Talent Acquisition,Culture and Employer Branding Lead

Roboze S.p.A. | Global Scope: Europe, APAC & United States

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Works closely with: Executive Team, HR Manager & Functional Leaders

Salary Range: €50,000 – €55,000 gross annual salary (RAL)

Location: Bari or Hybrid

About Roboze

Roboze is building the Physical AI backbone for autonomous manufacturing in strategic industries. Our proprietary hardware, advanced materials, intelligent software, qualified processes, and global industrial ecosystem transform how mission-critical components are designed, manufactured, and delivered.

We serve Aerospace, Defense, Energy, and advanced industrial manufacturing. Our international growth combines exceptional technology and talent to set a new industrial manufacturing standard.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition & Culture Director who can identify, attract, and hire outstanding talent internationally.

We are looking for an exceptional talent hunter and builder, not a traditional HR leader. You know where extraordinary people work, recognize their strengths, and can convince them to join Roboze.

We would rather hire a few extraordinary people than many average ones.

Your mission will be to raise the talent bar across Roboze, particularly in:

• Engineering & Advanced Technology: Mechanical engineering, automation, robotics, control systems, software engineering, and advanced manufacturing.

• Materials Science & Physical AI: Advanced polymers and composites, materials R&D, artificial intelligence, industrial intelligence, and autonomous manufacturing.

• Product Management: Technical product managers and leaders who translate complex technologies into differentiated industrial products.

• Program Management: Leaders who execute complex, cross-functional industrial programs and deliver results across international teams and customers.

• Business Development & Commercial Leadership: Professionals with deep industry knowledge, strong customer relationships, and a record of winning strategic industrial business.

You will personally source, assess, and close critical candidates, build a lean global recruiting capability, and translate our values into hiring standards and everyday behaviors.

What You Will Own

1. Global Talent Acquisition & Strategic Hiring

• Define and execute a talent acquisition strategy across Europe, APAC, and the United States, aligned with business priorities and the technology roadmap.

• Personally lead critical searches across technical, product, program, commercial, and leadership functions, proactively approaching outstanding passive candidates.

• Map talent across strategic companies, industrial ecosystems, universities, research institutions, and professional networks.

• Build long-term relationships and proactive pipelines beyond immediate vacancies.

• Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to identify capability gaps and hiring priorities.

• Create personalized approaches that communicate Roboze's technology, mission, growth opportunities, and ambition.

• Manage cross-border recruitment and relocation opportunities with relevant internal and external specialists.

Success will be measured by the quality and impact of your hires, not recruiting volume.

2. Talent Assessment & Hiring Excellence

• Understand Roboze's technology, products, business, and markets to engage credibly with specialists, functional leaders, and C-suite candidates.

• Work with functional leaders to define the expertise, business capabilities, leadership qualities, and track record required for each critical role.

• Establish rigorous, efficient assessments of demonstrated achievements, problem-solving, execution, and measurable business impact.

• Evaluate ownership, resilience, judgment, collaboration, curiosity, and performance in fast-moving, technically demanding environments.

• Challenge hiring decisions that fall below company standards, even for hard-to-fill positions.

• Ensure a fast, professional candidate experience through clear communication and timely decisions.

• Improve hiring quality through structured feedback, performance outcomes, and retention insights.

3. Culture, Talent Density & High-Performance Teams

Our culture is built through the people we hire, the standards we uphold, and the behaviors we reward.

• Translate company values into hiring criteria, leadership expectations, and everyday behaviors.

• Raise talent and performance standards with the CEO and leaders, reinforcing ownership, accountability, technical excellence, ambition, collaboration, and execution.

• Identify people with both exceptional capabilities and the mindset to thrive in a fast-growing industrial company.

• Support leaders in recognizing, developing, and retaining outstanding talent.

• Ensure onboarding reinforces values, performance expectations, and individual responsibility from day one.

• Help create an environment where people are challenged, trusted, empowered, and able to make a meaningful impact.

4. Build a Lean, High-Performance Recruiting Capability

• Build scalable recruiting for international expansion, with clear priorities, outcomes, and accountability.

• Use modern sourcing technologies, AI-enabled recruiting tools, and talent intelligence platforms.

• Build partnerships with specialized recruiters, universities, technical communities, and industry networks where they add strategic value.

• Establish scorecards focused on quality of hire, sourcing effectiveness, candidate engagement, and hiring efficiency.

• Partner with Marketing and Communications to strengthen employer positioning in priority talent markets.

• Prioritize direct sourcing, speed, and sound judgment while keeping processes practical and efficient.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience & Capabilities

• 8+ years in Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, or recruiting leadership, with a record of hiring outstanding professionals in technically complex, industrial environments.

• Proven ability to personally identify, approach, engage, and close specialized professionals, senior leaders, and hard-to-find talent.

• Cross-functional recruiting experience, ideally spanning Engineering, R&D, Product Management, Program Management, and Business Development.

• Strong exposure to deep tech, advanced manufacturing, Aerospace, Defense, robotics, industrial automation, Energy, or other technology-intensive industries.

• International recruiting experience, particularly in Europe and the United States, and the ability to develop networks in additional markets.

• Effectiveness in entrepreneurial, high-growth, or transformation environments requiring ownership, resourcefulness, and speed.

• Business acumen connecting technology, product development, industrial execution, and commercial growth to company performance.

• Excellent communication, influencing, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

• A structured, analytical approach, sound judgment, creativity, and urgency.

• Fluent English and the ability to operate in international leadership environments.

Strongly Valued

• Specialized executive search or direct headhunting experience for technology-intensive businesses.

• Building cross-functional teams in scaling industrial or deep-tech companies, including technical specialists and complex B2B commercial leaders.

• Exposure to manufacturing equipment, industrial automation, robotics, aerospace systems, AI, or advanced materials.

• A technical or engineering educational background; demonstrated recruiting expertise and business understanding matter more than formal qualifications.

• Established networks in European and US engineering, technology, and industrial communities.

• Additional languages relevant to Roboze's international operations.

The Mindset We Value

• A hunter's instinct: You personally find and engage exceptional people.

• High standards: You uphold the bar for critical hires.

• Curiosity: You seek to understand technical, product, program, and commercial excellence.

• Global perspective: You understand talent markets and build cross-cultural relationships.

• Entrepreneurial ownership: You move fast and solve problems in imperfect conditions.

• Focus on impact: You measure success by hires and their results.

• Long-term commitment: You build lasting organizational quality, culture, and strength.

What Success Looks Like

In your first 12 months:

• Deliver critical technical, product, program, commercial, and leadership hires, including hard-to-access candidates.

• Establish proactive pipelines in priority international markets.

• Improve the consistency, speed, and quality of hiring decisions.

• Build a lean global recruiting capability with strong direct sourcing expertise.

• Strengthen alignment between company values, hiring decisions, leadership expectations, and organizational performance.

• Help establish Roboze as a destination for exceptional talent in advanced industrial technology and strategic industries.

Location & International Exposure

This global role supports operations in Italy, Poland, and the United States, alongside growing activities in APAC.

Regular presence at our Bari headquarters and international travel are required to connect with leaders, teams, and talent communities. Location and working arrangements depend on the candidate's profile and operational needs.

The focus is strategic talent acquisition and organizational culture, rather than HR administration, payroll, or routine personnel operations.

Why Join Roboze?

Working with the CEO and international leaders, you will shape the teams behind our technology, products, customer relationships, and growth.

Help build an exceptional company, one exceptional person at a time.