Talent Acquisition Associate
Start your career in recruitment at Qargo. As a Talent Acquisition Associate, you’ll learn end-to-end hiring, support tech recruitment, and grow in an international SaaS scale-up.
🚛 About Qargo
Qargo is a cloud-based (SaaS) Transport Management Platform helping modern logistics companies work smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Our all-in-one platform covers the full flow from order entry to invoicing and uses AI to automate time-consuming manual tasks.
We’re a fast-growing scale-up with offices in Ghent and London, expanding rapidly across Europe.
To support this growth, we’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Associate to join our People & Talent team in Ghent.
If you’re curious about tech, passionate about people, and excited to grow into a strong recruiter in an international scale-up, this role is for you.
💼 About the Role
As a Talent Acquisition Associate, you’ll join our Talent Team and support the growth of Qargo across multiple teams and countries, with a strong focus on our tech team in Belgium.
This role is ideal for someone at the start of their recruitment career who’s eager to learn by doing. You’ll work closely with experienced recruiters and hiring managers, gradually learning how to manage recruitment end-to-end and gaining more ownership over time.
From sourcing candidates to guiding them through interviews, you’ll help create a warm, professional, and high-quality candidate experience, while building a strong foundation in tech recruitment within an international scale-up.
🔑 Key Responsibilities
Support the full recruitment cycle, from sourcing and screening to interview coordination and offers.
Actively source candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter and other channels, with guidance from senior team members.
Conduct first interviews with a strong focus on motivation, potential, and culture fit.
Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future roles.
Partner with hiring managers and keep them informed throughout the hiring process.
Contribute to employer branding initiatives, such as helping create and promote job content, careers pages, and social media posts.
Support the preparation and presence at job fairs, career events, and campus recruitment, helping represent Qargo as an employer and engaging with potential candidates.
✅ Skills & Experience
0–2 years of experience in recruitment, HR, or a related field (internships count).
Strong interest in tech, SaaS, or working in a scale-up environment.
Fluent in English (spoken and written); Dutch is a strong plus.
Curious, proactive, and eager to learn, you take initiative and enjoy growing your skills.
Organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
A true team player who enjoys collaborating and supporting others.
Motivated to deliver quality, not just speed.
🤝 What We Offer
A supportive, hands-on learning environment within an experienced Talent team.
The opportunity to grow into a fully-fledged Talent Acquisition Specialist as Qargo scales.
Real ownership and impact, the people you hire will become your colleagues.
A friendly, collaborative culture where feedback, trust, and teamwork matter.
Competitive salary package and benefits.
Hybrid working model with a modern office in Ghent.
Our values
We’re a passionate Talent team that cares deeply about quality and collaboration. These are the values that guide us:
⭐ Candidate Experience Matters
We treat every candidate with respect, empathy, and professionalism. The hiring journey should reflect the kind of company we are.
🎯 Don’t Compromise on Talent
We aim high because we’re building something big. We hire people who bring the right skills and share our values.
🤝 Strong Relationships with All Stakeholders
We believe in ownership and communication. We give regular updates, push things forward, and work as true partners.
💚 Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
We support each other, pitch in when needed, and celebrate our wins together.
💡 We’d love to get to know you beyond your CV — part of the application includes a short 2–3 minute video presentation, where you can introduce yourself and share what excites you about recruitment, tech, and this role at Qargo.
- Department
- People & Talent
- Role
- Talent Acquisition Associate
- Locations
- Ghent
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Qargo
Qargo is a tech scale-up with offices based in London and Ghent. We are on a mission to transform the transportation industry by making it more efficient, profitable, and sustainable. Together we are building the most user-friendly and intuitive Transport Management System (TMS) on the market that automates administrative processes and optimizes planning.