# Senior People and Culture Manager at Clera

Senior People and Culture Manager at Clera in Berlin. On-site, full-time. Posted November 1, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: Berlin
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 5+ years
- Posted: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/606aa82b-43b0-49c9-9237-5120ff4b574b/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/senior-people-and-culture-manager-clera-8y3232

## Requirements

- At least 5 years of experience in people or HR roles, including 3 or more years building or leading a people function at an early-stage startup or in a comparable high-growth environment.
- Experience independently owning a broad people function as a senior individual contributor, without direct reports.
- End-to-end recruiting operations expertise, including sourcing, screening, pipeline management, and hiring process design.
- Experience designing onboarding and people processes, and building employer branding or recruitment marketing programs.
- Knowledge of German labor law and employment practices, or willingness to rapidly develop that expertise with legal support.
- Familiarity with HRIS, ATS, and HR administration tools, plus experience supporting culture and people operations in a fast-paced tech startup.
- Comfort operating in an intense, high-performance environment with ambiguity and changing priorities.

## Description

### About the Role

Build and run the people function for a fast-growing AI and machine learning startup. This senior individual contributor role spans recruiting, people operations, culture, and employer branding, supporting a Berlin-based team through a period of rapid growth.

### What You'll Do

- Own recruiting operations and hiring strategy, including pipeline management, sourcing, screening, and hiring process design.

- Design and deliver onboarding programs that help new hires succeed in a fast-paced environment.

- Build people processes, policies, and frameworks to support a growing team.

- Develop employer branding and recruitment marketing to attract talent in a competitive market.

- Steward company culture and support engagement and retention.

- Manage HR administration and support compliance with German employment regulations.

### What We're Looking For

- At least 5 years of experience in people or HR roles, including 3 or more years building or leading a people function at an early-stage startup or in a comparable high-growth environment.

- Experience independently owning a broad people function as a senior individual contributor, without direct reports.

- End-to-end recruiting operations expertise, including sourcing, screening, pipeline management, and hiring process design.

- Experience designing onboarding and people processes, and building employer branding or recruitment marketing programs.

- Knowledge of German labor law and employment practices, or willingness to rapidly develop that expertise with legal support.

- Familiarity with HRIS, ATS, and HR administration tools, plus experience supporting culture and people operations in a fast-paced tech startup.

- Comfort operating in an intense, high-performance environment with ambiguity and changing priorities.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: €60,000 to €70,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

### Location

Hybrid role based in Berlin, Germany, with at least four days per week in the office.