People Experience Manager

Summary

Join Carbonfuture's People & Culture team as a People Experience Manager to build a people-first culture in a hybrid, post-Series A startup. This generalist role focuses on Talent Acquisition (50%), contributing to team events, employee engagement, internal development, and operational tasks. You will collaborate closely with the Head of People & Culture and People & Culture Manager to ensure a positive experience for candidates and employees. The role involves managing the full recruitment process, planning company events, supporting engagement and development initiatives, leveraging AI tools, and contributing to operational HR tasks. This remote position within Europe offers flexibility (80-100%) and the opportunity to work with a dynamic team in a growing company.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a fast-paced startup environment, with clear ownership of recruiting and/or people-related projects
• Proven experience managing recruitment processes
• Proficiency with AI tools and a proactive mindset to improve workflows
• Excellent English communication skills (written and spoken)
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• High degree of autonomy, creativity, and intrinsic motivation
• Maturity, emotional intelligence, and strong interpersonal instincts
• High level of service orientation and team collaboration
• 2+ years of experience working remotely

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment process: from interviews to optimizing workflows and enabling the hiring team
• Plan and execute company-wide offsites and team events in close collaboration with the People & Culture team
• Support engagement, development, and feedback initiatives across a distributed team
• Actively leverage AI and automation tools to improve hiring and people operations processes
• Own full-cycle recruitment for all open roles: candidate screening, communication, scheduling, and hiring manager coordination
• Continuously improve recruiting processes, implement smart automation, and train hiring teams in structured, inclusive interview practices
• Collect and analyze feedback from candidates and interviewers to optimize hiring experience
• Organize and co-lead planning for our company-wide offsite and additional team events
• Set up regular feedback loops (e.g., pulse surveys, engagement check-ins) and turn insights into action
• Coordinate internal learning formats (e.g., Lunch & Learns, peer coaching) and manage external training opportunities, including leadership trainings
• Support employer branding initiatives to help position Carbonfuture as a great place to work
• Contribute to operational HR tasks such as benefits coordination, policy updates, and documentation
• Collaborate on HR controlling, reporting, and compliance-related matters, including labor law topics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience organizing company-wide offsites or large-scale team events
• Background in Learning & Development or internal training formats
• Familiarity with German, U.S. or Swiss labor law
• Experience with Personio, Gusto, Confluence, or Greenhouse
• Versatile HR generalist with experience across different HR functions, able to adapt quickly and prioritize in a fast-changing environment
• Understanding of US hiring practices

Benefits

This role can be 80–100% , depending on your preferences and availability