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.

• 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.

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.

• Screening call
• Deep-dive interview
• Case study
• On-site final meeting