Talent Acquisition Lead
EGIDE's ambition is to build the future of European defence capability - and everything depends on hiring the best team for that mission. As Talent Acquisition Lead, you will own this: basics exist today, but a lot remains to be built to support hypergrowth in the next years. This is a hands-on builder role, not an administration role. Roughly 80% recruitment, 20% HR. You will report directly to the founders and work side by side with them on every hire.
What You'll Do
- Recruitment (80%)
Scale the function : build on existing foundations - processes, pipelines, assessment criteria, employer brand, tools - and design what's missing to grow headcount fast across sites, without breaking quality or culture.
Own end-to-end hiring : sourcing to offer, for roles ranging from production operators to senior engineers and leadership profiles.
Find scarce profiles : engineers in defence and dual-use are among the hardest to hire in Europe. Passive candidates, small talent pools, confidentiality constraints - you know how to source where others don't (communities, events, referral engines, direct approach...).
Leverage AI : you use AI tools thoughtfully across sourcing, screening, outreach and scheduling, and stay on top of the tooling landscape to keep the team productive.
Partner with hiring managers : sharp, structured intake sessions; help them define what they actually need and challenge them when they don't.
- HR (20%)
Support performance and development frameworks as the team grows.
Act as a trusted, low-ego point of contact for employees, and a culture guardian in a fast-moving environment.
You Are a Fit If You Have Proven recruitment experience in a scale-up : you have built or deeply shaped a recruitment function in a high-growth environment - agency or in-house, ideally both.
Track record on scarce profiles : engineering, industrial or technical talent; you can show creative sourcing wins on hard-to-fill roles.
AI fluency : you already use AI tools in your daily recruitment workflow.
Operational excellence : you are hands-on, fast, and comfortable with ambiguity and competing priorities.
Communication excellence : fluent English and French; you can represent the company to candidates and convince the best of them.
Cultural fit : low ego, high energy, builder mentality, comfort with an early-stage environment.
Nice to Have Exposure to industrial / manufacturing / multi-site environments
Defence or dual-use sector familiarity
Experience hiring across borders (EU)
Additional HR experience (paie, CSE-related topics)
Why Join EGIDE? Build the future of European defence capability — work on real systems that fly, fast
A unique scale-up mandate: solid basics in place, a lot to design and build
Competitive salary + meaningful equity (BSPCE)
100% health coverage
A high-autonomy, high-impact environment
A chance to shape a category-defining company from the ground up
Ready to Join? If you want to build a recruitment engine for one of Europe's most ambitious defence companies, we'd love to talk. Recruitment process: Screening call
Deep-dive interview
Case study
On-site final meeting