Principal Recruiter, Executive Search

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you're from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.

We are on the lookout for a Principal Recruiter to join the Executive Search team on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences. 

Join the team that champions the employee experience at Delivery Hero. As part of the People & Culture Team, you’ll help attract, develop, and retain top talent, creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. With each initiative you support, you’ll be building a positive culture that fuels innovation, teamwork, and a sense of belonging across our global organization.

• Lead and deliver executive searches across all global functions, from Director to VP-level.

• Partner with senior hiring leaders and HR Business Partners to align hiring strategies with business goals.

• Own end-to-end search delivery: role scoping, sourcing strategy, market mapping, candidate management, and offer support.

• Act as a trusted advisor on talent market trends, competitor insights, and candidate expectations.

• Ensure an excellent candidate and stakeholder experience at every stage.

• Support succession planning and pipelining for key roles across functions.

• Collaborate with the broader Executive TA team to evolve search processes, tools, and market intelligence.

• 5–8 years of experience in executive or senior-level search across multiple functions.

• Proven success delivering Director to VP-level roles in areas such as Commercial, Finance, Legal, HR, Operations, Tech, and Product.

• Experience partnering with senior business leaders in complex, global organisations.

• A strong understanding of talent landscapes and executive-level hiring dynamics.

• Excellent sourcing, engagement, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to balance speed and quality in fast-moving environments.

• Ideally, a mix of in-house and search firm experience.

• Fluency in English; other languages are a plus.

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re in good shape.

• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week

• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service

• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.

• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation, Gym & Bicycle Subsidy

• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank,  Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan

• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers, Food Vouchers, Corporate Discounts. Courses.

Ready to join our team? If you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you. We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experience—just include it in your application. You're welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.