- LocationVienna
- Job type Mid level - 1 to 3 years
- DisciplineHuman Resources & Recruitment
- Reference5883-66
German Speaking Tech Recruiter
Job description
- Location: Vienna, Austria (modern office)
- Salary: €65,000–€80,000 (plus commission)
- Anything else: Full ownership, close collaboration with C-level & founders, direct access to AI tools
What is the project?
The project is that you bring your talent and your ambition to a fast-growing tech startup building AI phone assistants for small and medium-sized businesses. Operating with over 10,000 customers, more than €10M ARR, and around 30% month-over-month growth, the team is targeting €30M ARR by the end of the year. Beyond voice assistants, the vision is to build the world's first fully automated CRM system. You'll join an ambitious team that values ownership, direct feedback, and high-speed execution without corporate politics.
What is the role?
As a tech recruiter, you'll take full ownership of sourcing, interviewing, and hiring top-tier engineering, product, and AI talent, working directly alongside the recruiting lead and founders to scale the core technical organization.
- Partner closely with the CTO/co-founder, engineers, and hiring managers to define technical job requirements and sourcing strategies
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of high-potential technical candidates across engineering, AI/ML, product, and infrastructure roles
- Drive active sourcing, multi-channel candidate outreach, and targeted technical pre-screening
- Coordinate every step of the hiring pipeline efficiently to ensure a fast, seamless candidate experience
- Conduct screening calls and deliver in-depth technical and behavioral candidate evaluations
- Pitch the company's vision, tech stack, and growth trajectory convincingly to top-tier technical talent
- Negotiate competitive offer packages through to final contract signing
- Help design and optimize lean, scalable recruiting processes and build the foundations of tech employer branding
What are the skills needed for the role?
- Proven end-to-end recruitment experience managing technical roles across engineering, product, or AI profiles
- Strong track record of active sourcing and identifying high-performing technical talent within large talent pools
- Ability to quickly understand complex technical job requirements and evaluate technical and cultural fit
- Data-driven mindset with experience measuring recruitment performance through clear pipeline metrics
- Hands-on experience with modern recruiting tools, platforms, and ATS software
- Excellent pitching and communication skills to attract competitive tech candidates
- Uncompromising hiring standards and the ability to maintain quality under rapid growth pressure
What else?
You're a proactive, hands-on recruiter who thrives in autonomous, high-speed startup environments. You take complete ownership of your hiring pipelines from first touch to contract signing, love communicating with technical minds, and combine operational rigor with a relentless focus on bringing in exceptional talent.