Recruitment Team Lead (Remote – Germany)

About the role

This remote‑first position is for a Recruitment Team Lead based in Germany. You will drive a high‑performing talent acquisition function, ensuring critical hiring needs are met quickly, with quality and consistency. The role combines hands‑on recruiting with people leadership in a fast‑paced, international environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end recruitment delivery for multiple technical roles, ensuring timely, high‑quality placements.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of recruiters, setting clear objectives and fostering continuous improvement.
• Own the intake process with hiring managers, defining role requirements and guiding expectations.
• Monitor pipelines, analyse conversion metrics, identify bottlenecks and adjust strategies.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers through regular communication and proactive expectation management.
• Collaborate with sourcing teams to allocate resources and maintain healthy candidate pipelines.
• Track and report key recruitment metrics such as time‑to‑fill, offer acceptance rates and pipeline conversion.
• Support talent pipeline initiatives by keeping qualified candidates engaged for future opportunities.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in technical recruitment, including at least 2 years in a leadership or senior recruiter role.
• Proven success recruiting senior software engineers or specialized technical professionals, preferably in consulting, professional services or high‑growth tech environments.
• Experience managing multiple recruitment projects and stakeholder relationships simultaneously.
• Strong expertise in conducting structured intake meetings and partnering with hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.
• Previous experience coaching, mentoring or leading recruiters while fostering high performance.
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time‑management skills.

Required skills