Senior People and Culture Manager

About the Role

Build and run the people function for a fast-growing AI startup, partnering closely with company leadership. This senior individual contributor role owns recruiting, onboarding, culture, employer branding, and HR operations as the team scales.

What You'll Do

Own end-to-end recruiting operations, including pipeline management, sourcing, screening, hiring strategy, and process design.

Design and deliver onboarding that helps new hires succeed in a fast-paced environment.

Build people processes, policies, and frameworks to support rapid growth.

Develop employer branding and recruitment marketing to attract talent in a competitive market.

Support employee engagement, retention, and a high-performance company culture.

Manage HR administration and help ensure compliance with German labor law and employment regulations.

What We're Looking For

At least 5 years of experience in people or HR roles, including 3 or more years building or leading the function at an early-stage startup or during comparable rapid growth.

Experience as a senior individual contributor who can own the people function independently.

Proven ownership of end-to-end recruiting operations, along with experience building onboarding programs and people processes at scale.

Experience with employer branding, recruitment marketing, employee engagement, retention, and culture initiatives.

Proficiency with HR information systems, applicant tracking systems, and HR administration tools.

Knowledge of German labor law and employment practices, or the ability to rapidly develop that expertise with legal support.

Comfort working in a demanding, fast-paced startup environment and managing ambiguity.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual salary: €60,000 to €70,000. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid in Berlin, Germany, with at least four days per week in the office.