Workwise

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Workwise

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Amsterdam • 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers—supporting workforce planning, hiring strategy, role scoping, and market insights to influence and guide decision-making.
  • Coach and empower hiring managers on interview best practices, structured assessments, and delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
  • Build targeted, creative sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill and strategic roles, including proactive talent mapping and succession planning.
  • Own recruitment metrics and dashboards; use insights to improve time-to-hire, funnel conversion, and quality-of-hire.
  • Improve and scale recruitment workflows, systems (we use Greenhouse), and tools to support efficient hiring.
  • Partner with People and Marketing to refine and amplify our employer brand across campaigns, events, and key candidate touchpoints.
  • Align hiring plans with business objectives and influence decisions at the leadership level.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with a strong focus on scaling in fast-paced SaaS, tech, ecommerce, or startup environments.
  • Proven track record of owning senior-level or complex hiring processes end-to-end.
  • Expertise in sourcing strategies, especially for niche or competitive talent markets.
  • Consultative approach and ability to build strong partnerships with hiring teams.
  • Strong analytical skills and familiarity with recruitment metrics and tools.
  • Experience with Greenhouse or similar ATS platforms.
  • Passion for improving the candidate experience and recruitment processes.
  • Experience in employer branding and EVP initiatives is a strong plus.
Benefits
  • A position in a fast-growing, and dynamic environment.
  • Flexibility to work in a hybrid environment, balancing office and home settings.
  • The best working setup, with all necessary tools and equipment provided.
  • Enjoy daily lunch provided at the office.
  • A vibrant, entrepreneurial work environment that encourages innovation and growth.
  • Weekly team lunches and monthly surprise events to build team spirit and have fun along the way.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
talent acquisitionsourcing strategiesrecruitment metricscandidate experienceemployer brandingsuccession planningworkforce planninghiring strategystructured assessmentsanalytical skills
Soft skills
consultative approachpartnership buildingcoachingempowermentinfluencing decisionscreativitycommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingadaptability