Hiire is helping Gapstars hire a Senior Tech Recruiter, for a hybrid role in Lisbon.

About Gapstars

Gapstars builds high-performance tech teams for scale-ups across Europe. We embed ourselves as an extension of our clients' teams, handling the people, culture, and infrastructure so they can focus on what matters: building great tech. Our Portugal hub is growing fast, and we are looking for someone to help us scale it the right way.

The Role

You will own the full recruiting cycle for our Portugal hub. From shaping our employer brand to closing senior tech talent. We are growing our operations to 100+ in the next 3 years, and you will be the driving force behind that. This is a role of ownership, real impact, and real autonomy. If you thrive when given a challenge and the freedom to figure it out, keep reading.

What You will Do

→ Own the end-to-end recruitment process: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offering, closing

→ Build and manage pipelines for all roles across Tech and Finance

→ Develop creative sourcing strategies tailored to the Portuguese market

→ Partner directly with hiring managers and client stakeholders to define hiring needs

→ Champion our employer brand locally: events, partnerships, LinkedIn, you name it → Help define and refine our recruiting playbook as we scale

→ Contribute to a culture where great people want to work and stay

→ Thrive in a fast-moving scale-up environment where no two days look the same and where everyone chips in beyond their core role when needed

What You Bring

→ 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in tech

→ Deep knowledge of the Portuguese talent market. You know where to find great people

→ A track record of filling hard-to-fill roles, not just easy ones

→ Strong ability to build relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and partners

→ An ownership mentality: you don't wait to be told what to do, you make it happen

→ Energy that makes a 20-person office punch above its weight.

→ Fluency in English, Portuguese is a pré

→ Experience with modern ATS tools and data-driven recruiting (bonus: experience with Bullhorn)

→ Bonus: experience recruiting in a nearshore, scale-up, or multi-client environment

What's in It for You

→ A key seat at the table, where your work directly shapes the trajectory of our Portugal hub

→ A lot of room to try new things, build new processes, and make the role your own

→ A team that moves fast and values good ideas

→ Competitive salary, bonus and benefits (health insurance, Urban Sports, meal allowance, drinks & snacks, company events) package

→ A culture built on trust, transparency, and getting things done