Senior Recruiter (m/f/d) Berlin | Hybrid · Permanent · Full-time

<p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">You don't need a perfect CV. You need the right skills.</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">This is not a role that filters by job title or tenure. It filters by what you can actually do.</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">We are looking for a recruiter who owns the full process — from the first Boolean search string to the signed offer, without</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">hand-holding, without process gaps, and without needing someone to define the search for them.</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Skills are the filter, not biography. If you can demonstrate the capabilities below, we want to hear from you, regardless of how</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">your career path looks on paper.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">About the Role</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You will be the driving force behind talent acquisition at a fast-growing, AI-powered HR Tech startup based in Berlin. This is an</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">internal recruiting role, not a staffing agency seat, not a volume-first environment.</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You will own the complete hiring funnel: sharpen the role before searching, build and execute sourcing strategies, conduct</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">structured interviews, and manage stakeholders who need to be challenged, not just served.</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Roles are thought of in terms of skill requirements, not job titles. The result is precision instead of volume. That's the standard</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">you'll work within and the standard you'll be held to.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">What this role is not:</span></strong></p><ul><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">A coordinator position waiting for candidates to come in</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">A reactive sourcing seat with no strategic mandate</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">A bureaucratic HR function with fixed playbooks and no autonomy</span></p></li></ul><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">What this role is:</span></strong></p><ul><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Full ownership of the recruiting process from identification to signed offer</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">A strategic partner seat, you challenge requirements, you advise, you deliver</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">A skill-first environment where your process quality matters more than your job title history</span></p></li></ul><br /><br /><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Your Skill Map</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Core Skills are the central, non-negotiable capabilities of the role. Extended Skills are desirable additional competencies that</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">strengthen the profile but are not a knockout criterion.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Core Skills - KO Level</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">These are non-negotiable. If you cannot demonstrate these, this role is not a match.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Full-Cycle Recruiting Ownership</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You independently drive the complete hiring process, from role clarification and sourcing strategy through structured</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">assessment to offer and close — without process gaps or handoffs mid-funnel.</span></p><p><u><span style="color: #5a5f72">What we look for:</span></u><span style="color: #5a5f72"> You can describe a search you ran end-to-end, including how you aligned the hiring manager on</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">requirements before searching, how you structured the funnel, and how you navigated blockers.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Active Sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You can build and execute complex Boolean search strings from scratch, not just apply standard filters. You understand</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">how to construct multi-layer queries, use operators, and adapt strings to market signals.</span></p><p><u><span style="color: #5a5f72">What we look for:</span></u><span style="color: #5a5f72"> You can write a Boolean string for a target role live, explain the logic behind it, and describe how you would</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">adapt it if initial results are too narrow or too broad.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Competency-Based Interviewing</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You conduct structured interviews using a defined competency framework. Your candidate assessments are evidencebased, documented, and defensible, not impressionistic.</span></p><p><u><span style="color: #5a5f72">What we look for:</span></u><span style="color: #5a5f72"> You can explain how you assess a specific competency in an interview, what question structure you use, and</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">how you document the evidence. You distinguish between self-reported claims and demonstrated behavior.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Stakeholder Advisory</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You challenge hiring managers when role definitions are unrealistic, market expectations are off, or process decisions</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">create risk. You align before searching, not after.</span></p><p><u><span style="color: #5a5f72">What we look for:</span></u><span style="color: #5a5f72"> You can describe a situation where you pushed back on a hiring manager's position and explain how you</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">built the case and navigated the outcome. </span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Data-Driven Recruiting</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">You read, interpret, and act on funnel KPIs, time-to-hire, source-to-screen conversion, offer acceptance rates. You use</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">data to make process decisions, not just report them.</span></p><p><u><span style="color: #5a5f72">What we look for:</span></u><span style="color: #5a5f72"> You can describe a recruiting funnel metric you tracked, how you interpreted it, and what process change it</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">drove.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Language Skills — Non-Negotiable </span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">German at C2 / native-equivalent level, required for candidate conversations, stakeholder communication, and process</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">documentation in a German-speaking context. English at C1+ level, required for written and verbal communication in an</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">international team environment.</span></p><p><u><span style="color: #5a5f72">AGG note:</span></u><span style="color: #5a5f72"> Both language requirements are professionally justified by the candidate-facing and client-facing nature of the role</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Strong Skills - Valued, Not KO</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">These strengthen your application but will not exclude you if absent.</span></p><ul><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Talent Pool Architecture: You systematically build, segment, and maintain candidate pipelines for recurring roles, not ad hoc lists</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">AI &amp; Tech Tool Affinity: You have hands-on experience with modern ATS systems and AI-assisted sourcing or matching tools</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Employer Branding Contribution: You can co-create job ad copy, LinkedIn content, or employer brand messaging, not just distribute it</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Startup / Scale-Up Navigation: You have delivered results in environments where process, structure, and resources were all still being built</span></p></li></ul><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">What You'll Work With</span></strong></p><ul><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">AI-powered recruiting infrastructure: The team you'll join builds and operates its own recruiting tooling. You will use it daily.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Modern ATS environment: Structured pipelines, documented stages, KPI tracking built in</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">LinkedIn Recruiter: Including Recruiter Lite or full seat, depending on search volume</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Direct collaboration with a small, senior team, no layers, short decision paths</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">A technology-first environment where manual workarounds are the exception, not the norm</span></p></li></ul><p style=";"></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">The operating model follows a clear sequence: first understand, then structure, then automate. Everyone working here works not in individual cases, but within a system.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">What's On Offer</span></strong></p><ul><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Hybrid working model: Berlin base, flexible execution</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Real ownership: You design and run your own processes within a clear framework, no micromanagement</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Direct access to decision-makers: No approval chains for sourcing decisions or outreach copy</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Growth context: You are part of building the internal recruiting capability, not maintaining a legacy setup</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Purpose-driven work: Recruiting done properly: structured, skill-based, documented, and fair</span></p></li></ul><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Compensation:</span></strong><span style="color: #5a5f72"> Salary is discussed transparently during the process, benchmarked against market data. No blanket figures</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">without basis. If this is relevant for you upfront, mention it in your application, we'll address it directly.</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">Our Hiring Process</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">We screen based on skills, not credentials. Here is what to expect:</span></p><ol><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Application review: A person reads every application, no automated filtering</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Short intro call (20–30 min): Context, fit, mutual questions</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Skills-based interview (60 min): Structured, competency-specific, with documented assessment</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Optional: work sample or personality test: Role-relevant, time-boxed, focused on a real scenario</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Final conversation + decision: Transparent feedback regardless of outcome</span></p></li></ol><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">We aim to respond within 5 business days. If timelines shift, we communicate proactively.</span></strong></p><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">How to Apply</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Please send:</span></p><ul><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Your CV or LinkedIn profile</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Optional: 2–3 bullet points on a recruiting challenge you solved, what the situation was, what you did, what the result was</span></p></li></ul><p style=";"></p><p><strong><span style="color: #5a5f72">How to Apply</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Please send:</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">• Your CV or LinkedIn profile</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">• Optional: 2–3 bullet points on a recruiting challenge you solved — what the situation was, what you did, what the result</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">was</span></p><p style=";"></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">Not sure you meet every requirement? Tell us what you can demonstrate. We assess on evidence, not on completeness of</span></p><p><span style="color: #5a5f72">profile.</span></p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>