Founding Talent Recruiter

Stellenbeschreibung:

About Mercura

Mercura is building AI software for the backbone of our economy. Backed by Y Combinator, we raised a heavily oversubscribed round at one of the highest valuations in our cohort. As one of Europe's fastest growing startups, we surpassed $2M in ARR in our first year. Now, we are looking for team members ready to go all‑in to help us reach our next milestone: $10M ARR by the end of 2026.

About The Role

As our Founding Talent Recruiter, you will build our hiring engine from the ground up and shape the kind of company we become. You'll work closely with the founders and own full‑cycle recruiting across every function—engineering, GTM, operations—while simultaneously laying the foundations of our People & Culture department. You'll define how we hire, how we onboard, how we retain, and what it feels like to work here.

What You Will Be Working On

Own full‑cycle recruiting across all functions, from sourcing to signed offer
Design and execute active sourcing pipelines to attract the best talent
Develop and run structured interview processes, evaluate candidates for skill and culture fit, and manage candidate communication
Build Mercura's employer brand and establish us as one of the most exciting places to work in Europe
Design and implement our onboarding experience so every new hire hits the ground running
Define what makes Mercura's culture distinctive and drive initiatives around employee engagement, feedback, and team rituals

What We Offer

Learn to build a company: Over five Mercura alumni have gone on to found their own companies and raise millions after their time with us.
Become our first Talent Recruiter with guaranteed career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing team
An ambitious team that feels like family and sees their work as more than just a job
Real shares in our company with the most favorable tax treatment—no VSOP/ESOP
Free team dinner (up to 4x/week)
UrbanSportsClub membership—join our team workouts 3x/week
Easy relocation to Munich—our office is located in the Werk1 Startup Incubator, where you can rent a 1‑bedroom apartment right next to the office for just €800/month
Access to any AI or productivity tools you need

What We’re Looking For

You have 3+ years of full‑cycle recruiting experience in high‑growth environments (e.g., VC, startup, tech) across a diverse range of functions (GTM, engineering, operations)
You’ve built or scaled recruiting processes and team cultures before—you know the difference between what works at 20 people and what needs to work at 200
You’re resourceful, energetic, and relationship‑driven; you love meeting great people and convincing them to take a bet on something early
You want to work in‑person in Munich with a higher intensity than in a 9‑5 job
You are fluent in English and German