People & Talent Partner (f/m/d)

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IT:U is a new technical university in Austria (Linz) dedicated to digital transformation, driven by interdisciplinary research and project-based learning to actively shape this transformation and advance it with a solution-oriented approach.

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Role Mission

The People & Talent Partner with focus TA is mainly responsible for end-to-end recruiting and drive hiring excellence across the organization. In addition to full-cycle delivery, this role will play a vital part of TA enablement initiatives (interview training, role kits, scorecards) and process improvements that support the organization’s long-term talent strategy. On top, this role is designed to support our leaders and teams across all P&C topics.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• End-to-End Recruitment & Active Sourcing: you take full ownership of the lifecycle for assigned roles, from briefing to offer, ensuring high quality and cultural fit before candidates reach advanced stages.
• Create and manage a concise Hiring Playbook for consistent procedures across units.
• Ensure a seamless, engaging, and respectful white-glove experience for every candidate, regardless of the hiring outcome.
• Strategic P&C Partner: Act as a trusted partner on broad People & Culture topics, with a specific focus on Organizational Development and Learning & Development foundations.
• Partner with leaders to design robust team structures. You define and maintain clear job profiles that reflect actual business needs, ensuring consistency across the university
• Designing Career Pathways: Establishing the foundation for clear roles and structures, you support the design of transparent growth paths and role transitions, giving employees a clear perspective on their future at IT:U.

Your strengths and skills:

• Completed university degree paired with a minimum of 5 years experience in the position of a HR Generalist and/or Senior Talent Acquisition role.
• Proven experience with structured interviewing, scorecards/rubrics, and closing negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of job architecture and role design, including creation of clear, competency‑based job profiles.
• Effective stakeholder management combined with concise communication skills
• Excellent written and spoken German & English on minimum level C1
• Self-organised and hands-on personality with the ability to shift between delivery and enablement

What you can expect:

• Varied and customizable tasks in an innovative educational and research institution
• Unique opportunity to help build a new university
• A team of motivated colleagues who work, think and laugh together
• Independent and responsible area of responsibility in a highly professional, dynamic, and digital environment
• Attractive campus with good transportation connections
• Free parking or Climate Ticket Upper Austria
• Flexible working hours through a flextime model and the option for home office

Competitive compensation starting from € 56.000 yearly gross salary

*come as you are – we value and promote diversity in our team. Everyone is encouraged to realize their full potential, realize ideas and seize opportunities. Regardless of age, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or origin, we welcome applications from all people equally.

Employment Type: Full time

Location: Linz