Founding Talent Lead (m/f/x)

Cortea AI
Berlin, DEOn-siteLead

About the Role

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 >15m funding, with a working product and paying customers, we're rapidly scaling.

The Role

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

What You'll Do

  • Own 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, and execution. 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.

What We Offer

  • High impact from day one and a path to Head of Talent/People as we grow
  • Competitive salary + meaningful equity
  • In-office energy, shared lunches, whiteboard time, fast decisions
  • Uncapped growth: budget for tools, learning, and events you choose

Interview Process

Intro Call with Liza, Expert interview with Valentin (Co-Founder), Cultural interview with Philipp (Co-Founder), On-site day in Berlin.

Job Overview

100% EnglishNo German required
Cortea AIHiring Company
Sep 23, 2026Date Posted