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Kickmaker

Industrializes high-tech prototypes to mass production

Talent Sourcer Intern - Sales

InternshipPosted on 10/14/2026
No salary listed
Bachelor's
Lyon, France
In Person
People & HRTechnical Recruiting

About the job

Requirements
  • Be a recent graduate of a BTS or a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources.
  • Know how to use sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Welcome to the Jungle, and Apec, or be able to learn them quickly.
  • Work collaboratively with recruiters and sales teams.
  • Have good written and verbal interpersonal skills and be organized.
  • Be proactive, competitive, and motivated by concrete results.
Responsibilities
  • Analyze each job description as a client brief and define an appropriate candidate outreach strategy.
  • Source candidates on LinkedIn, Welcome to the Jungle, Apec, and specialized channels.
  • Develop talent pools by profession and region for future activation.
  • Conduct direct outreach, publish job-related content, and monitor the market.
  • Identify key candidates who can help the sales team win client projects.
  • Track and share metrics including response rates, channel performance, and talent pools created.
  • Suggest new methods and tools to improve sourcing speed and effectiveness.

About the company

Kickmaker helps high-tech companies turn prototypes into mass-produced products. It offers turnkey industrialization or stage-specific support across the full product lifecycle—design strategy, industrialization, production monitoring, quality control, and lifecycle management—for industries like drones, robotics, mobility, electrification, medical devices, embedded AI, IoT, and consumer electronics. It operates through four agencies (Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Shenzhen) plus urban micro-factories and leverages a community of about 150 engineers to deliver localized, scalable manufacturing. Its goal is to bridge prototype development and mass production by making high-tech products manufacturable at scale and ready for market deployment.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$5.5M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • Kickmaker opened a tri-continental network and new U.S. facility by August 2026.
  • Kickmaker published fresh 2026 robotics and AI-physicality content, signaling active demand generation.
  • Medical and robotics partnerships in 2025 reached surgeons and industrial buyers, strengthening credibility.

What critics are saying

  • Services are commoditizing as Etteplan, Apside, and similar firms chase the same projects.
  • Hardware startups still cut spending fast; one funding winter hits utilization within quarters.
  • Kickmaker owns little proprietary product; clients can internalize industrialization and squeeze margins.

What makes Kickmaker unique

  • Kickmaker spans prototype-to-series industrialization across seven offices and urban micro-factories.
  • Kickmaker keeps client IP in-house while handling design, software, data, and architecture.
  • Kickmaker specializes in hardware-heavy categories: robotics, medical devices, electrification, drones, and embedded AI.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-2%