Senior Business Recruiting Lead

Description

The company connects travelers with activities around the world and is growing fast, with rising demand for talent across the business.

The Talent Acquisition team is looking for a Senior Business Recruiting Lead to join the People team and manage a team of 9: Business Recruiters, Talent Operations Specialists and Sourcers.

This role sits at the center of the company's hiring for non-tech business functions, acting as the main partner to business leaders and the People team on hiring plans and delivery.

The team focuses on a candidate-centric recruitment experience for candidates and hiring managers while keeping a high hiring bar.

Offices are in Berlin and several other cities worldwide, including New York and Bangkok.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of 9 recruiters, talent operations specialists and sourcers, setting goals and success measures, managing performance and hitting hiring targets.
• Improve team productivity, operations and processes on an ongoing basis.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders up to C-level to set hiring priorities and deliver high-quality hires across Marketing, Sales, Supply, Finance, Operations, Legal and People.
• Work closely with the wider People function, including People Partners, Rewards and People Services, to keep talent work aligned with people programs and core processes.
• Set the team's strategic direction, build the roadmap and make sure it supports company goals.
• Track and improve recruiting metrics such as time to hire and pipeline conversion.
• Own and launch key talent projects that improve how the company attracts and engages strong candidates.
• Advise and challenge hiring leaders with insight so they hire faster and smarter without lowering the hiring bar.
• Keep up with industry trends and bring in new ideas, tools and practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of in-house Talent Acquisition experience across business and/or tech hiring, with a strong focus on business functions.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience, with a record of developing teams and steering them toward core goals.
• Comfort working with data and various tools to make smart, strategic decisions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders up to C-level.
• Willingness to do hands-on recruiting when needed, especially for senior or strategic hires.
• Competence with operational admin such as position management, and a habit of improving processes.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing, ambiguous environment and keep work moving.
• Natural collaboration skills, with the ability to bring the People team and business leaders along and build trust.
• Extra: enthusiasm for AI, with time spent on hands-on experiments and turning findings into better ways of working.

Conditions

Hybrid setup: three days in the office (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) and two optional days of home-based focus time.

Ability to work from anywhere in the world for up to 30 days per year.

Location: Berlin HQ or a local office worldwide.

Equal opportunity employer: candidates are assessed on skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. Please do not include a photo or age in your application.

Benefits

• Annual personal growth budget and mentorship programs for learning and development.
• Quarterly team event budget for collaboration and socializing.
• Access to leading AI tools, plus the resources and budget to use them well.
• Monthly transportation and fitness budget.
• Discounts on company activities for you, your friends and family.
• Language reimbursement program.
• Health and wellness benefits.