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Senior (Lead) Talent Acquisition Manager (m/f/div)

KLANG IS A WELL-FUNDED ENTERTAINMENT STUDIO EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA. WE AIM TO PRESENT DEEP, MEANINGFUL SUBJECTS IN A WAY THAT'S CAPTIVATING, EASY-TO-DIGEST, AND ENTERTAINING FOR ALL AGES.

At the heart of Klang is Seed, a large-scale, persistent virtual world that we believe will redefine the MMO landscape and have a positive impact on our species.

We aspire to bring people together through engaging media experiences and by building strong communities.

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, your main responsibilities will be building processes and structures around Talent Management, leading the Talent Acquisition team and becoming a key partner to our Senior Leaders and Head of People.

What you’ll do in your first 6 months

• Work with Senior Leaders to identify hiring needs and work on a long-term strategy to ensure we engage and attract top talent
• Partner with our Senior Leaders at Klang to implement a hiring process and score cards for our main business units
• Lead and build the Talent Acquisition team: you will mentor and coach your team members, share your knowledge and support them in their growth
• Key Partner for Senior Management providing Hiring Updates and Metrics
• Be hands-on and support your team when needed

Requirements

• Proven experience in a similar role at a startup company where processes and structures are needed in order to be able to scale:
  • You have set up interview processes and scorecards in order to attract top talent and deliver an excellent candidate experience
  • Extensive experience in hiring for a competitive market with talent shortage. This should include sourcing projects, identifying new recruitment channels and metrics to measure the ROI
  • Experience and passion for leading and coaching a team of recruiters
• You have strong project management skills: you are able to translate our vision into actionable plans. You are goal oriented, can prioritize your tasks and meet deadlines
• You have strong decision-making skills, are proactive and have a business mentality

Not Mandatory, but a huge bonus:

• You have experience in hiring for German companies. Knowledge about relocation to Germany, visas, taxes and cost of living in Berlin.

Some additional info:

• This role will report to our Head of People & Culture
• Current team set up: 1 TAM + Admin support
• Klang has 50 employees, we aim to recruit 15-20 by EOY
• Tools we use: Workable (ATS), Personio (HRIS), Smartsheet (OKRs), Small Improvements, Confluence, Slack

Benefits

• Join a well-funded and growing gaming studio in the centre of Berlin-Kreuzberg
• Competitive salary and 27 days of paid vacation
• Flexible office hours
• Monthly public transport travel pass
• Free membership with Urban Sports Club
• Monthly team events and activities
• A dog-friendly office with standing desks and mobile aircon units for hot summers
• Well-stocked kitchen and free company lunches on Thursdays
• Relocation assistance and visa support

We explicitly encourage applications from applicants from groups underrepresented in games/tech spaces. We value all kinds of backgrounds and walks of life.

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