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Talent Acquisition Specialist

David Kennedy Recruitment

Capon Bridge, Oeiras, Birgu, Antwerp, Nice, Lefke, Girona, Zurich, Klang City, Kufstein, Poland, Kraljevo, Lisbon, Cascais, Gaziantep, Beijing, Strumica, Tripoli, Bedford, Sibiu, Konya, Limassol, Zadar, Rosenheim, Freiburg (Elbe), Toulouse, Edirne Merkez, Dhaka, Webster, Washington, Augsburg, Boston, Kragujevac, Sidon, Berlin, Mäntyharju, Munich, Valletta, Limerick, Sydney, Bamberg, City of Edinburgh, Passau, Hamburg, Cordoba, Amstetten, Zagreb, Hyderabad, Turin, Les Ulis, Bursa, Cacak, Goiânia, Arequipa, Darmstadt, Batumi, Newcastle upon Tyne, Ingolstadt, Marseille, Aachen, Antipolo, Kumanovo, Kyiv, Pınarbaşı, Liverpool, Patras, Derby, Düsseldorf, Eindhoven, Monaghan, Thun, Batam, Innsbruck, Johannesburg, Niš, Debrecen, Stockholm, Milan, Chiclayo, Recife, Quezon City, Belo Horizonte, Madrid, Essen, Porto Alegre, Stuttgart, Newtownards, Saint-Étienne, Milpitas, Copenhagen, Karachi, Iași, Capiatá, Leoben, The Hague, Wiesbaden, Petaling Jaya, London, Almaty, Ljubljana, Kerpen, A Coruña, Porto, Cebu City, Ohrid, Asunción, Stara Zagora, Liepāja, Glasgow, Campinas, Hefei, Catania, Sheffield, Vienna, Tallinn, Auckland, Alicante, Gothenburg, Osaka, Chicago, Pristina, Frankfurt, Perímetro Urbano Santiago de Cali, Linz, Leicester, České Budějovice, Faro, Venice, Konak, Loulé, Andijan, Swansea, Khon Kaen City Municipality, Ostrava, Eisenstadt, Municipality of Athens, Zaragoza, Brno, Ashgabat City, Verona, Dashoguz City, Kichevo, Birmingham, Pécs, Craiova, Larnaca, Naples, Caieiras, Auburn, Reus, Alajuela, Rennes, Rome, Plovdiv, Herdecke, Bologna, Kyustendil, Krasnodar, Damascus, Cork, Oslo, Bordeaux, Leibnitz, Asenovgrad, St. Pölten, Kaunas, Valencia, Bari, Rotterdam, Aberdeen City, Florence, Kardzhali, Maastricht, Belgrade, Vilnius, Limbourg, Tbilisi, Krasnoyarsk, Almeria, Krushevo, Austin, Regensburg, Brixen - Bressanone, Bern, Christchurch, Nicosia, Tirana, Brașov, Busan, Paphos Municipality, Łódź, Suzano, Namangan City, Amsterdam, Cardiff, León, Kota Kinabalu, Cotia, Basra, Phoenix, Larissa, Sofia, Saint-Tropez, Aracaju, Dnipro Urban Hromada, Málaga, Kutaisi, Graz, Aarhus, Las Cabras, Dublin, Aalborg, Caen, Hải Phòng, Sintra, Ganja, Leeds, Palermo, Paris, New York, Ksamil, Swoyersville, Badajoz, Mclean, Miskolc, Lima, Novosibirsk, Pforzheim, Bray, Amadora, Braga, Nyíregyháza, Manchester, New Taipei, Antalya, Waikino, Sveta Nedelja, Marbella, Split, Capital City of Prague, Budapest, Lyon, Utrecht, Chelyabinsk, Pilsen, Barcelona, Geneva, Würzburg, Celje, Rīga, Hamilton City, Debar, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Omsk
Full-time
2-5 years experience
Remote Only

Key Skills

Talent acquisition
Tech recruitment
Global sourcing
AI recruitment
Candidate journey management
Structured interviewing
Employer branding
Applicant tracking systems
Communication
Collaboration
Strategic planning
Start-up experience
Scale-up experience
Technical aptitude assessment
Relationship building

Job Description

David Kennedy Recruitment is working with a fast-growing AI technology company with over 50 million users worldwide that is seeking to onboard a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their team.

The successful candidate will be the company's third Talent Acquisition Specialist, working closely with the CEO and business leaders to recruit internationally across every function, with a strong focus on tech, while helping shape how recruitment evolves as the company grows beyond 100 employees.

Location: Europe, Remote

Employment type: B2B contract

Remuneration: Competitive salary dependant on experience

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Map and engage top talent from Tier 1 tech hubs and companies worldwide, including candidates who are not actively applying

  • Help implement an AI-first recruitment stack, using AI agents, niche technical communities and unconventional channels to find exceptional talent

  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with passive talent globally to stay ahead of hiring needs

  • Own the candidate journey from the first discovery call to the final close

  • Conduct structured interviews assessing technical aptitude and cultural alignment

  • Test new AI tools and sourcing strategies that keep the quality bar high

  • Contribute to employer branding initiatives and content that position the company as a leading destination for AI talent

REQUIREMENTS:

  • 3+ years of recruitment experience, including at least 2 years in tech recruitment

  • Experience working in a start-up or scale-up environment

  • Global sourcing experience, with a track record of attracting talent from major tech hubs (USA, EU, LATAM, etc.)

  • Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and other recruitment tools

  • Perfectly fluent English and strong communication and collaboration skills

  • Goal-oriented with strong ownership and a doer mindset, balancing execution, planning and strategy

  • Humble and open to feedback, thriving in a high-trust environment

  • Comfortable hiring for products built on uncensored models and NSFW content

Advantages

  • Experience in AI recruitment or familiarity with the AI space

  • Exposure to employer branding, compensation benchmarking or broader talent acquisition initiatives

 

BENEFITS:

  • Fully remote, working from anywhere

  • B2B contract preferred, with flexibility on contract type

  • 20 working days of paid time off per year

  • Annual in-person company gathering

  • Monthly allowance towards health insurance expenses

  • Unlimited 1:1 sessions with psychologists and lifestyle experts, also available to up to three family members

  • Co-working space budget of up to two visits per month

  • Learning budget for courses, books, conferences, events or certifications

  • Company equipment

  • Premium access to AI tools

  • Opportunity to help shape the Talent Acquisition function at a defining stage of growth

  • And many more!!!

Core Responsibilities

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will map and engage top global tech talent while implementing an AI-first recruitment stack. They will own the end-to-end candidate journey and contribute to employer branding initiatives to attract exceptional candidates.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of recruitment experience, with a minimum of 2 years specifically in tech recruitment. Strong global sourcing skills, familiarity with ATS tools, and a doer mindset are essential for this role.

Benefits

  • Fully remote
  • Paid time off
  • Annual in-person company gathering
  • Health insurance allowance
  • Psychological support
  • Co-working space budget
  • Learning budget
  • Company equipment
  • Premium access to AI tools

About David Kennedy Recruitment

Industry: Staffing and Recruiting

Company size: 11-50 employees

David Kennedy Recruitment Ltd delivers exceptional recruitment services on a global scale, presenting an innovative approach that connects candidates and clients seamlessly. Established in October 2018, DKR is a virtual UK-based limited company, comprising of 150+ staff located across the globe, with fluency in 32 languages. As a prominent figure in the multilingual recruitment sector, DKR specializes in BPO (including eCommerce, Telco, Digital Media, Automotive, Tourism, Banking, Electronics, and FMCG), Hospitality, SaaS, IT, Forex, Crypto, and iGaming industries.

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