Talent Acquisition Specialist (GTM) H/F

The role

This person will own end-to-end recruitment for Go-to-Market teams with a focus on sales hiring. They will build sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for commercial roles in the defense and aerospace industries.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end recruitment for Go-to-Market teams.
• Build proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for commercial roles.
• Drive hands-on headhunting to identify and attract candidates from defense and aerospace companies.
• Partner with sales leadership and hiring managers to define role requirements and priorities.
• Manage the full recruitment process from outreach to offer negotiation.
• Position the company mission and products to attract commercial talent.
• Develop and maintain networks across defense contractors and aerospace companies.
• Track recruitment KPIs and improve sourcing strategies and hiring efficiency.
• Contribute to strengthening the employer brand and talent networks.
• Support recruitment across other business functions as needed.

Required qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of recruitment experience.
• Strong experience recruiting Sales and Business Development profiles within the defense and/or aerospace industries.
• Established understanding of the defense and aerospace talent markets.
• Excellent hands-on sourcing and headhunting skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Entrepreneurial, autonomous and resourceful.
• Excellent communication and persuasion skills.
• Fluency in English and French is mandatory

Nice to have

• Combining agency or executive search expertise with in-house recruitment experience
• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment, ideally as an early Talent Acquisition hire

About the company

Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime that builds AI-guided interceptors and software platforms. Founded in 2024, the company has 90 people and serves NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions.