Talent Acquisition Partner

ABOUT THE TEAM

You will join an international Talent Acquisition team of fourteen recruiters, coordinator and sourcers supporting hiring across highly specialised defence, engineering and technology functions.

YOUR MISSION

We’re looking for a Talent Partner in Kyiv who is open to business travel — someone who combines hands-on recruitment with a strategic mindset. You’ll own the full hiring cycle, help shape how we hire across teams, and make sure both candidates and hiring managers have a smooth and meaningful experience. 

This is a role for someone who loves building: processes, relationships, and a strong hiring culture. Success in this role means not simply filling vacancies, but improving the quality, speed and predictability of hiring across your portfolio.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AT STARK

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for a range of roles (technical, engineering, operations, and more).
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand their needs, structure job requirements, and define hiring priorities.
• Build and maintain a consistent recruitment process: from intake and job descriptions to scorecards, feedback loops, and offers.
• Source proactively, map markets, and maintain a healthy talent pipeline.
• Conduct interviews and ensure every candidate gets a fair, transparent, and human experience.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide insights on process efficiency and quality of hire.
• Collaborate with the People team on employer branding, onboarding experience, and continuous improvements.
• Spot patterns, bring structure, and help the team grow smarter, not just faster.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE MISSION

• 2+ years of experience in full-cycle recruitment (tech, engineering, R&D, hardware or manufacturing environments).
• Strong motivation to contribute to the defense capabilities of Ukraine and NATO allies.
• Hands-on sourcing skills: confident use of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and market mapping techniques.
• Experience with ATS systems (e.g. Greenhouse, Personio, Lever, or similar) and ability to keep pipelines structured and transparent.
• Familiarity with structured / competency-based interviewing and use of scorecards for fair evaluation.
• Comfortable working with recruitment metrics and dashboards (e.g. time-to-hire, funnel conversion, offer acceptance).
• Knowledge of market research and talent mapping across different regions.
• Basic understanding of employer branding principles and ability to create engaging job descriptions or hiring materials.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace tools (Docs, Sheets, Forms), experience with Notion, Confluence, or Figma is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — you can build trust, advise, and challenge when needed.
• Structured, analytical, and proactive approach — you enjoy improving systems and making things work better.
• Upper-Intermediate level of English.

If you see yourself in this role and want to help us build a thoughtful, people-centered hiring culture — we’d love to hear from you.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with Greenhouse or a comparable ATS.
• Experience recruiting within defence, aerospace, deep tech, or another regulated technology environment.
• Experience supporting organisational growth, new market entry, or site build-ups across multiple European countries.