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Founding Talent Lead (m/f/x)

Posted 18 days ago

OfficeBerlinSE60k - 100k EUR

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 >10m funding, with a working product and paying customers, we’re rapidly scaling.

We value first-principles thinking, speed, trust, and kindness. We build side by side in our Berlin office.

The Role

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

What you’ll do

  • Own the Talent end to end: job design → scope → JD → sourcing → structured interviews → offer → close

  • Buildt 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 + execution, speed with care, and strong ownership

  • 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

  • Non-linear paths welcome. Career breaks welcome. If you’re unsure, apply.

What we offer

  • High impact from day one and a path to Head of Talent/People as we grow

  • Competitive salary + meaningful equity (range shared on the first call)

  • In-office energy: shared lunches, whiteboard time, fast decisions, real teamwork

  • Budget for tools, learning, and events you choose

Interview process

  • Intro (20 min): with Leon/Liza (our Founders Associates) - early stage hiring track record

  • Expert interview (45 min): with Valentin (Co-Founder) - deep dive into: sourcing strategy, process design, quality in decisions)

  • Founders interview (45 min): with Philipp (Co-Founder) - collaboration, judgment, and culture add

  • On-site half-day (Berlin): meet the team and work on a real life assignment

Job details
Workplace
Office
Location
Berlin
Experience
SE
Salary
60k - 100k EUR
per year

Purpose-built AI grounded in auditing standards. Consistent, defensible audits every time. Trusted by DHPG and Mazars.

Employees
20
Industry
Software Development
Headquarters
Berlin
Founded
2024
Company location
Berlin, DE

Key team members

Jens Rassloff

Jens Rassloff

Alexandre Berriche

Alexandre Berriche

Leonid Rousseau

Leonid Rousseau

Irina Botea

Irina Botea

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