details.
• Complete professional fluency in English; additional European language capabilities (French, German or Dutch) are a plus.

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