Culture and Community Manager

<h3>About the Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're a small, ambitious deeptech startup at the intersection of AI, robotics, and materials science — working on technology that could meaningfully accelerate energy innovation. Our Berlin-based team of scientists, engineers, and operators moves fast and cares deeply about the work.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're looking for a <strong>Culture and Community Manager</strong> to own the intentional design of our team culture from the ground up. This is a high-agency, high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of people, operations, and creativity — someone who can build trusted relationships across a technically diverse team, spot problems early, and make everyday work feel more connected and energizing.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is an on-site role based in <strong>Berlin, Germany</strong>. <em>Visa sponsorship is not available.</em></p><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Design and run weekly rituals, team socials, monthly activities, celebrations, and quarterly offsites that feel authentic rather than forced.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Make all-hands and collective meetings more energetic, interactive, and participatory.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build trusted relationships across the company and maintain a continuous pulse on team sentiment — noticing disengagement or frustration early and responding proactively.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Review regular team updates to surface recurring themes, tone changes, or unmet needs, and follow through with action.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Source and reach out to candidates via LinkedIn, communities, referrals, and other creative channels; screen for motivation, values, and cultural contribution.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support interview coordination and own a warm, consistent candidate experience.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maintain lightweight people-ops: onboarding experiences, trackers, follow-ups, and internal documentation.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Take ownership of practical, people-facing problems that lack a clear owner — build workable solutions without waiting for a full playbook.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Coordinate across founders, employees, vendors, and external partners with reliable attention to detail.</p></li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Required:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience in community management, people operations, employee experience, recruiting, events, hospitality, startup ops, or a closely related field.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proven ability to design, plan, and execute team events — from weekly rituals to offsites — including logistics, vendor management, scheduling, and budgeting.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience sourcing and screening candidates and coordinating interview processes.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate values into everyday behaviors and give founders honest, practical views of team sentiment.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong organizational skills — comfortable maintaining trackers, documentation, and follow-up systems.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">High emotional intelligence: skilled at sensitive conversations, rallying reluctant participants, and building trust across technically diverse teams (scientists, engineers, and beyond).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Startup mindset: high agency, low ego, comfort operating without detailed playbooks, and willingness to do both visible and unglamorous work.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Willingness to travel for quarterly offsites and occasional events.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>AI-native curiosity:</strong> you experiment with AI tools, build workflows, write prompts, or create lightweight automations to make your work faster (engineering skills are <em>not</em> required).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Prior experience at a startup or in a deeply technical environment (e.g., working alongside scientists or engineers).</p></li></ul><h3>Location &amp; Work Arrangement</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is a <strong>full-time, on-site</strong> position based in <strong>Berlin, Germany</strong>. You'll be a daily presence in the office — central to how the team experiences its culture. Occasional travel is required for quarterly offsites and events. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.</p><h3>Compensation &amp; Benefits</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process. You'll be joining a well-funded seed-stage company backed by established European and international investors, with meaningful opportunities for growth as the team scales.</p><p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com">Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>