Talent Recruiter

About the role

We’re hiring our first Talent Recruiter to build our hiring engine from the ground up. As one of our early team members, you’ll work alongside our founders and own full-cycle recruiting across engineering and go-to-market. You will design an outstanding candidate experience, create scalable processes, and help us bring exceptional people into Mercura.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on role for someone with high agency who loves sourcing, closing, and setting a high talent bar in an early-stage startup.

• Own the full recruitment life cycle, from sourcing to offer acceptance

• Design and execute active sourcing strategies to identify exceptional candidates and build strong long-term relationships with the best talent

• Evaluate candidates for skill and culture fit, and manage all candidate communication

• Design and run recruiting events and initiatives to promote Mercura as one of the most exciting places to work

• You have 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in high-growth environments (e.g., VC, startup, tech); technical recruiting exposure is a strong plus
• You have demonstrated success sourcing hard‑to‑find profiles and running structured candidate pipeline building
• You’re resourceful, energetic, and relationship‑driven; you love meeting great people and convincing them to join a mission
• Ideally, you are in Munich or willing to relocate
• Fluent in English and German

• 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)

• Urban Sports Club  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 €750/month

• Access to any AI or productivity tools you need

The target total compensation (cash+bonus+equity) for this position is €70,000‑€100,000 annually (full‑time, pro rata for part‑time). Actual offers and compensation are based on specific job duties, experience, performance, total rewards structure, and other considerations.

Step 1:
Intro call

Casual intro meeting with one of the founders to get to know each other and introduce Mercura.

Step 2:
Practical exercise & role play

Two practical exercises to showcase your skills, followed by calls to walk us through your approach, insights, and solution for the exercise.

Step 3:
Personal fit Interview

Meet another co‑founder member to get a feel for our culture and working style.

Step 4:
On‑Site

Work alongside the entire team for a day on‑site from our Munich office to fully immerse yourself in our culture and collaboration style. This on‑site will be paid.

Step 5:
Offer & Reference Checks

If we see a great fit, you will get an offer, including a competitive compensation package with equity participation. At the same time, we’ll ask you to provide 2‑3 references so we can gather additional insights into your strengths and working style.

You know someone great? Introduce them to us and get up to €10,000 in referral bonuses if we hire them!

• For Full‑Stack/AI Engineers: €10,000 bonus

• For BDRs/AEs: €5,000 bonus

• For internships/part‑time roles: €500 bonus

• Any other role: €1,000 bonus