Talent Acquisition Lead

Skillvue; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Skillvue is seeking a Talent Acquisition Lead to drive hiring across all functions as the company grows. You will own the hiring plan, align with founders and department leads, and translate growth into actionable recruiting strategies.

This hands-on role demands a fast pace, sharp sourcing, and a track record of delivering top talent for Sales, Customer Success, Product and Engineering. You will shape the candidate experience, optimize interview processes, and measure outcomes like time-to-hire

Qualifications

• 5+ years in talent acquisition, preferably in fast-growing startups.
• Experience hiring across Sales, Customer Success, Product and Engineering.
• Strong sourcer and closer with proactive candidate engagement.
• Data-driven, with clear funnel metrics and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Own hiring plan and delivery from strategy to onboarding.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment across all functions.
• Proactively build pipelines through diverse channels and events.
• Measure time-to-hire, conversion, and quality of hire; optimize processes.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Full-cycle recruitment

Sourcing & outreach

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruiting

English proficiency

Tools

ATS

Recruiting tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Our mission is to unlock people’s potential around the globe. Skillvue is the Skills Operating System for your organization: the objective skills data layer that maps every skill, combines science, leverages AI, and embeds that intelligence into the HR systems enterprises already run.

We work with top-tier enterprises across Europe. We’re a fast-growing HR tech startup backed by 360 Capital, IFF, Kfund, and 14Peaks (€9M+ raised), with a team of 50+ professionals shaping the future of talent decisions.

The role

We’re growing fast, and we plan to roughly double the team over the next 12 months. We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Lead to make that happen and make it happen well.

This is a hands-on, results-driven role. You’ll own hiring end to end across every function, from Sales and Customer Success to Product and Engineering. You’ll work directly with the founders and department leads to turn growth plans into hiring plans, and turn those plans into people who join. You’ll measure yourself on outcomes: roles filled, speed, and the quality of the people we bring in.

If you’re energized by ambitious targets, a full pipeline and a fast pace, keep reading.

What you will own

Hiring plan and delivery

Translate the company’s growth plan into a clear hiring roadmap with priorities, timelines and capacity. Own delivery against it, and keep founders and hiring managers aligned on progress.

Full-cycle recruitment

Run the complete process across all functions: intake with hiring managers, sourcing, screening, interviews, assessment, offer and close. Manage multiple open roles in parallel without losing quality or candidate experience.

Sourcing and pipeline

Find and engage great people proactively, including those who aren’t looking. Build talent pools for our recurring roles so we’re never starting from zero. Use every channel well: LinkedIn, referrals, communities, events, and AI-powered sourcing tools.

Process, data and tools

Set up structured, fair interview processes and train hiring managers to run them. Own our ATS and recruiting stack. Track the metrics that matter (time-to-hire, funnel conversion, offer acceptance, quality of hire) and use them to keep improving.

Employer brand and candidate experience

Make Skillvue a company top candidates want to join: through compelling job posts, a strong careers presence, and a candidate experience that people talk about, whether they get the offer or not.

Who you are

• You have 5+ years in talent acquisition, including time in a fast-growing startup or scale-up where you hired at pace.
• You have run full-cycle recruitment across multiple functions, ideally including commercial and technical roles.
• You’re a strong sourcer and a strong closer. You know how to get the attention of people who aren’t looking, and how to get the right ones to say yes.
• You’re data-driven. You know your funnel numbers and use them to make decisions and push hiring managers when needed.
• You’re organized and resilient, and you can juggle many roles, stakeholders and priorities at once.
• You’re credible with founders and senior leaders, and comfortable challenging them.
• B2B SaaS or HR tech experience is a plus.
• We’re a Milan-born company with a growing international team and client base. Excellent English is a must. Italian is a bonus, not a requirement.

What We Offer

• Direct impact: you’ll build the team that builds the company.
• Founder proximity: you’ll work closely with the founders and the full leadership team.
• Exciting space: AI meets HR, with real momentum.