Senior Manager Technical Recruiting
About the job
- A minimum of 5 years of hands-on recruiting experience in technical, engineering-intensive, or scientific environments.
- Deep practical knowledge of Greenhouse as an applicant tracking system, including pipeline management, scorecard design, reporting, automation setup, and day-to-day operational use.
- Proven experience identifying and engaging highly specialised talent, including candidates with limited or no LinkedIn presence, through academic journals, conference networks, publications, and creative multi-channel outreach.
- An established, active network within relevant technical and scientific talent communities, particularly in deep-tech, engineering, laser technology, physics, or semiconductor fields.
- Full professional proficiency in English.
- Professional working proficiency in German is a strong advantage.
- Ability to communicate clearly and credibly with technical hiring managers and candidates at all seniority levels.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to manage hiring managers proactively, set clear expectations, drive accountability, and keep processes on track.
- Experience working closely with senior leadership and reporting directly to People or Human Resources leadership.
- Own and manage the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned technical and non-technical roles, from intake meetings with hiring managers through sourcing, CV screening, interview coordination, offer management, and signed contracts.
- Ensure every role has a clear, prioritised, and consistently tracked pipeline in Greenhouse.
- Own and continuously optimise Greenhouse as the single source of truth for recruiting activity, including pipelines, scorecards, automations, and reporting.
- Ensure compliance with data protection requirements and generate regular pipeline reports for leadership and relevant stakeholders.
- Act as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to hiring managers and senior leaders by bringing market intelligence, structured thinking, and creative sourcing to each search.
- Provide guidance on interview best practices and candidate evaluation frameworks.
- Proactively manage feedback loops to keep hiring processes moving quickly and without unnecessary delays.
- Establish and embed a Bar Raiser structure across hiring processes.
- Coach hiring managers on interview excellence and ensure every offer extended raises the overall bar of the team.
- Proactively source and attract highly specialised scientific, engineering, and technical talent through academic networks, conferences, publications, professional communities, and direct outreach.
- Build and maintain an up-to-date talent pool for recurring and anticipated roles.
- Partner with the People team, FP&A, and the Chief of Staff to align recruiting efforts with the hiring plan and business priorities.
- Experience recruiting for niche deep-tech roles, including laser technology, fusion energy, or experimental physics.
- Familiarity with Personio or comparable human resources information systems.
- Experience building or rebuilding a recruiting function from scratch.
- Experience in a start-up or scale-up context.
About the company
Marvel Fusion develops laser-driven fusion energy using non-thermal direct-drive inertial confinement with nanostructured fuel targets. It aims to trigger fusion reactions with low-neutronic fuels like hydrogen-boron, reducing long-lived radioactive waste. The company builds a new high-powered laser facility in collaboration with Colorado State University, housing multiple multi-petawatt lasers to conduct experiments and advance fusion research. Its approach differs from many competitors by applying direct-drive laser for fusion with nanostructured fuels and a focus on hydrogen-boron to minimize waste, supported by a strong academic and private funding network. The goal is to enable a safe, clean, and reliable fusion power plant that helps the world move toward sustainable energy.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$166.9M
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
2019
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Siemens Energy and EIC joined March 2025, validating Europe-led financing momentum.
- CSU says ATLAS reaches substantial completion in December 2026, advancing toward experiments.
- Marvel Fusion now claims €385 million total funding, giving it Europe's strongest fusion war chest.
What critics are saying
- ATLAS slipped from 2026 to early 2027, delaying proof before investors.
- Commercial rollout still targets 2036, leaving a decade-plus capital burn ahead.
- NIF and private rivals advance alternative fusion paths, compressing Marvel Fusion's relevance window.
What makes Marvel Fusion unique
- Marvel Fusion pairs proprietary fast-ignitor lasers with nanostructured targets, unlike tokamak rivals.
- Siemens Energy joined in 2025, adding industrial power-plant design credibility.
- ATLAS at CSU creates a rare U.S. testbed for high-repetition fusion validation.
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-1%Marvel Fusion, a Munich-based energy start-up, secured €113 million in venture capital funding. The company is researching laser-enabled nuclear fusion to create clean energy, with Siemens Energy leading the financing round.
Marvel Fusion, a Munich-based fusion startup, expanded its Series B funding round by €50 million, bringing the total to €113 million. New investors include EQT Ventures, Siemens Energy Ventures, and the European Innovation Council Fund, marking their first investment in fusion energy. Existing investors Tengelmann Ventures and Bayern Kapital also participated. This raises Marvel Fusion's total funding to €385 million, making it the best-funded European fusion company.
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EQT Ventures and Siemens Energy among new backers in Munich-based start-up’s latest funding round
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