Mistral AI

Talent Acquisition Lead - Paris

Mistral AI
onsite senior full-time Paris
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First indexed 17 Apr 2026

Description

As Talent Acquisition Lead, you will have twofold responsibilities as recruiter for some specific positions and as leader of several recruiters, to ensure a global efficiency of our recruiting strategy.

The role reports into the Head of Talent Acquisition.

Key Responsibilities:

Hire

Partner with our tech & business hiring managers to find world-changing talent for Mistral

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

Guide candidates through our hiring process and introducing them to the magic of working at Mistral

Manage

Cascade recruiting strategy among the recruiting team

Dive deep into data and root cause issues to help identify and solve recruiting problems.

Help each recruiter to thrive on this scope

Build a data-driven culture in your team

Optimise

At function level, contribute to continuous improvement and innovation in the efficiency and effectiveness of our process, recruitment stack

Push for efficiency initiatives: documentation, automation

Influence

Work on building a recruitment culture in the company

Represent Mistral AI on the talent market

About You

8+ years of experience within a corporate environment.

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

Experience in complex recruiting in highly competitive talent markets

Multi-year experience in leading recruiting teams

Strong written and verbal communication

No ego and highly committed to deliver.

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

Open learning mindset and fast learner, demonstrated capacity to quickly grasp new complex topics

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

Organized, disciplined and strong at both project and people management

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

Fluent in English and experience recruiting internationally

Ideally, proficiency with Lever/Ashby; Modernloop; Crosschq, Crew

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

Benefits

Competitive cash salary and equity

Food: Daily lunch vouchers

Sport: Monthly contribution to a Gympass subscription

Transportation: Monthly contribution to a mobility pass

Health: Full health insurance for you and your family

Parental: Generous parental leave policy

Visa sponsorship

This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://jobs.lever.co/mistral/f4226e68-4a9a-4b95-a879-f2f993e5808b