Senior talent acquisition specialist

👋 Are you a talented Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist passionate about innovation and technology?

At Seafar, we operate at the cutting edge where maritime meets tech — a rapidly evolving sector full of fascinating and diverse talent profiles. If you love a good challenge and want to make a real impact in this unique space, you’ve come to the right place!

Join our bright, energetic, and vibrant team as we pioneer the future of maritime technology. At Seafar, we live by our core values: Innovation, Customer focus, Quality, Perseverance and Growth. If these resonate with you, let’s explore the possibilities together!

What you’ll do

In this role, you’ll help us attract, welcome, and retain the right talent. You’ll work across the full candidate and employee journey: from recruitment strategy and onboarding to employer branding.

What you’ll own

• Talent Acquisition

  • Building and nurturing a strong candidate pipeline to attract, hire, and retain high-quality talent

  • Managing every stage of the hiring cycle—from sourcing and identifying candidates to conducting in-depth screenings and making contracts, onboarding when the candidate is hired

  • Engaging with potential candidates for current and upcoming roles to create a positive candidate experience

  • Providing timely updates and feedback to hiring managers, HR, and candidates throughout the recruitment journey

  • Strategically planning and executing hiring initiatives that align with Seafar’s growth and scaling goals

  • Collaborate closely with department heads to forecast hiring needs and develop workforce planning strategies

  • Analyze metrics to continuously improve sourcing strategies, reduce time-to-hire, track the employee experience

  • Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies and job boards to optimize candidate sourcing

  • Stay up-to-date with the latest talent acquisition trends and tools to keep Seafar ahead in the competitive market

  • Coordinate all on-and offboarding steps

  • Help the marketing department with employer branding efforts to position Seafar as an employer of choice in the tech and innovation sector

  • Represent the company at career fairs and partner events

  • Act as a bridge between HR and marketing to ensure alignment in tone, timing, and content strategy

Does this sounds like you?

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or a related field

• You bring 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition, including a proven track record in tech recruitment

• You understand the full funnel: from sourcing and candidate experience to employer reputation and engagement

• Fluency in Dutch and English—any additional European languages (French) are a big plus

• You have great communication and storytelling skills—you know how to make a brand feel human

• You’re familiar with employer branding tools and platforms (e.g. LinkedIn campaigns, social media, job boards)

• You can translate company culture into content that attracts the right people

• You’re not just creative—you’re also strategic, and you know how to tailor messaging to different audiences

• The ability to work structured and logically, even under pressure

• You’re proactive, organized, and comfortable working across departments

• You’re eager to learn, experiment, and try new ways to position Seafar as an employer of choice

What’s our offer?

Seafar is the only technology and service company within the autonomous shipping sector that is commercially operating at scale. By joining Seafar you would:

• Be accelerating your career at an innovative and unique maritime tech company in full growth mode, with lots of exciting challenges to crack

• Work on building from the ground up the technology and service company transforming the shipping industry

• Get offered a salary tailored to your needs

• Making an impact in collaboration with a team of enthusiastic and determined colleagues just like you

• Be celebrating many industry firsts – ever landed on the moon? That’s how it feels like when working at Seafar!

This isn’t just another recruitment job. This is your chance to shape the future of work in a tech-driven maritime industry. At Seafar, your voice will matter, your ideas will land, and your efforts will be seen across the company—and the entire sector.

We’re growing fast, hiring smarter, and building something no one has done before. If you're ready to lead, innovate, and make your mark in a high-impact role, then this is your moment.