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Airtree

Talent Manager

Airtree

. Act as a trusted talent advisor to founders and leadership teams across Airtree's portfolio .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in talent acquisition with a focus on building relationships and executing end-to-end recruitment processes. Proficient in developing hiring strategies and managing talent pipelines within the Australian tech startup ecosystem.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Talent AcquisitionEnd-to-End RecruitmentRelationship BuildingStrong Communication SkillsExperience in Tech Startup Scene

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Hard Skills
Recruitment StrategyInterview FrameworksRole ScopingCandidate SourcingEvent Management
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsCollaborationAdaptability
Industry Keywords
Australian Tech StartupExecutive SearchVenture CapitalPrivate EquityTalent Strategy

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Act as a trusted talent advisor to founders and leadership teams across Airtree's portfolio
  • Help portfolio companies build out their hiring processes, interview frameworks, and talent strategy as they scale
  • Get hands-on with hiring for portfolio companies that need the extra support, from role scoping through to offer
  • Run the Airtree Engineering Community, an invite-only event for top engineers, CTOs and technical founders held every two months
  • Make warm introductions between portfolio companies and strong candidates in the market
  • Build and maintain a pipeline of high-calibre talent to funnel into open portfolio roles
  • Find new ways of automating and sharing relevant candidates with the right portfolio companies
  • Develop relationships with candidates, executive search contacts, and the broader Sydney and Australian tech talent market
  • Own end-to-end recruitment for Airtree's internal roles across investment, platform, and operations
  • Partner with hiring managers to define role scope, run structured interview processes, and close candidates

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 4+ years' experience in talent acquisition, ideally from an executive search firm or a tech-focused internal role or recruitment agency
  • Keen interest and exposure to the Australian tech startup scene
  • A genuine track record of building relationships with candidates and hiring managers, not just filling roles
  • Comfortable owning a search end to end, from scoping the brief through to offer and close
  • Strong communication skills. You will be the face of Airtree's talent brand for a lot of founders and candidates
  • Experience recruiting within a VC or PE firm, or for portfolio companies of one (nice to have)
  • Experience running events or communities, even informally (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 5 weeks of leave: 4 weeks annual leave plus 1 bonus week of lifestyle and wellbeing leave.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave, plus a flexible return to work program.
  • An annual budget for your training & self-development.
  • A range of health and wellness benefits including EAP, mental health first aid training, skin checks, flu vaccines and more.