Talent Partner

About Us:
STARK Defence is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionizing the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop and manufacture high performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments.

Your mission:
We’re looking for a Talent Partner in Kyiv - someone who combines hands-on recruitment with a strategic mindset. You’ll own the full hiring cycle, help shape how we hire across teams, and make sure both candidates and hiring managers have a smooth and meaningful experience.

This is a role for someone who loves building - processes, relationships, and a strong hiring culture.

Responsibilities:
• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for a range of roles (technical, engineering, operations, and more).
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand their needs, structure job requirements, and define hiring priorities.
• Build and maintain a consistent recruitment process: from intake and job descriptions to scorecards, feedback loops, and offers.
• Source proactively, map markets, and maintain a healthy talent pipeline.
• Conduct interviews and ensure every candidate gets a fair, transparent, and human experience.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide insights on process efficiency and quality of hire.
• Collaborate with the People team on employer branding, onboarding experience, and continuous improvements.
• Spot patterns, bring structure, and help the team grow smarter, not just faster.

Qualifications:
• 3+ years of experience in full-cycle recruitment, ideally within tech, engineering, or manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on sourcing skills: confident use of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and market mapping techniques.
• Experience with ATS systems (e.g. Personio, Greenhouse, Lever, or similar) and ability to keep pipelines structured and transparent.
• Familiarity with structured / competency-based interviewing and use of scorecards for fair evaluation.
• Comfortable working with recruitment metrics and dashboards (e.g. time-to-hire, funnel conversion, offer acceptance).
• Knowledge of market research and talent mapping across different regions.
• Basic understanding of employer branding principles and ability to create engaging job descriptions or hiring materials.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace tools (Docs, Sheets, Forms) - experience with Notion, Confluence, or Figma is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - you can build trust, advise, and challenge when needed.
• Structured, analytical, and proactive approach - you enjoy improving systems and making things work better.
• At least Intermediate + level of English.
• If you see yourself in this role and want to help us build a thoughtful, people-centered hiring culture - we’d love to hear from you.