About this role
About the Role
You will help build the People and Talent function from the ground up in a fast growing AI software company. This is a founding, high impact role reporting to the leadership team and focused on shaping hiring, onboarding, and workforce development as the company scales.
What You'll Do
- Own end to end recruiting and partner with leaders to define role expectations and org design.
- Source and close exceptional candidates across functions with a strong focus on early talent and critical hires.
- Design scalable hiring processes, analytics, and operating rhythms to enable fast, high quality hiring.
- Shape onboarding, performance calibration, career progression, and compensation benchmarking over time.
- Develop and promote an employer brand to attract top talent in the region and beyond.
- Build a network across universities and technical communities to grow the talent pipeline.
- Experiment with AI tools and new workflows to increase recruiting velocity and quality.
- Maintain high hiring standards and contribute to a culture focused on retention and development.
What We're Looking For
- 2-5 years of experience in Talent, Performance, or org development at a high growth startup or scaleup.
- End to end recruiting experience plus ability to design scalable processes and analytics.
- Strong storytelling and relationship building with a track record of sourcing and closing senior candidates.
- Comfort with AI tools and willingness to experiment with new recruiting workflows.
- Fluent English; German language skills are a plus.
- Interest in growing into broader People leadership as the company scales.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range not disclosed. Visa sponsorship not available. This is a full time role at a Series A/B level AI B2B SaaS company.
Location
Primary location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany. On site with no remote option.