Senior People & Culture Partner (gn) @ High-Growth Start-Up, Berlin

About the Venture

We are building an AI-native property management platform for short-term rentals. Our product helps hosts and property managers automate guest communication, pricing, and operations – replacing fragmented tools with one intelligent system. We are an early-stage, VC-backed team based in Berlin, building at the intersection of real estate and artificial intelligence.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior People \& Culture Partner to join us as our first dedicated people hire. You will own the full employee lifecycle – from hiring and onboarding to development, retention, and offboarding. This is a hands-on, generalist role where you will shape the culture, build people processes from scratch, and support a growing team through a critical scaling phase.

What you'll do

• Own and run end-to-end recruitment across technical and non-technical roles

• Build and implement core people processes: onboarding, feedback cycles, performance reviews, and offboarding

• Act as a trusted partner to the founders and managers on all people-related topics

• Manage HR operations including contracts, payroll coordination, and compliance with German labour law

• Set up and maintain HR systems and tools (e.g. Personio or similar)

• Drive culture initiatives that reflect the company's values and support team cohesion

• Support the team through organisational changes as the company scales

About You

• 5\+ years of experience in a People/HR generalist role, ideally in a start-up or scale-up environment

• Strong knowledge of German labour law and HR compliance requirements

• Proven experience running recruitment processes end-to-end

• Hands-on, pragmatic, and comfortable building from zero

• Excellent communication skills in both German and English

• You care deeply about people and culture, and you bring warmth and good judgement to everything you do

Nice to have

• Experience with Personio or similar HR tools

• Experience working in venture-backed or portfolio companies

• Familiarity with visa and relocation processes

• Coaching or mediation training

Why Join

This is a rare opportunity to shape the people function from the ground up in a fast-moving, mission-driven company. You will work closely with the founders, have real ownership, and play a key role in building a team and culture that can scale.