Spicy Talents

We recruit commercial and tech talent for scale-ups all over Europe.

Managing Director

2022:
134% Quota
- 8 FTEs

2021:
116% quota
- Operational and legal set-up of the German office in Berlin
- Hired and trained a team of 4 FTEs
- Built a portfolio from zero of clients in high-growth industries such as Payments, Fintech, Financial Services and E-commerce

Country Manager DACH

108% Quota achievement (+220k individual revenue)

Senior Recruitment Consultant

151% Quota achievement 

- Market analysis
- New client acquisition 
- Sourcing candidates (LinkedIn, Network, CRM, Events)

Recruitment Consultant

Iggesund Paperboard

- Coordination of transport (air/road/rail/sea)
- Monitoring of stocks and orders
- Creation of KPI tools across departments
- Creation and analysis of KPI presentations for higher management
- Close relationships across internal and external stakeholders
- Handling of import and export documents

Supply Chain Specialist

IKEA Group

Intern in logistics at Ikea South Korea.

- Forecast of demand
- Container ordering
- Training of co-workers in internal auditing

Supply Chain Support (Internship)

I get recruitment

I help hiring managers to achieve their targets by recruiting their top-performing teams. I have placed +70 professionals across the fintech, e-commerce and SaaS space.

Companies I worked with include Klarna, Delivery Hero, HelloFresh, Zalando, Mollie, Riverty, Ratepay, Spryker, Brite, Token, Flaconi, Tricentis, Raisin, Treezor, Crealogix, OTTO, BestSecret, Netcetera, Tink, VR Payment, PPI and many more.

If you want to know how I can help you to build a highly successful team as well, please reach out to me via LinkedIn or find my contact details below!


Email: morten@spicytalents.com
Mobile: +4915203419604

⭐️ Hiring: Pre-Sales / Solution Consultant – Berlin / Hybrid or Remote (EU) ⭐️

 🏛️ Industry: FinTech / investment infrastructure 
 ⚒️ Key Focus Areas: Lead client discovery and deliver tailored demos, workshops, and solution deep-dives. Build scalable presales materials, translate client feedback into product direction, and ensure solutions meet regulatory standards.
 📍 Location: Berlin (hybrid) or remote within Europe 
 💰 Compensation: 85-110k base + 20% bonus
 🗣️ Languages: Fluent English; German is a must-have!!

If you are a technically sound fintech professional, interested in the investment space and working closely with clients - just give me a ping!

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⭐️ Hiring: Interim Director of Group Payments – Europe-wide Merchant (Remote) ⭐️

🏛️ Industry: Retail / E-Commerce / Payments
⚒️ Key Focus Areas:
 Serve as the senior link between Group Management and Payments, driving alignment across a Europe-wide merchant. Support the Payments team with executive reporting, management updates, and structured project management. Lead key initiatives such as PSP strategy refinement and business-case development.
Step in for the Director of Group Payment: oversee budget planning, run the IT priority pitch, guide stakeholders on strategic payment topics, and act as the go-to contact for senior leadership on Credit & Fraud, Order2Cash, and Payment Features & Processes.

A background in consulting or merchant payments is highly valued for the role’s strong emphasis on structured communication and senior-stakeholder management.

📍 Location: Remote within Germany
 💼 Engagement: 4 months, 3 days/week
 🗣️ Languages: Fluent English; German strongly preferred
 🌍 Client: Leading merchant group with operations across Europe

⭐️ VP Tech / Solution Engineering – München oder Berlin ⭐️

🏛️ Industrie: Digital Services
📝 Jobbeschreibung: Entwickle ein klares Zielbild für eine zukunftsfähige Software- und Plattformlandschaft und hebe eine rund 60-köpfige Engineering-Organisation auf das nächste Level.
Führe komplexe Engineering-Initiativen, steuere die Weiterentwicklung der Tech-Organisation, fördere Senior Engineers & Führungskräfte und verbinde Business & IT.
⚒️Erfahrung in Software Engineering Leadership, Enterprise-Modernisierung oder Tech-Transformation ist ein starkes Plus – ebenso ein souveräner Umgang mit Senior Stakeholdern.
📍 Location: Berlin oder München (3/2 Office Split)
🗣️ Languages: Sehr gutes Deutsch & Englisch

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