Founding Recruiter (m/f/x)

RIZM • Munich, ND

2d • €55,000 - €75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

RIZM is hiring its first recruiter to shape and build the company’s recruiting function as its team grows from approximately 15 people. The role involves creating recruiting processes, workflows, and tool choices from scratch, finding and attracting candidates, and establishing how RIZM is perceived as an employer. The recruiter will work closely with the existing recruiting lead, who is based in Münster, and co-founder and CBO Josh, and will be based in RIZM’s central Munich office.

Requirements

• Experience in recruiting or talent acquisition; startup or technology experience is preferred.
• Ability to approach technical candidates and assess potential beyond what is shown on a CV.
• Fluent written and spoken German and English.
• A degree in psychology, business, HR, social sciences, or a similar field, or an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

• Recruiting or talent acquisition experience in startups or technology.
• Experience approaching technical profiles.
• Affinity for technology and an interest in trying new tools, building workflows, and improving efficiency.
• Independence, reliability, speed, and motivation to build recruiting structures from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Design RIZM’s recruiting function from scratch, including roles, workflows, and tools, and later recruit additional recruiters and sourcers.
• Source engineers, energy experts, and product professionals through LinkedIn, Juicebox, universities, communities, and personal networks.
• Lead initial candidate conversations, communicate RIZM’s story, and provide a considerate candidate experience, including when declining candidates.
• Automate recruiting sequences, screening, and reporting with AI rather than relying on spreadsheets.
• Monitor recruiting funnel performance and identify where candidates are getting stuck.
• Shape RIZM’s employer brand through its careers page, job advertisements, events, and university partnerships.

Benefits

• Uncapped variable pay and equity.
• Ownership as RIZM’s first recruiter, with the opportunity to build lasting recruiting structures.
• Sparring, mentoring, and learning opportunities through the networks of investors Point 9 and Earlybird.
• An annual team workation with the whole team and inspiring guests.
• Urban Sports Club membership.
• Work in a central Munich office alongside the founders’ team and go-to-market colleagues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed