Senior Technical Recruiter, EMEA

Blockstream seeks a Senior Technical Recruiter for EMEA, based remotely in Lugano, CH. The role involves leading full-cycle recruitment for technical and business-critical positions across multiple EMEA countries, supporting the company’s growth and mission in Bitcoin infrastructure.

This role is responsible for driving full-cycle recruitment across the EMEA region, supporting Blockstream’s mission to build world-class teams. The recruiter will partner with HR leadership to attract and retain top talent, owning the end-to-end hiring process and ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic talent partner, overseeing hiring outcomes across EMEA and contributing to the company’s scaling efforts.
• Lead full-cycle recruitment for technical and business-critical roles throughout the EMEA region.
• Develop and maintain strong talent pipelines using proactive sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and senior leaders to define role requirements, hiring criteria, and long-term talent plans.
• Provide high-quality, well-matched candidate shortlists that align with speed, rigor, and mission goals.
• Ensure an excellent candidate experience from initial contact through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Educate hiring managers on structured interviewing, market insights, and objective evaluation methods.
• Track and analyze recruiting metrics such as time-to-hire, pipeline health, conversion rates, and quality-of-hire to improve processes.
• Participate in employer branding efforts to enhance Blockstream’s presence in key talent markets.
• Identify and implement improvements to recruitment processes for greater consistency, efficiency, and quality.

Requirements

• 7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in fast-growing, international tech environments.
• Experience hiring in regulated sectors such as software development, financial services, crypto, or fintech.
• Proven track record in supporting high-growth or scale-up organizations.
• Demonstrated success in hiring complex technical roles (engineering, infrastructure, security) across multiple EMEA countries.
• Ability to influence and advise senior leaders with confidence and credibility.
• Strong sourcing skills; relies on proactive pipeline building rather than inbound applications.
• Experience managing cross-border hiring challenges within EMEA.
• Data-driven recruiting approach with expertise in hiring velocity, pipeline health, and quality-of-hire metrics.
• Comfortable working independently in a distributed, remote-first environment.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Additional professional proficiency in German, French, Italian, Spanish, or another EMEA language.
• Familiarity with Ashby or similar ATS platforms and recruitment automation tools.
• Experience in employer branding and talent marketing.
• General HR experience, helpful for supporting broader HR initiatives during low recruitment periods.

About the company

Blockstream, founded in 2014 by cryptographers and engineers passionate about Bitcoin, is the leading Bitcoin company. It provides advanced infrastructure solutions for enterprises, institutions, and individual Bitcoin users, including self-custody tools, financial products, scaling technologies, and enterprise blockchain solutions. The company operates as a distributed, remote-first organization.

• Founded in 2014 by Bitcoin enthusiasts and engineers.
• Leading Bitcoin infrastructure provider for enterprises and individuals.
• Develops self-custody solutions, financial products, and second-layer scaling technologies.
• Operates as a distributed, remote-first organization.