Talent Acquisition - EMEA (Contractor)

About Mistral

Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems—across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector—co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

About Mistral 

At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life.

We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting-edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on-premises or in cloud environments. Our offerings include le Chat, the AI assistant for life and work.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society.

Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI. Together, we can make a meaningful impact. See more about our culture on https://mistral.ai/careers.

Role Summary 

• In a context of hyper growth, we look for versatile recruiters who have experience hiring across multiple functions : GTM (Sales, Solutions Architect, Pre-sales) as well corporate functions (ideally Engineering as a minor).

• Length : minimum 3months

• Ideally in Paris but we are open to remote

What you will do

•Manage full-cycle recruiting process ensuring a smooth and bespoke candidate experience.

•Develop and own search strategies and deliver research against those strategies for searches across various business/Corporate and potentially technical functions (GTM, Partnership, Sales, Corporate, Engineering)

•Deeply understand hiring needs, partner closely with hiring managers and stakeholders to develop sourcing and hiring strategies.

•Identify, attract, and ensure high-touch candidate experience to continuously deliver high-quality candidates and meet hiring goals.

•Dive deep into data and root cause issues.

•Proactively identify and solve problems.

•Help improve our process, documentation, tooling and talent market intelligence.

•Identify candidate closing strategies and proactively coach and inform candidates through the entire recruiting process.

•Contribute to continuous improvement and innovation in the efficiency and effectiveness of our systems, services, and processes.

About you

•Autonomous and self-starter who is result-oriented, resourceful, innovative, intellectually curious, and who takes initiative and risks.

•Experience in complex recruiting  and autonomous hiring in outbound contexts

•Experience working to recruit in highly competitive talent markets 

•4+ years of experience recruitment for fast pace, demanding environment

•No ego and highly committed to deliver. 

•Able and keen to to jump from strategic topics to very hands-on work

•Ideally, you have a track record of recruiting both in business & tech roles

•Ideally, you have experience hiring for Enterprise software companies

•Experience in complex recruiting  and autonomous hiring in outbound contextsExperience working to recruit in highly competitive talent markets 

•Open learning mindset and fast learner, demonstrated capacity to quickly grasp new complex subject matter, and understanding of new markets, areas, roles, and business initiatives.

•Capability, credibility, and consultative skills to influence senior colleagues and stakeholders without authority.

•Professional brand of personal accountability, drive, work ethics 

•Fluent in english 

•Experience recruiting internationally 

•Ideally, proficiency with Lever

•Strong written and verbal communication

•Target driven, detail oriented and approachable with the ability to prioritize and work well in an environment with competing demands.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks.

For the most up-to-date details on benefits available in your location, please refer to our Benefits page.

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