Senior Recruiter

Senior RecruiterLocation: London, Boston, or Stuttgart Employment Type: Full time Location Type: Hybrid Department: TalentWe build the intelligence that lets robots sense, reason, and act in the real world, moving beyond the lab and into everyday industrial settings like warehouses and factories. Our technology closes the automation gaps that traditional systems can't solve. We are on a mission to redefine how physical work gets done, and we're looking for curious, bold thinkers to help shape the future of robotics with us.We're scaling fast across research, engineering, and deployment as Cortex, our vision-language-action model, moves into more live robotic cells across the EU and US. We're looking for a Senior Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of roles, working closely with hiring managers to build pipelines, run a rigorous process, and close strong candidates in a market where the best people have options. You'll operate with real autonomy over your reqs and be expected to build process, not just execute one handed to you.Your ResponsibilitiesFull-Cycle Recruiting & OwnershipOwn full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of roles, from intake through offer, ensuring a consistent and high-quality candidate experience at every stageManage offer strategy and negotiation in partnership with hiring managers and leadership, keeping compensation and equity consistent with internal bandsTrack time-in-stage across your pipelines and proactively unblock stalled candidates rather than waiting for a hiring manager to flag itHiring Manager Partnership & Process DesignPartner directly with hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate the interview process, and align on what a strong hire actually looks like for each positionBuild and refine scorecards, structured interview kits, and screening criteria specific to each function you ownCoach and calibrate interviewers on assessment standards, turning subjective impressions into structured, defensible hiring decisionsPipeline & SourcingBuild and manage a healthy, prioritized pipeline across inbound and outbound channels, balancing sourcing effort against proven high-yield channelsRun proactive outbound sourcing for specialist or hard-to-fill roles instead of relying on inbound aloneManage relationships with external agencies and vendors where used, including scoping engagements and monitoring fee exposureData & ProcessMaintain accurate, up-to-date candidate and requisition data in Ashby, supporting reliable reporting on pipeline health, conversion rates, and time-to-hireFlag process gaps or bottlenecks early, and contribute directly to the tools and playbooks the Talent function is still building outQualifications: Education and Experience4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally spanning both technical and non-technical hiringExperience recruiting in a startup or fast-growth environment, comfortable owning a high volume of live reqs with limited supportNo specific degree requirement; track record matters more than credentialsSkillsStrong command of structured interviewing and competency-based assessment, not just informal impression-based screeningProven ability to source and close passive candidates through outbound channels, not just manage what comes inComfortable partnering directly with hiring managers and pushing back when a process or bar needs to changeFluent in an ATS (Ashby or equivalent), with the discipline to keep data clean and reporting-readyAdditional Skills / Nice to HaveExperience recruiting for robotics, hardware, or deep-tech companiesExperience recruiting across multiple geographies, particularly EU and USGerman fluency, useful for Stuttgart-based hiringExperience building recruiting processes from scratch rather than only operating within an existing oneWhat We OfferWellpass (gym membership)Flexible working hoursA motivated team and an open corporate cultureCompetitive compensation and excellent career development opportunities