Talent Acquisition Partner in Grenoble

Vates is a French software company specializing in Open Source and virtualization, with a strong commitment to open and collaborative development.

Our main projects, Xen Orchestra and XCP-ng, cover the entire virtualization stack — from the hypervisor (Xen) and the virtualization platform (XCP-ng) to virtual machine management and backup (Xen Orchestra).

Our company operates in an international environment, fluent in English and French required.

Your Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze recruitment needs with hiring coordinators
• Draft, validate, and publish job postings across relevant channels
• Develop and implement a multi-channel sourcing strategy (Linked In, job boards, referrals, talent pools, schools)
• Identify and engage passive candidates through headhunting
• Conduct HR screenings and selection interviews
• Assess candidates’ skills, motivation, and cultural fit
• Coordinate the full recruitment process through to offer stage and contract signature
• Support hiring managers in final decision-making
• Ensure a smooth and high-quality candidate experience throughout the process
• Build, manage, and engage talent pools to anticipate future hiring needs
• Develop and promote the company’s employer brand
• Identify recruitment challenges and propose improvement actions
• Contribute to the optimization of recruitment processes and tools (ATS)
• Participate in cross-functional HR projects (onboarding, campus relations, diversity & inclusion, etc.)
• Monitor market trends and recruitment best practices
• Collaborate closely with HR teams, coordinators, and business leaders

Required Skills

• Strong command of the end-to-end recruitment process
• Expertise in multi-channel sourcing techniques (Linked In Recruiter, job boards, talent pools, referrals, direct sourcing)
• Ability to identify and engage passive candidates (headhunting)
• Experience conducting structured recruitment interviews (screenings, HR interviews, competency-based assessments)
• Solid knowledge of candidate assessment methodologies
• Proficiency in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage recruitment processes and candidate tracking
• Ability to write and distribute attractive job postings optimized for different channels
• Experience in building and managing talent pools (talent pipelines, candidate communities)
• Strong understanding of recruitment KPIs (time to hire, cost per hire, conversion rates, quality of hire)
• Ability to analyze and report HR data (dashboards, recruitment activity tracking)
• Knowledge of labor law fundamentals related to recruitment (contracts, hiring processes, compliance)
• Proficiency in HR digital tools (ATS, recruitment CRM, Linked In Recruiter, sourcing tools)
• Involvement in employer branding and candidate attraction strategies
• Ability to coordinate complex recruitment processes with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous recruitment processes (high-volume hiring or hard-to-fill roles)
• Fluent in English

Why join us?

At VATES, you will find a flexible work environment, a supportive and approachable team, and a role that makes a real impact on a daily basis.

Location:
Our offices are based in Grenoble or Paris, but we operate on a fully remote model to provide greater flexibility and daily work comfort.

You are free to work 100% remotely or come on-site occasionally, depending on your preferences.

Benefits

• Meal vouchers
• Health insurance coverage funded at 50% by the company
• Benefits provided by the Works Council (employee discounts, cinema tickets, etc.)
• Employee savings plan (PEE)
• Profit-sharing scheme
• Annual bonus
• 100% remote work

As part of our diversity and inclusion policy, this position is open to all candidates, regardless of gender.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s to Master’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in recruitment (within a recruitment agency, IT services company, or in-house environment).
• Fluency in English.
• Our Company

Vates is a French software company specializing in Open Source and virtualization with a deep commitment to open, collaborative development.

Our main projects, Xen Orchestra and XCP-ng, span the full virtualization stack: from the hypervisor (Xen) and virtualization platform (XCP-ng) to management and VM backups (Xen Orchestra).

Our team works across multiple countries, fully embracing remote work with transparent workflows and accessible communication channels.

At Vates, we are driven by a strong, people-first culture that values benevolence, inclusivity, and a horizontal structure.

Every member is empowered to contribute ideas, make decisions, and grow with the company.

Our open-source model is core to everything we do, not just in our code, which is available on Git Hub and Git Lab, but in our collaborative approach with the community.

We believe in "upstream first," dedicating our expertise and resources to support and advance foundational projects like Xen, and helping contributors of all levels join us on this journey.

Are you the one?

Vates was born more than 10 years ago in the French Alps, in Grenoble.

Our team is composed of more than 150 people, spread out in France and elsewhere in the world.

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