Joris Girardet

I help startups and scale-ups hire the talent that fuels their growth.

• • From early-stage to international scale, I design and execute hiring strategies that secure high-impact talent.

• • Tech, Product, AI, Data, Cybersecurity, Design & GTM

• • From C-level & VP leaders to strategic individual contributors

Jul 2023 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Context: Post-hypergrowth phase - restructuration > rightsizing > consolidation > sustainable growth

Role: Design automated, predictable, insight-driven recruitment engines, & enable European leaders to hire at scale, from IC to Executive level, positioning Talent Acquisition as a critical business driver.

Scope:

• Own hiring strategy & execution for Engineering, Data, Product, Design, IT & Security...

• Recruit high-impact roles (VPs, CTO) that materially influence team performance and organisational direction

• Evolve Recruitment Operations System: Lever → Teamtailor ATS migration, AI-enabled sourcing, scorecards, referrals, DEI & candidate experience

• Lead strategic cross initiatives: People/HR AI taskforces (AI Agents with Dust), interviewer calibration, skill mapping

• Strengthen predictability through market intelligence, funnel analytics, feasibility modelling & quality metrics

Impact & achievements

• Hires per year: 25-30

• Time to hire: from 24 days to 7 days

• Time to fill: from 90 days to 20 days

• Offer acceptance rate: from 72% to 95%

• Glassdoor rating: from 4.0 to 4.3

May 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Context : Hyper-growth

Role : Lead and scale the Tech TA function across Europe, growing the team and embedding recruitment as a strategic growth driver.

Scope

• Manage and develop a high-performing TA team: goal-setting, coaching & career growth

• Partner with Tech, Product, Data, IT/Security & Design leadership to drive aligned hiring strategies

• Design and roll out KPIs, forecasts & quality metrics to guide TA strategy

• Train recruiters & hiring managers on sourcing, interviewing & candidate evaluation

• Optimize ops: ATS workflows, structured interviews, referrals & job descriptions

• Lead cross-functional talent projects: mobility, workforce planning & employer branding

• • Leading our GREAT sourcing team to improve quality and efficiency : Tech sourcing strategy, sourcing best practices promotion, KPIs set up...

• • Tech sourcing / headhunting (DevOps, Data, Architecture, Cloud, Software Dev, Agile...)

• • Improvement of the recruitment process

• • Participation in our new CRM implementation (definition of our needs, process, user training...)

• • Participation in campus management (student exhibitions)