Tech Recruiter, People Manager – Defense AI

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Tech Recruiter and People Manager at a Deep-Tech company developing AI software for defense. Responsible for tech recruiting of candidates in AI, Data, and Software Engineering.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeHallbergmoos • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You develop and manage our end-to-end recruiting process for predominantly technical roles, including identifying and proactively approaching suitable candidates, especially senior profiles in AI, Data, Software Engineering, Simulation and Defense Tech.
You work closely with the executive team, the CTO and the relevant departments to create precise requirement profiles and job postings.
You build structured screening and interview processes, manage talent pools, and ensure promising candidates are systematically maintained and re-engaged.
You automate recurring steps across the entire recruiting workflow.
You work with recruiting tools, job boards, automation tools and, where applicable, AI-based screening and matching approaches.
You ensure a professional candidate experience: clarity, speed and reliability are more important than HR buzzwords.
You support the establishment of fundamental people processes, such as onboarding, contract processes, role profiles, goal setting, development reviews and retention measures.
You ensure that recruiting and people operations fit a safety-critical, technology-driven company — including considerations such as availability, work authorization, location, trustworthiness and potential clearance requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Several years of experience in tech recruiting, ideally in a software, AI, data, cyber, defense-tech or deep-tech environment
Good understanding of technical roles in AI, machine learning, data engineering, software development, DevOps, simulation, embedded/edge or system architecture
Experience recruiting senior and specialist-level professionals
Strong process orientation with a commitment to running recruiting in a data-driven and structured way
Experience with ATS systems, job boards, LinkedIn/Xing recruiting and active sourcing
Experience with automation tools such as Power Automate, Zapier, Make, scripting, or AI-supported workflows
Clear and reliable communication both internally and with candidates
Good understanding of a security- and defense-oriented environment with particular requirements regarding reliability, discretion, loyalty, availability and legal/regulatory frameworks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work at a next-generation deep-tech AI scale-up
A growing company — young and already profitable
Flexible, results-oriented work — predominantly mobile/hybrid (on-site and remote)
Regular coordination and support calls via video conference
Time bank and trust-based working hours
Appreciative environment with a close-knit team culture and a flat hierarchy
Low bureaucracy
Regular company events
Opportunity for an annual training and professional development course

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical recruitingAImachine learningdata engineeringsoftware developmentDevOpssimulationembedded systemssystem architecturedata-driven recruiting

Soft Skills

process orientationclear communicationreliabilitydiscretionloyaltycommitmentorganizational skillscandidate experienceengagementcollaboration