We’re building a world-class team to redefine knowledge work with AI

Zeno is a legal AI startup building a platform that helps lawyers research, review, and draft documents with real legal reasoning — not just text prediction. We’re developing technology that can:

• Search and retrieve statutes, case law, and commentary with high precision.

• Reason step-by-step, applying legal tests and weighing precedents.

• Explain every answer transparently, so lawyers can trace conclusions back to the exact sources.

Where most tools automate surface-level tasks, we’re focused on replicating the way lawyers actually think through legal problems, making depth and trust the foundation of everything we build.

You’re joining an early-stage startup that is already working with leading firms. Backed with €3M in seed funding, we’re now scaling a team of engineers and thinkers who want to solve real problems, drive innovation, and create lasting change in the legal sector.

About the Role

As Talent Acquisition Lead you will own the full recruitment lifecycle at Zeno, from strategy to execution. You will be part of the HR team, working closely with the Head of People & Culture and collaborating with one interim recruiter who supports the hiring efforts.

You will help shape how we hire, scale and attract talent across the entire organisation, while remaining deeply involved in the hands-on work of recruiting. You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle: defining roles, sourcing and engaging candidates, leading interviews, advising hiring managers and closing offers.

Employer branding and the employer value proposition are a key pillar of Zeno’s growth. You will take ownership of shaping, strengthening and consistently communicating our story as an employer — across all roles, channels and touchpoints. You will also represent Zeno at recruitment events and talent initiatives, and continuously improve our hiring processes, tools and approach as we scale.

This role combines strategic ownership with operational accountability — and is a key function as we scale.

What You Will Do

• Take ownership of the full recruitment process end-to-end

• Help define and execute Zeno’s organisation-wide hiring strategy

• Partner with the Head of People & Culture on workforce planning and growth priorities

• Collaborate with the People & Culture (HR) team

• Actively source and recruit talent for all teams , including tech and specialist roles

• Maintain and improve recruiting tools, processes and metrics

• Strengthen and communicate Zeno’s employer brand

• Continuously refine how we hire based on data, feedback and evolving needs

Who You Are

• Minimum 5 years of experience in talent acquisition and end-to-end recruitment

• You have experience recruiting tech talent and other specialist profiles

• You speak and write fluent Dutch and English (professional level)

• You have a strong sense of quality, and motivated to offer the very best candidate experience

The ride from startup to scale-up

Things will break, priorities will shift, and there won’t always be a playbook. You’ll wear multiple hats, ship fast, and learn faster. Some weeks will feel chaotic, some problems will feel bigger than your role. That’s the nature of the ride from startup to scale-up: if you need stability and structure, this won’t fit. But if you thrive on ownership, speed, and building from zero, you’ll love it here.

Why join us

Be part of a product-driven team reinventing how legal professionals work.

• Join early and shape the foundation of a fast-growing, high-impact startup.

• Work in a place where hierarchy doesn’t matter — only the best ideas do.

• Collaborate with a top-tier team of engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs.

• Competitive compensation, employee benefits and strong upside as we grow.

• An inspiring place to work in the heart of Rotterdam.

Shape the future of legal work with us.

Department

Operations

Locations

Rotterdam