Your mission

• Work with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team needs, and candidate profiles.
• Source candidates for technical and non-technical roles through LinkedIn, job boards, online communities, and other relevant channels.
• Build and maintain diverse pipelines for current and upcoming roles across different teams.
• Screen incoming applications and conduct initial technical assessments to identify strong candidates.
• Keep candidate records and communication up to date in the ATS, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting.
• Use LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools to identify and engage potential candidates.
• Coordinate with hiring teams to keep the interview process moving smoothly.
• Share updates, candidate feedback, and market insights with hiring managers regularly.
• Suggest ways to improve sourcing and screening processes to make hiring more efficient.
• Represent the company professionally in all candidate interactions and support employer branding where needed.

Your profile

Educational Background

• Advanced degree in a technical, scientific, or engineering discipline combined with experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.

Professional Experience

• Hiring experience for specialised technical/scientific roles and proven track record of filled positions.
• Experience working in a startup or fast-paced, high-growth environment, with the ability to thrive amidst ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Strong network in relevant technical/scientific communities.

 Technical Skills

• Ability to assess technical candidate suitability through targeted evaluation.
• Skilled in using ATS platforms, sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, niche job boards), and maintaining clean, structured pipelines.
• Ability to interpret hiring metrics and data, and use insights to drive continuous improvement in hiring processes.

Soft Skills 

• Clear and credible communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management.
• Analytical, adaptable, and highly organized in managing multiple searches.

Why us?

• We hire for attitude and train for skills.
• We encourage self responsibility and accelerate professional development.
• We move fast and encourage experimentation.
• You have the opportunity to be part of developing breakthrough photonic computing technology and have a lasting impact on the future of computing.
• You can be part of a passionate international, highly skilled cross functional team.
• You will have access to the founders of the company.

About us

Who we are and what we do

Q.ANT is a photonic technology scale-up that emerged from TRUMPF’s R&D labs with deep knowledge in light generation, processing and detection. Since its founding as an independent startup in 2018, the company has been advancing and industrializing photonic and quantum technologies in computing and sensing. Q.ANT's photonic approach to sensing and computing have the potential to overcome the limitations of existing technologies and push the boundaries into new application areas ranging from HPC, AI, medical and autonomous vehicles to aerospace, machinery and process industries. Q.ANT is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.