Senior Recruiter

Join us in helping build the teams behind our mission. As Talent Acquisition Partner, you will lead recruitment activities across Germany and Switzerland, partnering with hiring managers to attract, assess, and hire exceptional talent while continuously improving the candidate and hiring manager experience.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across Germany and Switzerland
• Partner with hiring managers to define hiring needs and drive effective hiring decisions
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract and engage top talent incl. building relationships with universities, educational institutions, and student organizations to support early-talent pipelines
• Assess candidates through structured interviews and selection processes
• Advise stakeholders on recruitment best practices, tools, and market insights
• Champion an outstanding candidate experience while contributing to the continuous improvement of our talent acquisition practices

Your experience and qualifications
For this role your ability to deliver high-quality hiring processes is more important than your educational background. We are seeking someone with extensive recruitment experience, preferably from an in-house role. Other requirements are

• Strong experience in end-to-end recruitment across different functions
• Proven sourcing and candidate research capabilities
• Strong stakeholder-management and advisory skills
• Confidence in managing several recruitment processes and priorities independently
• Fluent English, both written and spoken
• German language skills

About the team
You will report to the Talent Acquisition Manager based in Denmark and become part of a collaborative, international Talent Acquisition team. While most of the team is located in Denmark, you will also have a colleague based in the United States.

Success in this role is built on strong relationships. We are therefore looking for someone based within commuting distance of Munich who values face-to-face collaboration and enjoys partnering closely with hiring managers, business leaders, and HR colleagues. Regular time in the office will help you build your network and stay connected to the people and culture that make Bavarian Nordic unique.

You should also expect regular travel to Bern, Switzerland once per quarter to support hiring activities and strengthen collaboration across both locations.

What makes this opportunity unique?
This is a broad Talent Acquisition role with real ownership and mandate, where you will combine hands-on recruitment, proactive sourcing, stakeholder partnering, and talent pipelining across two key markets.

Ready to apply!
Then apply by clicking the ‘APPLY’ button. Please submit your CV in English - we do not ask for a cover letter.

We are interviewing on an ongoing basis and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Bavarian Nordic is a global vaccine company with a mission to improve health and save lives through innovative vaccines. We are a preferred supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments to enhance public health preparedness and have a leading portfolio of travel vaccines. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America.

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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