Job Overview
Location
Berlin
Job Type
Full-time
Category
HR & Recruiting
Date Posted
March 23, 2026
Full Job Description
📋 Description
- • As a Founder Associate at Clera, you will play a pivotal role in scaling a fast-growing AI-powered talent platform that connects exceptional candidates with elite startups, directly impacting the company’s mission to revolutionize the $600B global headhunting industry through talent-first innovation.
- • You will work intensively in a hackerhouse environment in San Francisco, living and collaborating closely with the founding team to drive rapid growth, own end-to-end workflows, and shape the future of talent acquisition in real time.
- • The team at Clera consists of A-players from Germany, Canada, Sweden, and beyond, united by a shared vision to automate and optimize recruiting for top AI and VC-backed startups like Mintlify, Luminai, and Windsurf, backed by a $3M pre-seed from leading US investors.
- • In this role, you will gain deep ownership over candidate experience and operational workflows, learning how to scale a high-velocity startup while contributing to meaningful outcomes for both talent and hiring companies at a pivotal pre-liftoff stage.
- • You will manage the end-to-end journey of hundreds of exceptional candidates daily, ensuring seamless engagement, personalized coaching, and successful matching with career-defining opportunities at leading AI startups.
- • You will partner closely with founders to design and execute growth initiatives, leveraging data and feedback loops to improve conversion, candidate satisfaction, and employer outcomes across the platform.
- • You will help refine and scale Clera’s talent-matching engine by gathering insights from candidate interactions, identifying patterns in successful placements, and feeding improvements into product and process design.
- • You will represent Clera professionally in candidate communications and employer engagements, embodying the brand’s mission of making elite opportunities accessible through a talent-first, human-centered approach.
- • You will thrive in a zero-commute, high-intensity environment where feedback is immediate, iteration is rapid, and team cohesion is strengthened by shared living and working spaces in a hackerhouse setting.
- • You will contribute to building a culture of ownership and excellence, where micromanagement is absent and initiative is rewarded, allowing you to execute your ideas with autonomy and impact.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-ownership environments with a track record of driving results without close supervision
- • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build trust with candidates and represent the company professionally
- • Strong organizational and project management abilities to manage high-volume candidate workflows efficiently
- • Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving mindset, with experience owning complex processes from start to finish
- • Willingness to relocate to San Francisco and live in a hackerhouse setting, embracing full-time immersion with the team
- • Fluency in English; additional language skills (e.g., German, Swedish, French) are a plus given the international team background
🏖️ Benefits
- • True ownership and autonomy to execute growth ideas with no micromanagement, enabling direct impact on company trajectory
- • Opportunity to live and work in a hackerhouse in San Francisco, eliminating commute and maximizing collaboration and feedback loops
- • Paid internship with visa support provided by Clera to facilitate relocation to the US
- • Access to a elite network of A-player founders, investors, and top-tier AI startups including Mintlify, Luminai, and Windsurf
- • Exposure to the inner workings of a VC-backed AI startup at a pre-liftoff stage, with potential for long-term growth and equity
- • Immersive experience in the US talent market, operating in the same time zone as leading innovation hubs
Skills & Technologies
About Clera
Clera, Inc. operates as an AI Talent Agent, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance and streamline various aspects of the talent acquisition and management process. The company's core offering appears to center on an AI-powered platform designed to connect skilled individuals with suitable opportunities or to assist organizations in efficiently sourcing and evaluating candidates. While comprehensive details regarding specific features, target industries, or the scale of its operations are not yet publicly available, the current online presence indicates that Clera's services are actively being prepared for launch. This suggests an upcoming introduction of innovative AI solutions aimed at optimizing the ecosystem where talent meets demand.
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