Founding People Operations Lead

Wwshemi; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Zusammenfassung

Wwshemi in Berlin seeks the first dedicated People and Recruiting hire to build the foundations for hiring and people operations. You will own the candidate experience from first outreach through onboarding and help create a welcoming, effective workplace as the team grows.

You will manage onboarding, contracts, compensation, benefits, and HR compliance, while helping build high-performing teams and setting up AI agents to support sourcing and recurring workflows.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on ownership of hiring from sourcing through offers and closing
• Onboarding, employment contracts, compensation, benefits, HR compliance
• Startup experience in zero-to-one phase is a plus
• Fluent in English and German with strong organizational skills and discretion
• Excited to work with AI tools and agent-supported workflows

Aufgaben

• Own recruiting end to end: sourcing, pipeline management, candidate experience, offers and closing
• Manage onboarding, employment contracts, compensation, benefits, and HR compliance
• Help build high-performing teams through people ops processes
• Run daily office operations and welcome new team members and visitors
• Set up AI agents to support sourcing, screening, and recurring workflows

Kenntnisse

Recruiting experience

People operations

Onboarding

English + German fluency

AI tools interest

Jobbeschreibung

About the Role

As the first dedicated People and Recruiting hire at an early-stage AI procurement software startup, you will build the foundations for hiring and people operations. You will own the candidate experience from first outreach through onboarding and help create a welcoming, effective workplace as the team grows.

What You'll Do

• Own recruiting end to end, including sourcing, pipeline management, candidate experience, offers, and closing.
• Manage onboarding, employment contracts, compensation, benefits, and HR compliance.
• Help build high-performing teams through hands-on people operations and thoughtful processes.
• Run daily office operations and welcome new team members and visitors.
• Set up AI agents to support sourcing, screening, and recurring workflows.

What We're Looking For

• At least 2 years of experience in recruiting or people operations, including hands-on ownership of hiring from sourcing through offers and closing.
• Experience with onboarding, employment contracts, or HR compliance.
• Experience at an early-stage startup, ideally during a zero-to-one phase.
• Fluent in English and German, with strong organization, discretion, and a warm, people-first approach.
• Excited to work with AI tools and build agent-supported workflows.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Berlin, Germany.