Vates is a French software company specializing in Open Source and virtualization, with a strong commitment to open and collaborative development. Our main projects, Xen Orchestra and XCP-ng, cover the entire virtualization stack — from the hypervisor (Xen) and the virtualization platform (XCP-ng) to virtual machine management and backup (Xen Orchestra). Our company operates in an international environment, fluent English required.
Your Responsibilities:
- Gather and analyze recruitment needs with hiring coordinators
- Draft, validate, and publish job postings across relevant channels
- Develop and implement a multi-channel sourcing strategy (LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, talent pools, schools)
- Identify and engage passive candidates through headhunting
- Conduct HR screenings and selection interviews
- Assess candidates’ skills, motivation, and cultural fit
- Coordinate the full recruitment process through to offer stage and contract signature
- Support hiring managers in final decision-making
- Ensure a smooth and high-quality candidate experience throughout the process
- Build, manage, and engage talent pools to anticipate future hiring needs
- Develop and promote the company’s employer brand
- Identify recruitment challenges and propose improvement actions
- Contribute to the optimization of recruitment processes and tools (ATS)
- Participate in cross-functional HR projects (onboarding, campus relations, diversity & inclusion, etc.)
- Monitor market trends and recruitment best practices
- Collaborate closely with HR teams, coordinators, and business leaders
Required Skills:
- Strong command of the end-to-end recruitment process
- Expertise in multi-channel sourcing techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, talent pools, referrals, direct sourcing)
- Ability to identify and engage passive candidates (headhunting)
- Experience conducting structured recruitment interviews (screenings, HR interviews, competency-based assessments)
- Solid knowledge of candidate assessment methodologies
- Proficiency in using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage recruitment processes and candidate tracking
- Ability to write and distribute attractive job postings optimized for different channels
- Experience in building and managing talent pools (talent pipelines, candidate communities)
- Strong understanding of recruitment KPIs (time to hire, cost per hire, conversion rates, quality of hire)
- Ability to analyze and report HR data (dashboards, recruitment activity tracking)
- Knowledge of labor law fundamentals related to recruitment (contracts, hiring processes, compliance)
- Proficiency in HR digital tools (ATS, recruitment CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, sourcing tools)
- Involvement in employer branding and candidate attraction strategies
- Ability to coordinate complex recruitment processes with multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous recruitment processes (high-volume hiring or hard-to-fill roles)
- Fluent in English
Why join us?
At VATES, you will find a flexible work environment, a supportive and approachable team, and a role that makes a real impact on a daily basis.
Location:
Our offices are based in Grenoble or Paris, but we operate on a fully remote model to provide greater flexibility and daily work comfort.
You are free to work 100% remotely or come on-site occasionally, depending on your preferences.
Benefits:
- Meal vouchers
- Health insurance coverage funded at 50% by the company
- Benefits provided by the Works Council (employee discounts, cinema tickets, etc.)
- Employee savings plan (PEE)
- Profit-sharing scheme
- Annual bonus
- 100% remote work
As part of our diversity and inclusion policy, this position is open to all candidates, regardless of gender.
- Bachelor’s to Master’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in recruitment (within a recruitment agency, IT services company, or in-house environment).
- Fluency in English.
Vates is a French software company specializing in Open Source and virtualization, with a strong commitment to open and collaborative development. Our main projects, Xen Orchestra and XCP-ng, cover the entire virtualization stack — from the hypervisor (Xen) and the virtualization platform (XCP-ng) to virtual machine management and backup (Xen Orchestra).
Our team is distributed across several countries and fully embraces remote work, with transparent working methods and accessible communication channels. At Vates, we are driven by a people-centered company culture focused on kindness, inclusivity, and a flat organizational structure. Every team member is encouraged to contribute ideas, make decisions, and grow with the company.
Our Open Source model is at the core of everything we do — not only in our code, available on GitHub and GitLab, but also in our collaborative approach with the community. We believe in an “upstream first” philosophy, and we dedicate our expertise and resources to fundamental projects such as Xen, while supporting contributors of all levels in joining us on this journey.
