Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner (Technical)

As a Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner (Technical) at vCluster Labs, you aren't just filling open requisitions; you are the architect of our engineering capability. In this role, you will serve as the primary ambassador to the technical community, identifying and attracting the builders who will shape the future of Kubernetes virtualization.

You will have the unique opportunity to partner directly with Engineering and Product leadership to execute a modern, data-driven hiring strategy that prioritizes speed and precision over volume as our first EMEA based recruiter.

As a Talent Acquisition Partner (Technical), your role will include:

• Full-Cycle Technical Recruiting: Own the end-to-end hiring process for Engineering, Product, and Technical roles globally. You will guide candidates from the initial talent screen through to the offer stage, ensuring a seamless flow.

• Strategic Sourcing: Proactively source and engage passive talent from the open-source, Kubernetes, and developer tool communities. You will build high-quality pipelines so we do not rely solely on inbound applicants for critical technical roles.

• Data-Driven Execution: Champion our structured interview process. You will ensure scorecards are utilized effectively to reduce bias, maintaining strict data integrity within our ATS (Ashby) to inform hiring decisions.

• Candidate Experience: Drive an exceptional experience by ensuring transparent communication. You will treat candidates with "customer-centric speed," ensuring decisions are made in days, not months.

• Partnership: Collaborate with Hiring Managers to define technical requirements and ideal talent profiles, moving beyond "order taking" to act as a true consultant on market trends and closing strategies.

This role could be a fit for you if you bring:

• Experience: You have 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, specifically for technical roles (Software Engineering, DevOps/Platform, Product) within a high-growth tech startup.

• Technical Fluency: You speak the language. You understand the difference between a container and a cluster, and you are comfortable discussing technologies like Kubernetes, Go, and Terraform with candidates.

• A "Builder" Mindset: You are comfortable operating in ambiguity and enjoy refining processes to make them more efficient.

• Data-Centric Approach: You value results over tasks. You use data and analytics to track pipeline health and inform decision-making.

• High EQ & Active Listening: You are an effective communicator who listens genuinely to understand the perspectives of both candidates and hiring managers.

Bonus points for:

• ATS Proficiency: Experience with Ashby.

• Domain Expertise: Experience recruiting for open-source technology, developer tools, or Kubernetes-focused companies.

• Global Reach: A background in hiring for distributed/remote-first teams.

About vCluster Labs

We are a venture-backed tech startup striving to be the leading force in enabling platform engineers. We raised +$30M from top-tier VCs such as Khosla Ventures (first investor in OpenAI, GitLab, Stripe, Doordash) and are in a hyper-growth phase looking for motivated people to complement our team. Our headquarters are in San Francisco (Salesforce Tower), but our team is distributed around the globe and we have a remote-first work culture.

We're the company behind vCluster, an open-source technology for virtualizing Kubernetes (+10k GitHub stars). Open source is part of our DNA.

The adoption of our commercial product based on vCluster has grown extremely fast (multi-million dollar revenue) and our customer base includes some of the biggest companies in the world, including 6 Global Fortune 500 companies as well as some of the fastest-growing tech unicorns.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits:

• Competitive Salary: We offer a competitive compensation package, including equity.

• Platinum-Level Insurance: Health, dental, vision, and life Insurance, including plans for you and eligible dependents (benefits vary depending on country).

• Flexible Working Schedule:  You have a doctor’s appointment or need to head to the supermarket to get groceries at 2pm? We won’t have an issue with that. To us, results matter more than clocking in and out at the same time every day.

• Workplace Flexibility:  We’re very flexible about where you work. We know things can change in life and we’re happy to adjust the work environment for you along the way.

Culture & Values

At vCluster Labs, we value and stand for:

• Open Source, Open Mind: We are actively contributing to and maintaining open-source projects. Internally, we foster meritocracy — the strongest ideas win, no matter who or where they come from.

• Build Tomorrow’s Standards, Intentionally: We don't just ship software; we define the state-of-the-art of tomorrow. We are fearless in tearing down old approaches to build something better, but we are disciplined in how we do it because we know our users rely on our technology to run mission-critical infrastructure platforms.

• Create Wow: We measure success by the experience we generate, both inside and outside the company. For our customers, this means impressive speed and intuitive experiences. For our team, this means going the extra mile to support one another and to continuously drive each other to new heights.

• Own the Outcome: We understand that our responsibility doesn't end when a task is checked off; it ends when the value is delivered. We connect our daily individual actions to the broader success of the company and our customers.