Talent Acquisition Team Lead
What You'll Do
- Lead and develop a team of 5–8 recruiters, conducting regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and individual development planning.
- Drive team performance and engagement, managing workload, motivation, retention, and challenging performance situations.
- Improve recruitment processes and practices, identifying bottlenecks, addressing recurring challenges, and implementing scalable solutions.
- Monitor recruitment performance and quality, using data and metrics to identify improvement opportunities and ensure hiring goals are met.
- Build a culture of continuous learning, organizing training, sharing best practices, and developing recruitment competencies across the team.
- Drive recruitment initiatives, including process automation, new tools, analytics, and operational improvements.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition Partners, People Partners, and leadership to align hiring priorities, team capacity, and business needs.
- Support complex situations and escalations, balancing the needs of recruiters, hiring managers, and the business.
What You Bring
Must-have
- 6+ years of experience in Recruitment / Talent Acquisition, with strong hands-on full-cycle recruitment expertise.
- 2+ years of direct people management experience, leading and developing a team of recruiters.
- Experience working in fast-growing, scaling, or complex business environments.
- Proven experience in people development, performance management, coaching, and handling challenging employee situations.
- Strong understanding of recruitment operations and performance metrics, with hands-on experience driving improvements through process optimization, automation, new tools or AI solutions, or enhanced analytics and reporting.
- Experience working with international and/or distributed teams, including managing or collaborating with colleagues across different locations, markets, or cultures.
- Ability to identify root causes, think systematically, and implement sustainable solutions rather than relying on constant manual intervention.
- Strong ownership, decision-making skills, and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.
- Confident English (B2+/C1), both written and spoken.
What You Get
- Сompensation that values your expertise.
- Work from anywhere: fully remote to suit your lifestyle.
- 31 days of paid time off: 21 days of annual leave + 10 days of sick leave, because your health and work-life balance matter.
- Growth-focused environment: access to learning resources and clear pathways for growth.
- Fun team events: virtual cooking classes, yoga sessions, team quizzes and more
- A culture of trust: we cut the red tape — results over rules always. Open talk, ownership, and getting things done together.
Hiring Flow
- HR Interview (45 minutes): An initial conversation with a Talent Acquisition Partner to discuss your experience, expectations, and the role.
- Manager Interview (up to 60 minutes): A conversation with your future manager focused on real-life recruitment and people management scenarios, exploring your approach to problem-solving, leadership, and decision-making.
- Team Interview (up to 60 minutes): A meeting with your future colleagues to get to know each other, discuss team dynamics, and explore ways of working together.
- Final Interview (up to 45 minutes): A conversation with our VP of People & Culture to get acquainted, discuss leadership approaches, and align on mutual expectations.
- Reference Check: We'll ask for 2–3 professional references from your recent roles.
- Offer: If successful, you'll receive an offer to join our team.
Location & Eligibility
This role is open to applicants based in Serbia and selected countries across EMEA.
Please note that we’re unable to consider applications from outside these locations.
Thanks for your understanding!