Talent Acquisition Manager

About HyLight:

HyLight’s mission is to help society become more resilient to climate change by improving the observation and inspection of infrastructure.

We build HyLighters, airships that collect data across vast distances with zero emissions.

Our activities include:

• Detecting methane leaks from gas infrastructures (4% of global GHG emissions)
• Inspecting power lines to prevent outages and wildfires

By 2030, we aim to become the global leader in aerial monitoring.

In just 3 years, we have pushed the realm of possibilities: as we have:

• Developed 8 iterations of the HyLighter
• Logged over 200 flight hours
• Secured our first inspection contracts with Europe’s largest infrastructure operators
• Joined the world’s top startup accelerator, Y Combinator
• Raised €6 millions

HyLight is aiming for a diverse and included team, if your profile doesn't fit all the description but you can bring a diverse point of view, push it forward, it will be highly appreciated.

We’re well-funded and backed by top investors, providing the resources you wish you had when building your own business. We don’t care about traditional roles or titles, just that you’re smart, proactive, and bring the same founder-level ownership and drive to help us build something massive.

Job Summary:

HyLight is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a Talent Acquisition profile to support this growth.
This role is highly operational and hands-on, with a strong focus on end-to-end recruitment, while also ensuring a smooth employee experience from onboarding to offboarding and contributing to a positive day-to-day work environment.

You will work closely with the founders and managers to hire new team members, structure recruitment processes, and act as a key point of contact for people-related topics within the company.

The Mission:

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition (75%)

You will own the recruitment process from start to finish:

• Drafting and publishing job offers on relevant job boards
• Actively sourcing and headhunting candidates
• Managing and animating the candidate pipeline
• Conducting pre-screening interviews
• Coordinating and organizing interviews, including on-site interviews
• Ensuring a smooth and professional candidate experience throughout the process
• Keeping recruitment pipelines clean, structured, and up to date
• Acting as the main point of contact for candidates at every stage

People Operations & Office Life (25%)

You will contribute to a smooth employee journey and a well-functioning office environment:

• Organizing onboardings and offboardings:
  • managing equipment, badges, access rights, and bicycles for arrivals and departures
  • welcoming and integrating new team members
• Acting as the liaison with the landlord and service providers to maintain good working conditions and contributing to company life and team cohesion

Profile Sought:

Experience & Background

• Already operated in high-volume or high-pressure recruitment environments
• Proven ability to manage multiple demanding recruitments in parallel
• Strong sourcing skills and the stamina to stay engaged over time
• The confidence to challenge managers and teams when needed
• Experience in a startup, scale-up, or fast-growing SME environment is a strong plus

The following list of skills is exhaustive, while you may not perfectly fit with the profile, we highly value personal growth and development. We see our interns as potential future team leads at HyLight.

• Fluent English (mandatory): You will recruit international profiles and conduct interviews in English on a daily basis.
• End-to-end recruitment ownership: Proven ability to manage the full recruitment cycle, from sourcing to candidate coordination.
• Strong pipeline management skills: Ability to structure, track, and continuously update candidate pipelines so that nothing falls through the cracks.
• Excellent organizational skills: Comfortable managing multiple recruitments and operational topics in parallel.
• Comfort with digital tools: ATS, tracking tools, and collaborative platforms (Notion, Slack, Google Workspace).

Mindset & Soft Skills

• Highly proactive and execution-driven: you push candidates and internal stakeholders to move processes forward
• Strong sense of ownership and able to work independently: you take responsibility end-to-end and act independently to get things done
• Pragmatic problem-solver: you know how to find solutions, adapt, and get things done even when processes or resources are not perfectly defined
• Naturally approachable and positive: you build trust easily and contribute positively to team dynamics
• Team-oriented, with a federating mindset: you enjoy contributing to company life and energizing the group

Languages

French (professional working proficiency), English (fluent – internal communication and documentation)

What We Offer:

• Shares of HyLight and annual compensation: €45,000 - €60,000 (based on experience)
• Real responsibility and direct impact on team’s growth
• 100% reimbursement of public transport pass (Navigo) or €800/year for sustainable commuting
• Bike provided for commuting
• Free lunch
• Bi-annual offsite trips with the whole team
• Excellent work environment: international team, team events, beautiful offices on a former airbase

Why You Should Join:

• Founder Mentality: We value extreme ownership and want people who think like founders—fast decision makers, natural problem solvers, and executers.
• Ground Floor Opportunity: You’ll be helping to shape and grow a revolutionary company with the resources to back it.
• Impact & Speed: Work in a fast-paced environment where your contributions will have immediate, tangible effects on the company’s success.

Location:

• Office : Base 217, Brétigny-sur-Orge, accessible via RER C