Lead Talent Acquisition Partner

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. 

As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. 

We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams, and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications. 

The role

The day-to-day

• Own end-to-end hiring delivery for a defined portfolio of roles, partnering with business leaders to design and execute structured processes  

• Shape programmatic talent acquisition initiatives, including market mapping, sourcing strategies, and process improvements that measurably raise hiring outcomes  

• Use data to inform search strategies, candidate experience, build stakeholder alignment, and make continuous improvements 

• Apply the company's tech stack to run efficient, rigorous search processes at scale, ensuring consistency and quality across all search processes 

• Build proactive talent pools within the German market, contributing sourcing intelligence and best practice to the broader Talent team 

You should apply if you

• Have delivered full-cycle recruiting in high-growth tech environments with a high talent bar, with experience across one or more of the following domains: hardware engineering, production engineering, production operations, manufacturing, or product 

• Have sourced and placed talent within the German market for a major proportion of your career, with fluency in market-specific sourcing channels and a track record of building proactive pipelines rather than relying on inbound applicants 

• Communicate credibly with technical candidates and senior business leaders, with demonstrated success as talent partner in deeptech, defence, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or robotics sectors 

• Manage a high volume of concurrent requisitions without compromising rigour, quality, or the candidate and stakeholder experience 

• Take full ownership of your pipeline including creative search techniques, talent mapping, requisition qualification with business leaders, and comfortable with high volume of outreach and screening calls 

Application deadline for this role is 15th June. We will review all applications on Monday, 15th June and contact shortlisted candidates based on applications received here. 

 
Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points. 

Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields 

• Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns. 
  
  
• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world. 
  
  
• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward. 
  
  
• In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts.  
  
  
• We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about. 

What we offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options 

• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation 

• Learning: €500 yearly allowance 

• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health) 

• Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances 

• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers 

• Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work 

 
These are the core benefits across all locations; there may be additional benefits in specific sites. 

Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.