About the role
You have probably used our card readers to buy a cappuccino or pay your hairdresser already. We are passionate about creating an excellent experience that enables our merchants to start, run, and grow their own businesses. At SumUp, our Tech teams are the backbone that build incredible products and ensure a seamless experience for our millions of merchants. We are seeking a strategic Talent Acquisition Partner to be the force behind their growth. In this role, you will build the talent engine that directly accelerates our product delivery and business objectives. You won't just be filling roles; you will build a predictable, high-quality talent funnel that gives SumUp a competitive edge. Your success will be measured by your ability to secure the critical technical expertise that fuels our innovation.
What you’ll do:
- Serve as a key advisor to Engineering, Product, Design, Supply Chain and Logistics leadership, utilizing market intelligence and hiring data to consult on talent strategy, shape role requirements, and influence key hiring decisions.
- Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to build a robust and predictable talent funnel for current and future needs, reducing time-to-hire and ensuring a consistent flow of high-caliber candidates.
- Drive the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle with a relentless focus on performance metrics, including quality of hire, pipeline velocity, and offer acceptance rates.
- Continuously refine and scale our recruitment processes to maximise efficiency, improve hiring outcomes, and deliver a best-in-class experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
- Lead data-informed employer branding initiatives and recruitment campaigns that measurably increase the quality of our inbound applicant pool for critical tech roles.
- Own the candidate journey from initial contact to onboarding, ensuring every interaction is optimised to engage, attract, and convert top-tier talent.
You’ll be great for this role if:
- You are fluent in English; and able to communicate effectively with colleagues across locations in a truly global team.
- You have demonstrated competence in interviewing, sourcing, and stakeholder management.
- You possess strong project management, organisational, and negotiation skills.
- You are an excellent communicator with strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- You are adaptable and flexible, with a strong sense of curiosity and learning agility.
- You are analytical and have a solid understanding of recruiting metrics and how to derive actions from them.
- You have knowledge of the local talent landscape in Germany and Europe.
- You currently have legal right to work in Germany. This role doesn't offer relocation or visa sponsorship.
Why you should join SumUp
- The opportunity to work on large scale fintech products used by millions of small businesses around the world
- A dedicated annual Learning & Development budget for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education
- Enrollment onto our virtual stock ownership program - you will own a stake in SumUp’s future success
- A corporate pension scheme
- 28 days paid leave + 1 for birthday
- You’ll attend global offsites and/or hackathons.
- You'd enjoy other great benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidized office lunches and other location-tailored benefits, Babbel language platform subscription and more!
Job Application Tip
We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.
Skills Required
- Demonstrated competence in interviewing, sourcing, and stakeholder management
- Strong project management, organizational, and negotiation skills
- Fluency in English
- Knowledge of local talent landscape in Germany and Europe
- Legal right to work in Germany
SumUp Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SumUp and has not been reviewed or approved by SumUp.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is positioned as a standout, including 22 vacation days that increase with tenure, public holidays, a quarterly Wellness Day, special leave, and a fully paid one‑month sabbatical after three years. This combination makes time-off benefits feel notably robust in the overall rewards package.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical plan options (including carriers such as Cigna and Kaiser) plus dental and vision. Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage are also part of the protection package in the U.S. materials.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a published 401(k) match formula that provides an employer match up to a stated cap. The clarity of the match structure supports straightforward evaluation during offer comparisons.
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What We Do
SumUp believes that every business should have access to affordable, easy-to-use financial solutions, no matter their size. That’s why more than 3 million businesses worldwide rely on SumUp to run their business. What started out as one card reader has now turned into a range of payment hardware, banking solutions, marketing, and loyalty tools, invoicing, and so much more. From sales and marketing to product and engineering, our cross-functional US team works together to ensure that small business owners can be successful doing what they love.
Why Work With Us
SumUp USA is part of the global SumUp organization that stretches across multiple continents from Berlin to Sao Paulo. Our teams are multicultural, have a collaborative mindset and bold goals. Join our mission if you want to become part of the success story and help empower over 3 million merchants using SumUp already!
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