Talent Acquisition Manager

Want to build a tastier future through cutting-edge technologies? We are looking for a mission-driven, creative and committed Talent Acquisition Manager to join us 🦆. Come and bring your skills to the table!

GOURMEY is one of Europe's leading cultivated meat companies with global ambitions. Our vision is to create sustainable cultivated meat delights directly from animal cells for a conscious generation. We believe in a world where succulence can share a table with positive impact and that cutting-edge technology combined with culinary arts can help us get there.

From engineers, scientists to culinary experts, we’re building an international team that shares the same passion for positive change. Currently a team of 50 Gourmates, we have dozens of nationalities at the table. Our differences are our strengths and our common language is food.

At GOURMEY, you will report directly to our Head of People & Culture, Clémence Lecointre.

What will you be responsible for?

At GOURMEY, we aim to offer the best candidate experience to all those who want to join our team. As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the growth of the company by recruiting the next generation of gourmates. As a true team pillar, you will work closely with Clémence and our Leadership team to drive and run GOURMEY’s ambitious hiring roadmap.

More specifically, you will:

• Evaluate candidates during the screening calls and follow up on applications.
• Drive the entire end-to-end recruitment funnel by screening candidates, leading hiring briefs, coordinating interviews, giving feedback, evaluating candidates, etc.
• Enhance our talent strategy to attract global talents that match our skills and values by developing our strategies regarding sourcing, employer branding, and diversity & inclusion.
• Be the primary contact person for Hiring managers across the recruitment funnel.
• Determine appropriate hiring KPIs and create reports while challenging the recruitment process in a continuous spirit.
• Onboard and support new gourmates.
  

What about you?

If you thrive in an international, challenging and impactful environment, GOURMEY will allow you to work with committed, talented, and mindful people. On our side, we will request your motivation, autonomy, commitment and open-mindedness.

• You have at least +4 years of experience in recruitment (company or agency) and a track record in finding talent, preferably in the science or food industry.
• You have a scientific background or you are eager to learn about the cell-based meat space (some of the jobs are very technical).
• You enjoy networking, and you can find creative ways to attract and find the talents Gourmey needs.
• You are enthusiastic and can integrate and represent our company culture to candidates.
• You have strong listening skills, are well organized, rigorous and detail-oriented.
• You have a positive and can-do attitude, strong work ethic, and self-motivation, a sense of ownership and responsibility to drive outcomes.
• Passionate about GOURMEY’s mission to bring to market delicious and sustainable foods through innovation
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. We are a very international team, no need to speak French!
  

Bear in mind that GOURMEY is a Biotech start-up and that the profiles that we hire are very niche and/or technical.

What do we offer?

You will join a fast-growing startup located in the center of Paris, with a global ambition to build the future of food through cutting-edge technologies in an inclusive work-environment valuing the importance of work-life balance. We offer:

• A competitive salary and participation in GOURMEY’s ESOP (Employee Stock option plan).
• 25 days of paid leave + 8 extra days (called “RTT” in France) + Whit Monday offered as a paid holiday.
• An attractive company health insurance and work-life balance monitoring.
• Since we are all foodies, we also offer a great kitchen, daily meal vouchers and fresh fruits and nuts delivered weekly.
• Furthermore, we support sustainable transportation and offer extra compensation to those who cycle to work.

What is our recruitment process?

Inclusiveness is at the heart of everything we do at GOURMEY. By being transparent about each step of the process, and why we do the things the way we do, we believe we can give all candidates a foretaste of GOURMEY’s culture. During the process you will meet some of your team members in different parts of the recruitment process which will look like:

• Interviews with our Talent Acquisition Manager