Talent Acquisition and HR Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Part 1: Global Talent Acquisition (70%)
• Recruitment Delivery
• Own and manage the early stages of the recruitment process for entry-level and selected professional roles across all Unybrands locations
• Review applications and conduct initial candidate screenings to assess qualifications, experience, and role fit
• Conduct structured phone and video screening interviews and provide hiring managers with clear candidate summaries and recommendations
• Coordinate interview scheduling across candidates and interview panels globally, ensuring a smooth and timely hiring process across time zones
• Serve as the primary candidate contact throughout the early recruiting lifecycle, delivering a high-quality and consistent candidate experience
• Sourcing & Pipeline
• Source candidates proactively using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, talent databases, referrals, and other sourcing tools
• Build and maintain active talent pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs across the business
• Conduct proactive outreach and maintain ongoing engagement with prospective talent
• Support employer branding activities including job postings, career fairs, and early talent initiatives
• TA Operations & Reporting
• Maintain accurate candidate records and all hiring activity within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Track recruiting metrics including pipeline progression, screening-to-interview ratios, and time-to-fill
• Ensure all job advertisements meet local legal requirements - including AGG compliance (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz) for Germany-based roles
• Identify opportunities to improve screening efficiency, sourcing strategies, and overall recruiting workflow
• Partner closely with hiring managers and People & Culture stakeholders globally to understand role requirements and hiring priorities
• Coordinate work permit and visa processes with external immigration support where required
• Part 2: Germany HR Coordination (30%)
• German Employment & Compliance
• Ensure all employment contracts, amendments, and correspondence are compliant with German employment law (Arbeitsrecht) and maintained up to date
• Manage Works Council (Betriebsrat) relations, including consultation processes, co-determination obligations, and timely notification for all relevant HR matters
• Monitor changes to German labour legislation and advise the wider People team on any impact to Unybrands policy or practice
• Liaise with external German employment lawyers as needed for complex or novel legal queries
• Payroll & Social Security
• Work together with our Global Payroll Manager in all things related to German payroll
• Manage Sozialversicherung (social security) registrations, de-registrations, and ongoing employer reporting (Krankenkasse, Rentenversicherung, Arbeitslosenversicherung)
• Coordinate with the global payroll team to ensur

Additional Information

Founded in 2020, unybrands is the next-generation brand accelerator platform built to acquire, integrate, and scale digital-first consumer brands. Headquartered in Miami, with offices in New York, London, Berlin, and Shenzhen, our 240+ team brings deep expertise across e-commerce, brand management, consumer retail, operational scaling, and M&A. Since inception, we have acquired 30+ brands across Pet Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Supplements, Baby & Juvenile, Garden & Outdoor, Sports & Fitness, and Home & Lifestyle - completing 20+ acquisitions and delivering 16 consecutive quarters of like-for-like organic growth post-integration. Our competitive advantage lies in a fully integrated operating system purpose-built to transform digital brands into omni-channel category leaders. Powered by a proprietary technology stack built on NetSuite ERP with 200+ data integrations, our platform enables brands to thrive across marketplaces, direct-to-consumer channels, and brick-and-mortar retail. We focus on acquiring digital-first brands within carefully selected verticals, then applying tailored value creation playbooks that drive growth through innovation, expansion, and automation. We believe the next generation of consumer brands will be built differently - and we're building the AI-enabled retail tech platform to help them consolidate and win. Role Purpose This is a dual-focus role sitting within Unybrands' global People & Culture team. You will own the full early-stage recruitment lifecycle for roles across our international organisation, acting as a key partner to hiring managers worldwide. Alongside this global TA remit, you will serve as the dedicated HR Coordinator for our Berlin office, ensuring all German employment compliance, payroll administration, employee lifecycle processes, and Works Council obligations are managed accurately and in line with German law. This role is ideal for someone with a strong interest in building a Talent Acquisition career who also brings - or is eager to develop - solid knowledge of German HR operations. The split is approximately 70% TA and 30% German HR Coordination.

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