About this role
Professionals who enjoy building deep technical sourcing skills and want to grow into a senior, business-facing recruiting career will thrive in this position. Operating within the EMEA Talent Acquisition team, the person in this role spends the majority of their time in the market mapping talent, running outbound campaigns, and building relationships with passive candidates long before vacancies open.
Databricks builds a unified platform that helps over 20,000 organizations worldwide develop and scale data and AI applications, analytics, and agents. The incoming recruiter takes ownership of full-cycle hiring for early career and individual contributor roles, including associate and mid-level solutions architects, solutions engineers, and delivery solutions architects, while partnering with senior colleagues on complex searches under the guidance of the EMEA Talent Acquisition Manager.
What you will do
- Manage full-cycle hiring for entry to mid-level Field Engineering positions across the EMEA region.
- Conduct creative outbound sourcing by building target lists, writing engaging outreach, and maintaining a healthy pipeline of passive candidates.
- Create and maintain market maps and talent pools categorized by market, skill, and competitor.
- Partner with hiring managers and senior recruiters on intake sessions, calibration, and candidate feedback.
- Provide transparent communication and a streamlined evaluation process for every candidate from initial contact to offer.
- Maintain accurate ATS data hygiene and report on recruitment funnel metrics and sourcing performance.
- Test new sourcing tools, channels, and outreach methodologies while sharing insights with the broader team.
What you need
- Bring professional recruiting or sourcing experience gained either in-house or through an agency.
- Demonstrate proven outbound sourcing abilities with a clear methodology for engaging hard-to-reach talent.
- Possess experience hiring technical, customer-facing profiles or a demonstrated capacity to learn technical domains quickly.
- Exhibit strong written communication skills alongside a commitment to providing a quality candidate experience.
- Demonstrate comfort using data to prioritize daily tasks and influence stakeholder decisions.
- Maintain high organizational capability to manage multiple searches simultaneously across various EMEA markets and time zones.
Nice to have
- Experience within software, SaaS, or the Data and AI industry
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What team will I be joining?
You will join the EMEA Talent Acquisition team and report directly to the Manager, EMEA Talent Acquisition. The team supports hiring across Field Engineering and GTM functions.
What will I actually be working on?
You will spend the majority of your time mapping talent, running outbound campaigns, and building relationships with passive candidates. You will also own full-cycle hiring for entry to mid-level Field Engineering roles across EMEA.
What kind of background is Databricks looking for?
The company looks for candidates with in-house or agency recruiting experience, ideally within software, SaaS, or the Data and AI space. You should also have demonstrable outbound sourcing ability and comfort recruiting technical, customer-facing profiles.