Technical Recruiter – AI, Cloud & Data (360 Recruitment)

Technical Recruiter – AI, Cloud & Data (360 Recruitment)

Company: Acquism

Location: Remote – Europe (CET/CEST working hours)

Contract Type: B2B / Independent Contractor

About Acquism

Acquism is a Swiss-based technology recruitment company specialising in connecting businesses with highly skilled IT professionals across European markets.

We are expanding our focus on AI engineering talent, particularly the specialists who build, deploy and operate AI systems in production.

Our core markets are Switzerland and Germany, with further expansion across Europe.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Technical Recruiter to join Acquism and help build our specialist AI, Cloud and Data recruitment business.

This is a hands-on recruitment role with a strong initial focus on sourcing, engaging and screening high-quality technical candidates.

As you develop your candidate network, you will also identify business opportunities, approach potential clients and proactively market qualified candidates.

We are looking for someone who enjoys recruitment delivery, understands technology and has the communication skills and commercial mindset to develop into a successful 360 recruiter.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Sourcing & Talent Acquisition

• Proactively source and engage technical professionals using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, outreach tools and professional networks.
• Build talent pipelines across AI/ML, Cloud, DevOps, Data Engineering, Kubernetes and Infrastructure.
• Identify candidates with relevant hands-on engineering experience.
• Develop long-term relationships with specialist technical professionals.

Candidate Screening & Qualification

• Conduct structured screening interviews in English.
• Evaluate candidates’ technical experience, project responsibilities, motivations, availability and expectations.
• Ask relevant follow-up questions to validate technical experience and individual contributions.
• Produce clear, accurate candidate assessments and maintain recruitment records.
• Work with structured screening frameworks and AI-supported recruitment tools.

Business Development & Placements

• Identify companies with potential demand for specialist technical talent.
• Proactively introduce qualified candidates to relevant hiring managers.
• Develop relationships with prospective clients across European markets.
• Manage candidate submissions, interview coordination, negotiations and placements.
• Build and manage your own commercial opportunities.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in IT or technical recruitment.
• Proven hands-on experience sourcing technical candidates.
• Experience recruiting for at least one of the following areas: Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure, Data Engineering, Machine Learning or AI.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Strong communication, interviewing and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to understand technical CVs and confidently discuss candidates’ engineering experience.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches or similar sourcing methods.
• Ability to work independently and manage recruitment activities remotely.
• Availability during Central European business hours.
• Interest in developing business development and client acquisition responsibilities.

Nice to Have

• Previous 360 recruitment or business development experience.
• Experience recruiting contractors for European clients.
• Knowledge of AI infrastructure, MLOps, Kubernetes, GPU computing or model deployment.
• Experience recruiting for Swiss or German clients.
• German language skills.
• Familiarity with ATS, CRM and recruitment automation tools.

What We Offer

• Fully remote B2B collaboration.
• Competitive fixed monthly compensation plus placement commissions.
• Opportunity to specialise in high-demand AI engineering markets.
• Access to sourcing tools, structured recruitment processes and AI-supported workflows.
• Direct involvement in developing a growing specialist recruitment business.
• Opportunity to build long-term candidate and client relationships.

How to Apply

Please apply through LinkedIn with your CV and complete the screening questions.

We are particularly interested in recruiters who can demonstrate successful technical sourcing, strong candidate interviewing skills and an interest in developing commercial relationships.