Job Description
Vates is a French software company specializing in Open Source and virtualization, with a strong commitment to open and collaborative development. Our main projects, Xen Orchestra and XCP-ng, cover the entire virtualization stack — from the hypervisor (Xen) and the virtualization platform (XCP-ng) to virtual machine management and backup (Xen Orchestra). Our company operates in an international environment, fluent English required.
Your Responsibilities
- Gather and analyze recruitment needs with hiring coordinators
- Draft, validate, and publish job postings across relevant channels
- Develop and implement a multi-channel sourcing strategy (LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, talent pools, schools)
- Identify and engage passive candidates through headhunting
- Conduct HR screenings and selection interviews
- Assess candidates' skills, motivation, and cultural fit
- Coordinate the full recruitment process through to offer stage and contract signature
- Support hiring managers in final decision-making
- Ensure a smooth and high-quality candidate experience throughout the process
- Build, manage, and engage talent pools to anticipate future hiring needs
- Develop and promote the company's employer brand
- Identify recruitment challenges and propose improvement actions
- Contribute to the optimization of recruitment processes and tools (ATS)
- Participate in cross-functional HR projects (onboarding, campus relations, diversity & inclusion, etc.)
- Monitor market trends and recruitment best practices
- Collaborate closely with HR teams, coordinators, and business leaders
Required Skills
- Strong command of the end-to-end recruitment process
- Expertise in multi-channel sourcing techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, talent pools, referrals, direct sourcing)
- Ability to identify and engage passive candidates (headhunting)
- Experience conducting structured recruitment interviews (screenings, HR interviews, competency-based assessments)
- Solid knowledge of candidate assessment methodologies
- Proficiency in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage recruitment processes and candidate tracking
- Ability to write and distribute attractive job postings optimized for different channels
- Experience in building and managing talent pools (talent pipelines, candidate communities)
- Strong understanding of recruitment KPIs (time to hire, cost per hire, conversion rates, quality of hire)
- Ability to analyze and report HR data (dashboards, recruitment activity tracking)
- Knowledge of labor law fundamentals related to recruitment (contracts, hiring processes, compliance)
- Proficiency in HR digital tools (ATS, recruitment CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing tools)
- Involvement in employer branding and candidate attraction strategies
- Ability to coordinate complex recruitment processes with multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous recruitment processes (high-volume hiring or hard-to-fill roles)
- Fluent in English
Why join us?
At VATES, you will find a flexible work environment, a supportive and approachable team, and a role that makes a real impact on a daily basis.
Location
Our offices are based in Grenoble or Paris, but we operate on a fully remote model to provide greater flexibility and daily work comfort.
You are free to work 100% remotely or come on-site occasionally, depending on your preferences.
Benefits
- Meal vouchers
- Health insurance coverage funded at 50% by the company
- Benefits provided by the Works Council (employee discounts, cinema tickets, etc.)
- Employee savings plan (PEE)
- Profit-sharing scheme
- Annual bonus
- 100% remote work
As part of our diversity and inclusion policy, this position is open to all candidates, regardless of gender.
Requirements
- Bachelor's to Master's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in recruitment (within a recruitment agency, IT services company, or in-house environment).
- Fluency in English.