CTO with a magic 💛

StarCruiter International AS (Ltd.) Oslo Full-time

Salary Unpaid

Equity 4%

CTO — Build the MVP that will change recruitment.

WANT TO MAKE A MONUMENTAL IMPACT IN SOCIETY?

RE:inventing reCRUITMENT — with heart, data and purpose

Algorithms and traditional ATS systems have done more harm than good — filtering out 75% of candidates before a human ever sees them. This is now a massive social issue in the Nordics. In Norway alone, over 700,000 people stand outside the job market.

We’re creating Talentity.ai – a values-driven, AI-based matching platform that sees the person behind the CV. A place where technology meets empathy — and where inclusion, motivation and EQ drive opportunity.

💡 What you’ll do:

You’ll be our hands-on CTO, responsible for building the first working version of Talentity.

In this first phase (pre-funding), your mission is clear:

Build a simple, testable MVP that can onboard early users and pilot customers.
Demonstrate real traction and proof of concept to investors.
Create a clean, intuitive UX showing how talent-based matching can work.
Collaborate with our external tech partner Enably AS, who will scale the product post-funding.
Shape the technical direction and architecture for the full platform.

Your MVP will be the foundation for our investment round – showing the world what inclusive, human-centric recruitment can look like.

🧠 Your background:

You’re a creative builder who thrives in early-stage chaos and wants to use tech for good.

You probably have experience with:

Fullstack development (Python / Node.js / React / TypeScript or similar).
AI or ML-based recommendation / matching systems.
UX and product thinking – you care about flow, user journeys and usability.
API integrations and scalable architecture.
Building MVPs or early-stage products in startups.

Bonus if you’ve worked with HR-tech, SaaS or community platforms.

🌍 You as a person:

You care about fairness, inclusion and social impact.
You love to move fast and make things real.
You’re fearless about trying new solutions, whilst striving for excellence.
You're more than happy to work solo now — and lead a tech team later.

💼 Compensation:

This is a CTO role with an equity-based compensation in the pre-revenue phase (4-6 %, vesting over 4 years with 1-year cliff). Salary to follow after successful funding. An ESOP is also in place for future hires, KPI-based on team and individual results.

TALENTITY.ai ✪ where tech meets empathy.

For more information or questions please contact us at peter@starcruiter.no or phone number 908 96 727

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Remote work allowed

Social gatherings

Work life balance

Wellness

Mental health support

Flexible working hours

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THE URGENT ISSUE IN TODAY'S JOB MARKET IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES: ✪ Traditional recruitment prioritizes CV algorithms and keywords over human potential, by an astonishing 75%. When ATS/AI control who gets seen, we lose the most important factor: the human behind the CV. This creates not just unemployment, but social exclusion - when people can't find work, they lose connection to society and experience profound isolation. ✪ Todays recruitment methods are narrowly fixated purely on qualifications and historical experience, relying heavily on algorithms to sift through CVs. This approach overlooks the unique talents and motivations of individuals, drivingforces, personality and thus missing out on valuable opportunities for growth and success. ✪ THE RESULT: People are often using ChatGPT or Copilot to write their applications + HR are using AI to read them = nobody is getting hired. ✪ Sweden struggles with high youth unemployment and urban-rural divides. Refugee integration remains uneven, and platform work is eroding traditional protections. Union influence is waning, especially in tech and service sectors. ✪ Denmark’s famed flexicurity model is under pressure. Women are overrepresented in part-time roles, and older workers exit early. Gig work is expanding faster than regulation, challenging collective bargaining norms. ✪ Finland faces persistent long-term unemployment and mental health-related exclusion. Industrial restructuring is shifting jobs to tech hubs, leaving peripheral regions behind. Labor mobility remains low despite retraining efforts. In conclusion; the Nordic countries face mounting labor market exclusion despite strong welfare models. Norway leads with 700,000 adults outside the labor force, driven by regional stagnation, immigrant underemployment, and early retirement. The green and digital transitions are creating jobs—but not where displaced workers live. THE PERFECT STORM FOR US! TURNING THE RECRUITMENT MARKET UPSIDE-DOWN «From employer initiated to 100% talent focused.» Our Solution: Talentity.ai = AI meets empathy! Nordic's first community for job seekers, where talent takes center stage. Meeting the talents, rather than relying on historical data on a piece of paper. Creating an empathic AI, that combines human expertise with technology, supporting decision making and not taking over the entire process.