Founding Talent Recruiter

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 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.

One of our co-founders, Lukas, grew up in a trades family that has been active in the construction industry for over 115 years. Having worked on the construction site himself, he learned first-hand how slow and manual quoting still is in the industry.

In an era where AI becomes ubiquitous, we set out on a deeply personal mission: bring AI to the backbone of our economy - to the companies that keep our world running. To amplify human expertise and free people to do what only humans can do.

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.

If you're someone with high agency who thrives in ambiguity, loves finding and closing exceptional people, and wants to leave a real mark on a company early - this is your opportunity.

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. At Mercura, you’ll take on real responsibility and gain the hands-on experience only possible in a high-growth startup.

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 <u>Werk1 Startup Incubator</u>, 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

Your are fluent in English and German

Your team & mentors

You will work with

Stefan (Co-Founder & CPO; prev. Consultant at Bain & Researcher at Harvard Business School)

Lukas (Co-Founder & CEO; prev. ML at Google X, Researcher in Cambridge)

Sean (Co-Founder & CTO; Silver Medallist at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO))

Your mentors will be

Julian Borg (