Founding Talent Recruiter

About the role

This is a rare founding People hire at a fast‑moving, Y Combinator‑backed AI SaaS startup. You will build the hiring engine and People & Culture foundations from day one, partnering directly with the founders to shape how the company attracts, onboards, and retains exceptional talent across every function.

Key responsibilities

• Build the recruiting function from scratch and own the full hiring lifecycle for engineering, GTM, and operations.
• Design and execute active sourcing pipelines to attract top‑tier candidates in competitive European markets.
• Develop and run structured interview processes that evaluate both skills and cultural fit.
• Manage candidate communications end‑to‑end, ensuring an outstanding hiring experience.
• Build and scale employer brand presence to establish the company as an exciting place to work in Europe.
• Design and implement a best‑in‑class onboarding experience so every new hire hits the ground running.
• Define company culture and drive initiatives around employee engagement, feedback loops, and team rituals.
• Introduce data‑driven recruiting metrics and reporting to continuously optimise the hiring process.

Required profile

• 2–5 years of full‑cycle recruiting experience in high‑growth, VC‑backed startups or fast‑scaling tech companies.
• Proven experience hiring across engineering, GTM, and operations.
• Track record of building or scaling recruiting processes and shaping team culture.
• Resourceful, energetic, relationship‑driven with the ability to attract exceptional early hires.
• Fluent in English and German (written and spoken).
• Comfortable with the pace of an early‑stage startup and willing to work on‑site in Munich.

Required skills

What we offer

• Equity participation as a founding team member.
• Opportunity to shape the company’s trajectory from a very early stage.
• Dynamic, high‑ownership environment in a cutting‑edge AI SaaS startup.