Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
mimic
People & HR
Zürich, Switzerland
Posted on Mar 13, 2026
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Zürich
Operations
In office
Full-time
mimic is an early-stage deep tech robotics & AI start-up based in Zurich and supported by leading VCs. We provide industry workers with a helping hand for tedious manual labor tasks and mitigate labor shortages with a versatile automation platform. Our automation solutions, driven by dexterous robotic hands and cutting-edge AI trained on human observations, bring a new level of AI embodiment to the real world.
The Role
As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will support our team by managing the end-to-end recruitment process for technical and operational roles. You will play a key role in identifying high-quality candidates, coordinating the hiring process, and ensuring a smooth and professional candidate experience. Your work will directly contribute to the growth of our team and business.
What you’ll do:
- Source, attract, and engage top talent for technical and operational positions.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including candidate screening, interview coordination, and hiring support.
- Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team needs, and hiring priorities.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future openings.
- Track recruitment metrics and share insights to continuously improve hiring strategies and processes.
Who you are:
- 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with strong sourcing capabilities and the ability to independently build and manage candidate pipelines.
- Proven experience recruiting technical profiles (Data, AI, Software Engineering, Robotics).
- Hands-on experience with ATS tools (Gem idelly).
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align closely with hiring managers and drive processes forward.
- Proactive, organized, and comfortable working in fast-paced environments with evolving hiring priorities.
- Fluent in English, additional languages desirable.
- Experience in a robotics, AI, or deep-tech startup environment.
- Ability to coach and train interviewers, and work with data to improve processes.
You will have the opportunity to shape a robotics & AI company from the ground up. In flat hierarchies, you will work directly with the founders and some of the best talents in the robotics space. At mimic, you are accepted for who you are. As part of our ongoing journey towards creating a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage everyone to apply, and we are looking forward to you bringing along your knowledge, personal experiences, and fresh perspectives. Together we can solve some of the greatest challenges in robotics.
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Req ID: R39
