Location: Paco De Arcos - Q45, Portugal

Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space.

Talent Acquisition Partner / Recruiter

at the site Lisbon / Paço de Arcos

Your mission:

• Lead and drive the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring speed, quality, and alignment with business needs within an international tech company in our core markets (Defense, Aerospace and Cyber Security and Digital Identity)

• Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements and selection criteria based on skills and competencies

• Conduct structured interviews, including competency-based and case interviews, to assess both technical and behavioral fit

• Source, screen, interview, and shortlist candidates with a focus on skill-based evaluation and long-term potential

• Maintain and report on key recruitment metrics (e.g., time-to-offer, quality-of-hire), identifying areas for continuous improvement

• Build and maintain strong pipelines of active and passive candidates to meet current and future hiring needs
   

What we are looking for:

• Solid experience managing full-cycle recruitment, ideally in an international and matrixed environment

• Strong expertise in competency-based interviewing, with exposure to case-based assessments is a benefit but not mandatroy

• Proven ability to drive recruitment proactively and operate independently with minimal supervision

• Experience sourcing candidates through multiple channels, especially LinkedIn, with a focus on hard-to-fill and technical roles

• Fluent in Portuguese and English, with the ability to conduct professional interviews in both languages
   

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Please note that we can only accept applications in english language.

Andre Fuhrmann
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