The posting
Job description
At INNOCEAN, People & Culture is about more than traditional HR processes. We want to create an employee experience that connects how we attract, support, develop and grow our people together with the organization. As our business evolves, so does our People & Culture setup. We are building structures, experiences and ways of working that make a real difference for our people and our business - and we are looking for people who want to shape that journey with us.
That is why we are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager who combines strong recruiting expertise with the ambition to continuously improve how we attract, assess and hire great people. You will join an existing recruiting setup and bring additional seniority, new perspectives and professional sparring to the team. Alongside your own recruiting mandate, you will have the opportunity to shape selected Talent Acquisition topics and help us create an excellent recruiting experience for candidates, Hiring Managers and our internal team.
Your core responsibilities
- Own end-to-end recruiting for complex and senior-level roles - from intake and search strategy through sourcing, interviews and selection to offer management and closing.
- Drive proactive sourcing and talent pipelines by developing targeted search strategies, approaching relevant talent and building sustainable networks for recurring and business-critical profiles.
- Partner closely with Hiring Managers to define realistic, market-relevant profiles, share insights on candidate availability and compensation expectations, and advise on the most effective hiring approach.
- Strengthen hiring quality by supporting Hiring Managers with structured interviews, clear evaluation criteria and well-founded hiring decisions.
- Create an excellent Candidate Experience through professional, transparent and consistent communication throughout the entire recruiting journey.
What you will help us shape Beyond your day-to-day recruiting mandate, we want you to bring your experience, perspective and ideas to the continued development of Talent Acquisition at INNOCEAN. This may include:
- Continuously improving recruiting processes, standards and ways of working.
- Using recruiting data and relevant KPIs to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Strengthening Talent Attraction and Employer Branding together with People & Culture, Marketing/Communications and our business teams.
- Exploring new recruiting technologies, automation and meaningful AI applications.
- Sharing your expertise and acting as a professional sparring partner within the recruiting team.
What matters to us is that you bring strong recruiting expertise, curiosity and the willingness to help us continuously improve how we hire.
What you bring
- Several years of solid experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruiting, ideally around 6+ years.
- Proven experience independently managing complex and senior-level recruiting processes.
- Strong Active Sourcing expertise, particularly in Direct Search and building relevant talent pipelines.
- Experience advising Hiring Managers and senior stakeholders.
- The confidence to constructively challenge requirements while offering pragmatic solutions.
- Good knowledge of structured interviewing and selection methods.
- Experience working with recruiting KPIs and translating data into concrete actions.
- A strategic and analytical mindset combined with a genuine hands-on recruiting approach.
- High ownership and the ability to independently drive topics from idea to implementation.
- Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent German and English.
- Experience in an international and dynamic environment; agency, marketing, digital or technology experience is a plus.
What you can expect
- Room to shape: A role with a clear mandate to actively develop our Talent Acquisition setup.
- International environment: Collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders across functions and nationalities.
- Hybrid Working: A flexible combination of mobile working and our offices in Frankfurt am Main or Berlin, in line with our current Mobile Working Policy.
- Work from EU: The opportunity to work from another EU country for up to 10 days per year, in line with our current policy.
- Lunch Benefit: Pluxee lunch vouchers to support your lunch break.
- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness and wellbeing offers as well as discounted sports opportunities.
- Learning & Development: Access to internal learning opportunities and individual development options.
- Corporate Benefits: Discounts with a wide range of shops, online providers, hotels and other partners.
- Company Events: Regular internal events and opportunities to connect across teams and locations.
- Equipment: Of course, we provide the technical equipment you need to do your job.
What comes next? We are intentionally hiring an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition professional who enjoys being close to recruiting while also bringing ideas and expertise to the development of our Talent Acquisition approach. As our recruiting setup and organization continue to evolve, the scope of the role can grow with it and may develop towards broader functional responsibility over time.
Sounds like you? Then we would love to get to know you.
INNOCEAN is committed to equal opportunity. We focus on qualifications, experience, potential and the objective requirements of the role - regardless of gender, origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics.
