Senior Talent Acquisition

About OLYX OLYX is a brokerage company located in the heart of Amsterdam, active in the dynamic world of renewable energy. We are convinced that human relationships and trust are essential ingredients in trading. We have intermediated over €10 billion in total deal value through more than 700 trading partners across Europe, Asia, and South America. We are proud of our collaborative culture and the strong results achieved by our team of 40+ professionals from diverse international backgrounds. We celebrate our successes together and continuously strive for improvement. Be part of our future, and let’s thrive together. About the Role As a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will play a key role in attracting, engaging, and hiring the commercial talent that drives OLYX forward. As we continue to grow across biofuels, environmental commodities, and renewable energy, we are creating a dedicated, senior-level talent acquisition position to professionalise and scale our hiring activities with a strong emphasis on direct headhunting in our core markets. In this role, you will own the end-to-end recruitment process for mid- to senior-level and C-level commercial and operational hires and act as a true talent partner to the business. You will build and maintain deep talent pipelines across the renewable energy and environmental commodities ecosystem, proactively mapping the market and engaging passive candidates who are not actively looking. Working closely with the People & Culture Lead and the leadership team, you will translate hiring needs into effective sourcing strategies and help shape how OLYX is positioned as an employer of choice in our industry. You will also serve as the primary point of contact for the external search partners we collaborate with on specific mandates. Tasks and Responsibilities End -to -end recruitment • Own the full hiring lifecycle, from intake, market mapping, and direct sourcing through to assessment, offer, and onboarding, for roles across biofuels, environmental commodities, and renewable energy markets. • Translate hiring needs into clear role profiles, search strategies, and target company lists. • Act as a strategic advisor to hiring managers throughout the process, bringing market insight and a consultative approach. Specialised Sourcing & Headhunting • Actively identify and engage passive talent, particularly for specialised roles across the environmental commodity markets. • Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, industry events, referrals, and your own network to reach candidates who are not on the open market. • Maintain market intelligence on competitors, compensation benchmarks, and emerging talent trends in our verticals. Talent Pipeline Development • Build and nurture long-term talent networks for critical commercial roles across the biofuels and renewables supply chain. • Develop talent pools that support both current openings and OLYX's future global expansion into new markets and regions. • Track and re-engage strong candidates over time to ensure OLYX is positioned to hire ahead of demand. Team Leadership & Function Building • Help shape and professionalise the talent acquisition function as it grows. • Build and lead a small in-house recruitment team (initially a couple of recruiters), setting standards, tools, and ways of working • Manage relationships with external search firms for retained or specialised mandates. About You • Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field; 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with a meaningful portion in direct search, headhunting, or executive search (in-house or agency) • Demonstrable experience recruiting commercial profiles within biofuels, environmental commodities