Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
Your Impact
As a member of our Global Talent Acquisition team, you will be responsible for client management and full-life cycle recruitment efforts targeting Research & Development candidates who align with our mission. You will be responsible for data interpretation, regular client reporting and consultation, guiding candidates and hiring teams through our hiring processes, and helping to attract and hire the best talent. You are focused and driven, with an interpersonal savvy that allows you to partner effectively with R&D leaders, hiring managers, candidates, peers, and executives.
An ideal person for this role has a track record of making data-driven decisions, using data to influence hiring strategies, creating and executing relevant and proactive hiring strategies, and is someone who can drive full life cycle recruiting with top technical talent. At Axon we hit the ground running and strike fast and need that speed and agility exemplified by our recruiting team.
What You’ll Do
Location: Kassel, Germany
Reports to: EMEA Manager, R&D Recruiting
- Build and maintain embedded relationships with internal R&D client teams and leaders in Germany
- Deliver monthly recruiting metrics, insights, and consultation on client hiring progress and trends
- Delivery monthly recruiting metrics and insights on client hiring progress and trends
- Leverage data to design timely sourcing and hiring strategies that deliver talent aligned to customer commitments
- Identify and report on trends and recruitment metrics to influence and provide real-time consultation on internal client hiring needs and future TA programs and tools.
- Enable peer recruiters to deliver hires based on internal client road maps, goals, and hiring goals
- Manage full life cycle recruitment processes from sourcing to offer stage
- Utilize Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse (Axon’s applicant tracking system) and other creative sourcing techniques to identify candidates and create a robust pipeline.
- Create a positive candidate experience; reinforce exceptional standards and provide timely feedback and follow up status for both internal/external candidates throughout the recruitment life cycle.
- Develop and cultivate rapport with hiring business leaders, talent acquisition, People Ops and peers; understand business objectives and translate these to talent needs and candidate profiles.
What You Bring
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a full-cycle Recruiter; combination of agency and corporate recruiting experience a plus
- 1-2 years experience reporting hiring progress and desired outcomes for leaders aligned to organizations of 50-150
- Demonstrated experience sourcing, recruiting and building strong technical candidate talent pipelines
- Ability to deliver results with little supervision, and effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects and candidates
- Decisive and able to push back constructively when appropriate to drive results and create impact
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to network within the industry to identify top performers
- Superb customer service focus, attention to detail and organization skills
Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
