Team Lead Talent Acquisition – Late-Stage Consumer Company, Berlin (Onsite)
HV Capital
People & HR · Full-time
Berlin, Germany
EUR 55k-66k / year
Posted on Oct 8, 2025
On behalf of a growth-stage consumer portfolio company headquartered in Berlin, we are looking for a Team Lead Talent Acquisition to join their team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coach a talent acquisition team (2–3 FTE) to achieve ambitious annual hiring targets (50–60 hires per year), with a typical annual role breakdown of:
- Sales & Business Development (approx. 15% of hires)
- Marketing & Communications (approx. 11%)
- Operations (approx. 11%)
- Technology & Product—covering software engineering, product management, and design (approx. 9%)
- Additional functions in administration, finance, HR, and customer service
- Personally drive delivery on senior/critical searches, balancing operational and leadership responsibilities
- Build and maintain data-driven recruitment dashboards to optimize hiring performance and efficiency across this diverse pipeline
- Evaluate and improve the current ATS, owning the process to build a business case for either optimisation or transition to a new tool
- Partner with operational leaders to refine hiring processes and drive business outcomes
Ideal Profile
- Experience leading small recruiting teams and scaling hiring in late-stage consumer/retail or similar environments
- Demonstrated success filling both volume and highly specialized roles in marketing, product, and tech functions
- Analytical and data-driven approach to recruiting, adept with dashboarding and HR Tech
- Operates effectively on-premise (Berlin) four days/week
- Professional fluency in English; German is a plus but not required
HV Capital is an equal opportunity employer.