Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Madrid)

Formalize Madrid Full-time

Salary Competitive

Do you want to get the chance of scaling an organization from 100 to 200 people in less than one year? Would you like to work hands-on with expanding a startup in hyper-growth? If so, keep on reading!

The opportunity and what we offer
Formalize is on a hyper growth journey with a series A funding round in the back and we have to hire extensively in the next 20 months. You will be joining our team of +100 people in rapid growth. We are on a venture journey and you will have a huge impact in the organisation from the start.

Our hiring pace is high and you would take part in expanding our Sales teams in Madrid (DACH, Benelux & Spanish teams) from 30 to 50 people. Seize this distinctive chance and join an existing People team in Aarhus, Denmark, consisting of 6 people. You’ll be the first member of the People-team in Madrid!

• Be part of a fast-growing SaaS company
• High level of trust and autonomy in a fast paced environment
• Work with the newest HR technology, tech gear and smart people
• Become part of a multicultural company with 13 different nationalities

Responsibilities
As our new Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you’ll be the first employee in our People team in Madrid with close collaboration with the General Manager in Madrid and our People team in Denmark.

Your responsibilities:

• End-to-end responsibility of recruitment process of our hirings in Madrid
• Actively ensure own sufficient talent pipeline to meet your hiring targets
• Full responsibility of tight commercial hiring deadlines
• Ensure excellent alignment and collaboration between you and hiring managers
• Supporting the office in People and Culture tasks such as social events
• Supporting with insights on compensation bands and levels
• Other HR-related tasks

Qualifications and about you

• Thrive in working independently, structured and human-centric
• Strong and proven experience (Around 4-5 years) in end-to-end recruitment
• Solid experience in LinkedIn recruitment products (corporate, recruiter, job posting)
• Experience with sourcing candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter
• Experience with handling personnel matters and creating contracts is seen as a plus
• Able to work 40 hours per week from our office in Madrid
• Native in Spanish and fluent in English

Not a necessity, but very nice if

• You have experience working in a scale-up or SaaS environment
• You have experience with working in Teamtailor

About Formalize
Formalize is a tech company founded in 2021 with offices in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Milano and Madrid. Currently we are a team of +100 people from 13 nationalities operating in multiple European markets and are one of the fastest growing SaaS scale-ups.

Our journey started within the whistleblowing compliance sector, highlighted by the award-winning Whistleblower Software by Formalize, laying the foundation of our success story.

This initial chapter has been within whistleblowing compliance and meeting those regulations. Along the way we established strong partnerships and a base of satisfied customers. Our commitment was recognized through the best customer support, which earned us reputation as a customer-centric pioneer. But now, we extended our expertise to a larger compliance universe including data compliance, risk and privacy.

Formalize helps companies to effortlessly navigate and stay ahead in the ever-changing landscape of compliance. Our platform adapts to regulatory changes, continuously adapting to meet, and foresee, the evolving needs of our users - ensuring businesses remain compliant and confident in their operations.

Traits that describe our culture and employees:

• We are all very goal orienteered and hardworking
• We are responsible, and we like accountability
• We are connecting, and we like to build meaningful relationships
• We are optimistic and like to laugh and have a positive atmosphere
• We like to dream big and to have clear visions for the future

Test in the recruitment process
In the recruitment process, we use talent profiles. You will therefore receive a link to the test after sending your application. All candidates who complete the test will be included in the application process.

Experience shows that it provides the best experience for both candidates and us as a company. It's not about answering right or wrong, but whether one's talents match the context you will work in. We want to hire a colleague who really thrives and flourishes with us, and therefore we are looking for the employee who will be a good fit with Whistleblower Software in relation to

• Fit between the person and work tasks
• Fit between the person and the colleagues in the team
• Fit between the person and the management

We know that when this is staged optimally, you thrive and succeed much better in your job.

Recruitment Process

• Send application and upload relevant information (cover letter is appreciated)
• Completion of personality test
• 15-30 minutes online interview with TA Specialist
• IQ test & case preparation for case interview
• 60 minutes case interview with TA Specialist and CEO
• 30 minutes in-office interview with the General Manager in Madrid

Apply by attaching your resume and cover letter. We will hold interviews and hire on an ongoing basis. For more information or questions please contact our Talent Acquisition Specialist.