Talent Acquisition Specialist

Smartbox Group; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health cover

Pension

TaxSaver benefit

Flexible benefits

D&I commitment

Learning & Development

YOLO leave

Sabbatical after 5 years

Salary bands transparent

Job summary

Smartbox Group is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist with strong French market expertise to source GTM, Sales, and Commercial talent across Europe. This sourcing-led role combines market knowledge, stakeholder partnership and AI-enabled recruitment techniques to build proactive pipelines and support end-to-end hiring.

You will engage passive candidates, map markets, and collaborate with hiring managers across multiple European markets in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or Sourcing, ideally within an international or multi-market environment.
• Experience sourcing across European markets, with good knowledge of the French talent market.
• Fluency in French and English, with strong communication skills in both languages.
• Strong sourcing capabilities, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, passive candidate engagement and talent mapping.
• Understanding of GTM, Sales and Commercial talent profiles.
• Strong stakeholder and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with hiring managers and the wider TA team.
• A data-driven and tech-enabled approach, with an interest in using AI and emerging technologies to improve sourcing and recruitment.
• Ability to manage multiple roles, priorities and markets in a fast-paced international environment.

Responsibilities

• Own proactive sourcing strategies for GTM, Sales, Commercial and broader corporate roles across European markets.
• Build and maintain talent maps across Sales, B2B, Business Development, Account Management, Partnerships and Commercial functions.
• Develop a strong understanding of European talent landscapes, including key talent hubs, competitor organizations and talent communities.
• Identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, talent communities and other sourcing channels.
• Build proactive pipelines for immediate and future hiring needs.
• Support recruitment throughout the hiring process, from sourcing and candidate engagement through to interview and offer stages.
• Translate hiring requirements into targeted and creative sourcing strategies.
• Research and map competitor organizations to identify relevant talent pools.
• Provide insights on talent availability, salary expectations, competitor talent and market trends.
• Continuously refine search methodologies and sourcing approaches to improve candidate quality and conversion.
• Track sourcing activity and pipeline performance and use data to optimize your approach.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and the wider TA team to understand hiring needs and business priorities.
• Build positive and collaborative relationships with stakeholders across European markets.
• Provide recruitment and talent-market insights to support informed hiring decisions.
• Share regular pipeline updates and maintain transparency throughout the recruitment process.
• Use AI tools to accelerate talent mapping, candidate identification, market research and outreach personalization.
• Explore emerging AI sourcing technologies to improve efficiency and candidate quality.
• Share effective sourcing techniques and AI best practices across the TA team.
• Build strong candidate relationships and ensure a positive experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Develop personalised and engaging outreach that reflects the Smartbox employer proposition.
• Contribute to talent attraction, employer branding and talent community initiatives.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Sourcing

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

Stakeholder mgmt

Talent mapping

Market intelligence

AI sourcing

French & English

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

We exist to be the go-to companion, empowering everyone to transform their free time into experiences. At Smartbox Group, we believe that real-life experiences help us thrive, connect, and become the best versions of ourselves. With nearly 15,000 different products across leisure themes — Stays, Wellness, Adventure, Gastronomy — we allow people to enrich their lives with moments of sharing, emotions, and unforgettable memories. Present in 11 countries, Smartbox Group employs over 700 people across Europe and works with more than 40,000 trusted partners, including hotels, restaurants, wellness centres, and outdoor activity providers. Living more than owning, sharing more than having — this is more than ever a fundamental trend in our society, and it's exactly what Smartbox offers.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a
Talent Acquisition Specialist with strong French market expertise to join our TA team, focused on sourcing high-quality GTM, Sales and Commercial talent across Europe.

This is a sourcing-led role for someone who understands where strong talent can be found and how to engage it effectively — combining market knowledge, stakeholder partnership and modern, AI-enabled recruitment techniques.

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WHAT YOU'LL DO

Talent Sourcing & Recruitment

• Own proactive sourcing strategies for GTM, Sales, Commercial and broader corporate roles across European markets.
• Build and maintain talent maps across Sales, B2B, Business Development, Account Management, Partnerships and Commercial functions.
• Develop a strong understanding of European talent landscapes, including key talent hubs, competitor organizations and talent communities.
• Identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, talent communities and other sourcing channels.
• Build proactive pipelines for immediate and future hiring needs.
• Support recruitment throughout the hiring process, from sourcing and candidate engagement through to interview and offer stages.

Sourcing Strategy & Market Intelligence

• Translate hiring requirements into targeted and creative sourcing strategies.
• Research and map competitor organizations to identify relevant talent pools.
• Provide insights on talent availability, salary expectations, competitor talent and market trends.
• Continuously refine search methodologies and sourcing approaches to improve candidate quality and conversion.
• Track sourcing activity and pipeline performance and use data to optimize your approach.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Partner closely with hiring managers and the wider TA team to understand hiring needs and business priorities.
• Build positive and collaborative relationships with stakeholders across European markets.
• Provide recruitment and talent-market insights to support informed hiring decisions.
• Share regular pipeline updates and maintain transparency throughout the recruitment process.

AI-Powered Sourcing

• Use AI tools to accelerate talent mapping, candidate identification, market research and outreach personalization.
• Explore emerging AI sourcing technologies to improve efficiency and candidate quality.
• Share effective sourcing techniques and AI best practices across the TA team.

Candidate Experience & Talent Attraction

• Build strong candidate relationships and ensure a positive experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Develop personalised and engaging outreach that reflects the Smartbox employer proposition.
• Contribute to talent attraction, employer branding and talent community initiatives.
  

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 3–5 years' experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or Sourcing, ideally within an international or multi-market environment.
• Experience sourcing across European markets, with good knowledge of the French talent market.
• Fluency in French and English, with strong communication skills in both languages.
• Strong sourcing capabilities, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, passive candidate engagement and talent mapping.
• Understanding of GTM, Sales and Commercial talent profiles.
• Strong stakeholder and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with hiring managers and the wider TA team.
• A data-driven and tech-enabled approach, with an interest in using AI and emerging technologies to improve sourcing and recruitment.
• Ability to manage multiple roles, priorities and markets in a fast-paced international environment.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Hybrid work: 2–3 remote days + 20 days abroad per year
• Essentials: health cover, pension, TaxSaver benefit and extra leave
• Flexible benefits: personalise your package with health, wellbeing and learning options
• D&I commitment: parental leave, Inclusive Day and gender equity in rewards
• L&D support: Study Assistance and Study Leave
• Unbox Your World: 1 day of short-notice leave per year (YOLO!) + paid sabbatical after 5 years
• Transparency: clear, fair salary bands and career levels