Commercial Talent Acquisition Specialist (6 months contract)

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive, driven, and highly organized Talent Acquisition Specialist to support and scale our global hiring efforts at Kpler. The ideal candidate will manage full-cycle recruitment, partner closely with hiring managers, build strong talent pipelines, and contribute to a world-class candidate experience across multiple regions and functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across a wide variety of roles and functions (Sales, Product, Engineering, Operations, and more).
• Build strong pipelines through proactive sourcing, market mapping, and Boolean search.
• Conduct structured screening and competency-based interviews.
• Own job description drafting and calibration with hiring teams.
• Act as a key partner to hiring managers: advising, challenging, training, and supporting them throughout the hiring process.
• Drive continuous improvements across our hiring processes, workflows, and operational excellence.
• Use recruitment data and insights to influence decisions, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions.
• Support employer branding initiatives and help craft compelling candidate-facing content.
• Build and maintain long-term talent pools for critical and niche roles.
• Collaborate with the broader People team to ensure consistent, top-tier candidate experience across all regions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, ideally in scale-ups, SaaS, or fast-paced tech environments.
• Proven track record managing full-cycle recruitment across various functions and seniority levels.
• Strong expertise in sourcing techniques, Boolean strings, market insights, and proactive talent engagement.
• Comfortable working in complex, scaling, and global environments.
• Proven experience partnering with hiring managers and influencing stakeholders.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret metrics and optimize accordingly.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Bias for action, autonomy, and a high sense of urgency.

Nice to Have

• Experience hiring across multiple regions (EMEA, Americas, APAC).
• Experience scaling recruitment from scratch or working through hyper-growth phases.
• Employer branding experience (content, campaigns, social presence).
• Experience hiring in niche markets — commodities, energy, data, engineering, analytics, etc.