Founders Associate - People & Talent (f/m/d)

r the world’s leading organizations and is currently building autonomous factories. After raising our Seed Round from Lightspeed and BlueYard and winning leading enterprise manufacturing customers, we are now focused on scaling operations across all departments. With our world-class team, we are looking for the key individuals who will help take us to the next level and build a truly outstanding organization. ABOUT THE ROLE As Founders Associate for People & Talent, you'll own the growth of our team, working directly with the founders. You'll find and win the people who will build Manex, run events that put us on the map in Germany, and shape how the world sees us, from our website to LinkedIn. As a small, fast-moving team, we'll also count on you to step in wherever you're needed and take on projects beyond your core scope. WHY JOIN US? WHAT YOU WILL DO Talent acquisition: Proactively identify and approach outstanding candidates across LinkedIn, universities, communities and our network, and turn first conversations into hiresHiring process: Own the candidate experience end-to-end, from first outreach through coordinating interviews to the offerEvents: Plan and run talent evenings, meetups and community formats that bring great people to us and grow the Manex brand in GermanyMarketing & employer branding: Drive our presence across LinkedIn, our website and other channels, and tell the Manex story in a way that makes top talent want to joinBeyond your scope: Support the founders on projects across the company as we scale YOUR ROLE Own recruiting end-to-end in close coordination with all foundersScale our internal operations by documenting and automating core processesStrengthen culture and communication, establish team rituals, and sharpen our employer brandAdvance compliance topics, public funding initiatives and marketing YOU SHOULD APPLY IF Have a strong drive and a hands-on mentality: you get things done instead of waiting for them to happenLove working with people and enjoy building relationships and convincing peopleAre organized and structured, and can juggle many things at once without dropping the ballCommunicate clearly and confidently, both in writing and in personTake ownership and enjoy the variety of a fast-growing startupWant to be part of a team with the same drive, especially in such an exciting phaseAre -fluent in German and English WHAT WE OFFER Competitive compensation packageWork side by side with our founders, with direct impact on how Manex growsA steep learning curve in one of Europe's most ambitious AI startupsHigh trust and ownership from day oneCorporate Wellpass membership and a subsidized DeutschlandticketRegular offsites with the greatest team: think Austrian mountains, lakeside retreats or European citiesJoin one of Europe’s most driven and ambitious teamsEGYM Wellpass & Deutschlandticket HIRING PROCESS Intro Call (30 min) – culture & fitFounder Session (45 min) – a case or challenge and a deeper conversation about fitOffer – typically within one week Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow Skills: Leadership