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Founding Talent Lead (m/f/x)

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Cortea AI logoCortea Ai · Berlin, Germany
Full-timeOn-site1w ago
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About the role

You build talent foundations. You'll design a process, that bring in exceptional talent across Tech and Non-Tech, and build a culture we're proud of.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Talent end to end: job design → scope → JD → sourcing → structured interviews → offer → close
  • Build a Talent Engine: attract great people proactively; both inbound and outbound
  • Raise the hiring bar: scorecards, trained interviewers, consistent candidate experience
  • Shape our brand for Tech/AI talent with content, events, and a strong referral loop
  • Be culture-positive: partner with founders on rituals, onboarding handover, and feedback loops
  • You'll be great at this if you
  • Have 5+ years of TA in a fast environment (startup/scale-up or agency)
  • Have hired top talent before and know the difference in how to assess them
  • Communicate clearly, leverage our founding team, and make data driven decisions fast
  • Can show early-stage track record you're proud of
  • Think in systems and improve with data; bonus if you've built employer branding for engineers/AI
  • How we work
  • We value kindness + candor + execution , speed with care, and strong ownership
  • We're fully in-office in Berlin because we like building side by side
  • We hire with structured interviews and clear scorecards to reduce bias
  • Non-linear paths welcome. Career breaks welcome. If you're unsure, apply.

Benefits

High impact from day one and a path to Head of Talent/People as we growCompetitive salary + meaningful equity (range shared on the first call)In-office energy: shared lunches, whiteboard time, fast decisions, real teamworkBudget for tools, learning, and events you chooseInterview processIntro (20 min): with Leon/Liza (our Founders Associates) - early stage hiring track recordExpert interview (45 min): with Valentin (Co-Founder) - deep dive into: sourcing strategy, process design, quality in decisions)Founders interview (45 min): with Philipp (Co-Founder) - collaboration, judgment, and culture addOn-site half-day (Berlin): meet the team and work on a real life assignmentEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonus

Additional Information

About Cortea We're Cortea , a Berlin startup transforming audits with AI . Manual, document-heavy audits waste expert time while demand keeps rising. Our AI-powered software and specialized AI agents remove the repetitive work so auditors can focus on judgment. Backed by top-tier VCs with >10m funding, with a working product and paying customers, we're rapidly scaling. We value first-principles thinking, speed, trust, and kindness . We build side by side in our Berlin office .

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