Recruitment Business Partner

Slashhash; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Slashhash, based in the Netherlands, seeks a Recruitment Business Partner to combine business development, candidate sourcing, recruitment delivery and strategic decision-making to help startups hire exceptional talent. The role requires a strong existing network in technology/startups, recruitment or sales experience, and comfort with a revenue-share, performance-based model.

Key responsibilities include developing new client relationships, understanding hiring challenges at seed to Series A,

Qualifications

• Must-have recruitment and talent acquisition experience with startups or tech.
• Strong network in technology/startups across Europe and ability to access senior decision-makers.
• Comfort with revenue-share, performance-based compensation models.

Responsibilities

• Develop new client relationships by leveraging your network across European tech startups.
• Build relationships with seed to Series A founders and understand hiring challenges.
• Source, engage, and qualify candidates using ATS, databases, LinkedIn and outbound tools.
• Manage candidates through recruitment process from initial engagement to placement.
• Cross-sell candidates across client requirements to maximize value of the network.
• Design and run personalized outbound sequences for meaningful conversations.
• Utilize AI, automation, CRM, and sourcing platforms to improve efficiency.
• Contribute to strategic decisions on clients, candidate markets and commercial approaches.
• Collaborate as an equal partner to shape the future direction of the recruitment business.
• Create a recruitment experience based on direct communication and high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Recruitment

Talent Acquisition

Business Development

Candidate Sourcing

ATS

CRM

LinkedIn

AI/LLM tools

Automation platforms

Outbound tools

Sales

Relationship building

Startup hiring

European technology ecosystem

Tools

ATS

CRM

LinkedIn

AI/LLM tools

Automation platforms

Outbound tools

Job description

Recruitment Business Partner needed for an entrepreneurial partnership with a partner company, based in the Netherlands. The role combines business development, candidate sourcing, recruitment delivery, and strategic decision-making to help startups hire exceptional talent. Requires a strong existing network in technology/startups, recruitment or sales experience, and comfort with a revenue-share, performance-based model.

Technical (Must-have)

• Recruitment
• Talent Acquisition
• Business Development
• Candidate Sourcing
• ATS
• CRM
• LinkedIn
• AI/LLM tools
• Automation platforms
• Outbound tools
• Sales
• Relationship building
• Startup hiring
• European technology ecosystem

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Entrepreneurial drive
• Strategic thinking
• Commercial awareness
• Autonomy
• Collaboration
• Relationship building

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new client relationships by leveraging your network of founders, engineering leaders, hiring managers, and other decision-makers within the European technology and startup ecosystem.
• Build relationships with startup founders, particularly at seed to Series A stage, and understand their hiring challenges, priorities, and talent needs.
• Source, engage, and qualify candidates using the existing ATS, candidate database, LinkedIn, outbound tools, and other relevant sourcing channels.
• Manage candidates throughout the recruitment process, from initial engagement and qualification through to placement.
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell existing candidates across multiple client requirements and maximize the value of the candidate network.
• Design and run personalized outbound sequences that generate meaningful conversations without relying on generic or overly transactional recruitment messaging.
• Use AI, automation, CRM systems, sourcing platforms, and other modern tools to improve efficiency and scale recruitment and business-development activities.
• Contribute to strategic decisions around which clients to pursue, which candidate markets to develop, and which commercial approaches are most promising.
• Collaborate as an equal business partner, sharing priorities, ideas, opportunities, and results while helping shape the future direction of the recruitment business.
• Build a recruitment experience based on direct communication, strong relationships, commercial awareness, and a high-quality candidate and client experience.

Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Business Development, Candidate Sourcing, ATS, CRM, LinkedIn, AI/LLM tools, Automation platforms, Outbound tools, Sales, Relationship building, Startup hiring, European technology ecosystem