Talent Acquisition Partner

About the role

This role is pivotal in shaping the future of Satispay by securing the strategic talent necessary to drive our governance, legal, compliance, finance, and human resources functions forward. You will own the full lifecycle for some of our most complex and critical positions, acting as a strategic advisor to senior leadership and the board. Your work will directly influence the company's trajectory by attracting individuals who can navigate highly regulated environments with integrity and foresight. You will not simply fill requisitions; you will build robust talent pipelines for roles that are often hard to define and even harder to fill. This position demands a proactive mindset, where you anticipate future hiring needs and solve problems before they become roadblocks. Ultimately, you will be the guardian of our hiring quality and velocity at the highest levels of the organization.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Orchestrate end-to-end recruitment for complex, mission-critical roles in Governance, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Human Resources, exercising full autonomy from requisition to offer closure.
• Architect and execute passive sourcing strategies to uncover hidden talent pools, establishing a sustainable flow of candidates for niche and executive positions before roles are formally announced.
• Assume complete ownership of the offer management lifecycle, defining strategies with hiring managers, conducting sophisticated compensation negotiations, and steering candidates through counter-offer scenarios to successful sign-off.
• Cultivate deep, proactive partnerships with hiring managers, acting as a strategic confidant by providing data-driven insights on pipeline health, market realities, and talent availability.
• Elevate the candidate experience by analyzing pipeline metrics and direct feedback to identify friction points and implement tangible improvements to our recruitment processes.
• Curate and leverage a robust network of external partners, including executive search firms and specialist agencies, determining the optimal mix of channels to solve for the most challenging roles.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives within and beyond the Talent Acquisition team, taking ownership of internal projects while making meaningful contributions to larger, enterprise-level programs.
• Serve as a primary brand ambassador for Satispay, representing our mission and values with confidence and professionalism at industry conferences, talent forums, and public events.
• Analyze recruitment funnel data and market compensation trends to inform strategic hiring decisions, ensuring our talent acquisition efforts are efficient, effective, and aligned with business objectives.
• Operate with complete autonomy in managing the applicant tracking system, generating detailed reports on funnel performance, time-to-hire, and offer acceptance rates without requiring supervision.
• Communicate fluently in both English and Italian across all stakeholder touchpoints, ensuring clarity and alignment with an international network of candidates and internal partners.

Requirements

• Bring 3-7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a demonstrable history of closing complex, niche, or senior-level roles in a corporate setting.
• Possess direct, hands-on experience recruiting for Corporate functions, specifically within Legal, Compliance, Governance, Financial Crime, Finance, or Human Resources domains.
• Have a proven track record of placing or actively managing searches for Director-level positions and above, engaging comfortably with C-suite stakeholders on both the candidate and hiring manager sides.
• Show deep knowledge of the regulated or FinTech talent landscape, particularly concerning compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC), and financial regulation, or the ability to rapidly map and understand such niche markets.
• Master the art of passive candidate sourcing, utilizing a diverse toolkit beyond basic LinkedIn searches to build long-term relationships with individuals who are not actively seeking new opportunities.
• Exhibit expertise in offer management and negotiation, having independently handled compensation discussions, counter-offers, and complex negotiations to a successful conclusion.
• Demonstrate excellence in stakeholder management at the senior executive level, maintaining firm control over timelines and quality while navigating demanding and complex relationships.
• Employ a data-driven approach to recruiting, utilizing compensation benchmarking, funnel analysis, and proactive data interpretation to guide hiring strategies and conversations.
• Have international hiring experience, ideally across European markets, or a demonstrated ability to adapt to different employment laws, salary expectations, and candidate behaviors across multiple countries.
• Show complete autonomy in managing the applicant tracking system, capable of pulling funnel reports, analyzing time-to-hire metrics, and monitoring offer acceptance rates without external support.
• Be fluent in both English and Italian, possessing excellent written and verbal communication skills to interface effectively with a global array of candidates and internal stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Only if specified in the original source, which does not include additional preferred items.

Practical notes

• This is a full-time position based in Milan, Italy.
• Fluency in English and Italian is mandatory for daily operations.
• The role requires the ability to work independently and represent Satispay at external events.