Head of Talent Acquisition

Joko

Head of Talent Acquisition leading recruitment strategies and building the team at Joko. Overseeing the growth from ~105 to 250 employees while enhancing the talent acquisition process.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeParis • 🇫🇷 FranceLead💰 €79,000 - €114,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and own the TA team: The most important thing you will do, especially early on, is hire the recruiters who will hire everyone else. We have a clear direction — 5 TAMs by end of year, with 2 ideally already in place before you join, plus a Talent Marketing hire to raise the quality of our inbound. You will make the case for what else the function needs over time, from sourcing specialization onward, and recruit, coach, and grow the team around you.
Define how Joko recruits: Inbound, outbound, RPO management, agency relationships, tooling (Ashby), and process are all yours. You will set the standards, not just execute against them — including upskilling hiring managers so the bar is applied consistently across every panel.
Recruit senior and critical roles yourself: You will stay close to the hardest hires. You know when to delegate and when to own the desk.
Build a global AI strategy for recruiting: You will define and roll out Joko's AI strategy for TA: which parts of the funnel to automate, which tools to deploy, how to keep human judgment where it matters most, and how to turn AI into a real competitive advantage in how we source, screen, and close. You will own this end to end.
Drive an international employer brand: You will partner with Marketing on execution and make the internal case for the resources it takes to build an employer brand strategy that reflects who we actually are, starting in France, scaling very soon to Spain, and preparing for the US and other markets.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience: You have stood up a TA function before, or rebuilt one, and you have also worked somewhere with best-in-class standards. You can operate in both 0-to-1 mode and best-in-class mode, and you know when to switch. The strongest candidate may not have done "just" Talent — a track record that spans ops, consulting, or building things beyond recruiting is a real asset here.
Coaching mindset: You know how to develop the resourcefulness and drive of the people you manage. You see growing recruiters as part of the job, not a tax on it.
High-bar mindset: Joko's culture is built on talent density. Our hiring managers are involved, exacting, and not afraid to pass on a 90% candidate. You find that energizing, not frustrating.
Ops-oriented and performance-driven: You think in systems, not one-offs. You instrument the funnel, care about the numbers, and build process that holds up as the team scales.
Strong sense of craft in TA: You know the difference between a recruiter who has relied on inbound for years and one who genuinely knows how to source. You’ve done both, and you know which approach each situation calls for.
Curious and experimental about AI: You don't claim to have it all figured out, the field moves too fast for that. But you have hands-on experience deploying AI tools into a TA function, you have strong opinions formed from real attempts (and real failures), and you genuinely enjoy figuring out what works.
International scope: Paris, Barcelona, New York, our footprint is growing. You are comfortable recruiting across geographies and building an EVP that resonates in more than one market.
Education: No specific requirement. Track record matters more than credentials.
Languages: You are fluent in French and English (our working language). Spanish is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible remote: If you live in Paris, you can choose to work from our office or from home with no constraints. If you live elsewhere, we can provide access to a coworking space and a coworking budget.
Work from anywhere: Want to spend a month in Italy while working? You can work from most countries in the world for up to 3 months per year.
Top-market compensation
Equity for everyone with the chance to own a piece of what you build
Half-day each week dedicated to leveling up with AI by exploring new tools, iterating hard, and sharpening your skills
Yearly offsite in amazing locations and budget for team-building events & monthly in-person gatherings
Contribution to your ClassPass subscription
8-week leave paid 100% for the second parent
…and much more, check the full list here!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Talent AcquisitionRecruitment Process OptimizationSourcing StrategiesData-Driven Decision MakingAI Tool Deployment

Soft Skills

Coaching MindsetCuriosity and ExperimentationHigh-Bar Mindset