Junior Recruiter – German & English

Hudson Talent Solutions; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Ownership from day one

Open culture

Job summary

Hudson Talent Solutions in Edinburgh (Hybrid) is hiring a Junior Recruiter focused on German and English, welcoming career starters and career changers. You will learn end-to-end recruiting for a well-known pharmaceutical company, with a supportive team guiding you through each step of the process.

You will conduct initial candidate conversations, help shortlist candidates, and manage stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Some initial exposure to recruiting or HR is a plus.
• Career changers are welcome too.
• Ability to juggle multiple open roles and stakeholders.
• Experience with external agencies or contingent workforce is a bonus.
• Strong communication skills and organizational talent are important.
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset and a desire to develop oneself.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruiting for Selected Roles (with Onboarding Support).
• Conduct initial candidate conversations and help shortlist candidates.
• Manage relationships with HR partners, Hiring Managers, and external agencies.
• Grow into managing external staffing agencies and contingent workforce.
• Contribute to process improvements and strategic talent projects.

Skills

Fluent German

Fluent English

Strong communication

Job description

Junior Recruiter – German & English | Open to Career Starters & Career Changers

Hudson Talent Solutions · Edinburgh (Hybrid) · Full-time

Looking to start out in recruiting, or build on some early experience? Whether your background is in HR, sales, consulting, or something else entirely — with us, you'll get the chance to learn end-to-end recruiting from the ground up for a well-known pharmaceutical company, with a team that won't leave you to figure it out alone.

Your Responsibilities

End-to-End Recruiting for Selected Roles (with Onboarding Support)

• You'll support the full recruiting process — from initial sourcing through to contract signature — for our pharma client in Germany and Austria. We'll walk you through how each stage works, step by step.
• You'll conduct initial candidate conversations, learn what matters when assessing candidates, and help shortlist candidates.

Stakeholder & Candidate Management

• You'll be in close contact with HR Business Partners, Hiring Managers, and external agencies.
• You'll help ensure a positive candidate experience and gradually build strong relationships with everyone involved.

Agency Management & Contingent Workforce

• You'll grow into managing external staffing agencies ("contingent hiring") — sounds like a lot at first, but it's very learnable, and we'll support you along the way.
• Over time, you'll become the go-to person for this topic within the Germany Hub.

Process Improvement & Projects

• You'll bring your own ideas into improvement initiatives (e.g. in sales recruiting) and learn how to continuously improve recruiting processes.
• You'll support strategic talent projects and grow together with the company.

Your Profile

• Some initial exposure to recruiting or HR is a plus (e.g. internship, working student role) — but it's not a requirement. Career changers are very welcome too.
• You keep a clear overview even when juggling multiple open roles and different stakeholders.
• Experience with external agencies or contingent workforce is a bonus, not a must — we'll build that know-how together with you.
• Strong communication skills, organizational talent, and genuine enjoyment working with different people define you.
• Fluent German and English — this is a requirement, as you'll work with international teams and stakeholders.
• You approach new tasks proactively, think in terms of solutions, and want to keep developing yourself.

What We Offer

• International team — working alongside an experienced EMEA Talent team that will onboard and support you
• Hybrid working (50% remote)
• Ownership from day one — your own vacancies in Germany & Austria, with room to grow
• Room to shape things — your ideas on recruiting processes are welcome
• Open culture — collaborative environment with a real focus on your development

About Us

Hudson Talent Solutions stands for innovative, tailored talent solutions — from Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) to employer branding to the full talent lifecycle. Diversity and inclusion aren't buzzwords for us — they're lived reality.

Sound like you? You speak fluent German and English, have some grounding in recruiting, and want to combine stakeholder management, operational excellence, and innovation? Then we look forward to your application.