Are you ready to power the World's connections?\nIf you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.\nAbout The Role\nJoin us in building Kong's future! Reporting to the Manager of Technical Recruiting for EMEA and India, you will serve as a critical, trusted advisor to Engineering, Product, and Professional Services leadership across the region. Your mission is to solve the most challenging scaling problems, building pipeline for highly specialised and senior roles, and drive innovation in our recruiting processes. You will also be key in shaping our employer brand in Milan and driving in person meetups.\nWhat You’ll Do\n\nArchitect and drive specialised sourcing strategies to secure world‑class, typically hard‑to‑find, talent for senior‑level (Senior, Staff, Principal) and highly specialised technical roles.\nServe as a talent consultant to executives and senior leadership, leveraging deep market intelligence to advise on organisational design, compensation structures, and global talent mapping.\nProactively build and maintain a hyper‑focused pipeline of passive candidates, positioning Kong as an employer of choice in competitive markets.\nConduct thorough screenings and interviews to assess candidates' technical skills and cultural fit, acting as a steward for our hiring bar.\nMaintain meticulous job postings and candidate data within our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).\n\nWhat You Bring\n\n3+ years of progressive, full‑cycle technical recruiting experience\nStrong knowledge of the highly competitive Italian/EMEA technical landscape, with a proven ability to successfully compete for talent against top‑tier late‑stage start‑ups and public companies.\nDemonstrated ownership of core TA programs or significant process improvements across the recruiting lifecycle.\nExpert command of advanced sourcing and candidate engagement techniques, moving beyond standard LinkedIn Recruiter usage.\nAbility to challenge ideas and effectively influence others.\nGreat collaborator and partner to HRBPs, Finance, and other internal stakeholders.\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills.\n\nAbout Kong\nKong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform, Kong Konnect, enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.