People & Culture Intern (m/f/d)

Are you looking for the opportunity to be an early part of a fast-growing VC-backed tech startup and help us build the foundation of a People & Culture (P&C) organization from scratch? Do you want to work on projects that shape our company culture and contribute to a future where every employee thrives?

Then acto is the right place for you! As a People & Culture Intern (f/m/d), you will play a pivotal role in helping to establish the structures and processes of our P&C department. You’ll work closely with our People & Culture Lead, Julia, taking ownership of talent acquisition, while also tackling exciting People & Culture projects like Performance Reviews, Career Development, Events and more. 

• Recruitment: Take ownership of recruitment at acto for a variety of roles, from screening candidates, active sourcing, scheduling interviews, aligning with hiring managers and making offers, to creating a seamless candidate experience, collaborating in the growth of the team in 2025. 

• Performance Management: Assist in achieving our 2025 goal of implementing a robust performance review system, ensuring all employees have a clear understanding of expectations and opportunities for growth.

• Career Development: Assist with the creation of career development paths for all roles within the organization, providing clarity and long-term vision for our acto-nauts.

• Events & Culture: Organize company events, such as our annual offsite in Lisbon, bi-annual on-site meetings in Munich, and quarterly virtual team-building activities.

• People Ops & Office: Collaborate on designing and improving core HR processes, including onboarding, feedback systems, and employee engagement initiatives, as well as ensure the smooth running of daily operations and a productive working environment in our new Munich Office.

• Drive: You’re motivated to work in a dynamic startup environment, ready to roll up your sleeves and make an impact from day one and are available for at least 6 months.

• First experience: Ideally, you have gained initial experience in the field of People and Culture - preferably in a start-up.

• Passion for People: You genuinely enjoy creating an environment where people can do their best work and feel valued.

• Proactive Learner: Whether it’s recruitment tools, HR strategies, or cultural initiatives, you’re eager to learn and grow with us.

• Excellent Communication: You’re confident in interacting with stakeholders at all levels and have a strong command of both written and spoken English and German.

• Organizational Skills: You excel at managing multiple projects and keeping tasks on track in a fast-paced setting.

• Plus points:
  Tools Pro: You have already had initial contact with tools such as Personio and LinkedIn.

• Development Opportunities: Steep development opportunities without entrenched hierarchies, exposure to senior management, mentorship and internal mobility opportunities. 

• Culture: We are an ambitious team that wants to achieve a lot with acto, but we don't take ourselves too seriously and like to have fun together, be it working together, at regular team events or our annual offsites, such as in Lisbon in May.

• Flexibility: Enjoy a flexible work schedule and a hybrid set-up with the option to work from home, with a focus on work-life balance.

• Health & work-life balance: Enjoy 15 days of vacation for your 6 months internship and an attractive Gympass (Wellhub) membership.

• Ownership: One of our values is: “Own your stuff”. Whether you are an intern or a full-time acto-naut, acto instills a deep sense of ownership, where every team member is entrusted with meaningful responsibilities and the autonomy to make impactful decisions.

• Equipment: You will receive a state-of-the-art hardware setup with a choice between Mac and Windows.