Head of Talent Acquisition & HR at Human-Centered Social Network Startup

Salary Unpaid

About LifeBonder

LifeBonder is a social platform built to help people find their true tribe — we pair you with the kindred souls who match your energy and values. Our AI matching connects you with people who genuinely resonate with who you are, making belonging effortless and authentic. Beyond digital interaction, LifeBonder encourages real-world connection — from spontaneous meet-ups to deep, lasting friendships that thrive face to face. With our LifeBonder app, you’re not just seen, you’re understood—and you don’t need to shrink to fit in — you simply belong.

About The Role

Build the team. Lead the function. Set the standard.

We’re looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition & HR to own, grow, and lead our people function at a fast-moving, mission-driven tech startup. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in autonomy, moves fast, and takes pride in attracting exceptional talent.

You won’t just manage recruiting—you’ll lead it from the front, personally driving full-cycle hiring while simultaneously reinforcing the established systems, standards, and operating rhythm that allows the company to scale with intention. You’ll be the architect of our talent strategy and the steward of a high-performance, values-aligned culture.

This role is ONLY for self-directed operators and confident inspired leaders who see HR as a strategic lever and a people-nurturing responsibility, not an administrative function.

Please be aware that this is an UNPAID opportunity.

What You’ll Own

Run the Talent Acquisition & HR function end-to-end, with full accountability for outcomes.
Lead full-cycle recruiting personally: sourcing, screening, interviewing, closing, and onboarding top-tier talent.
Design and execute hiring strategies aligned with business priorities and growth goals.
Serve as HR Business Partner to the CEO, anticipating talent needs and shaping organisational design as well as consulting with CEO on all HR matters.
Nurture our existing HR systems, processes, and policies that support scale, performance, and compliance and ensure continuity .
Act as a trusted point of contact for employees across the company—clear, direct, empathic and solutions-oriented.
Ensure HR operations run smoothly, efficiently, and with integrity.
Train new recruiters according to existing human centric guidelines

Who You Are

A proven talent and HR leader with at least 1 year of people leadership experience and at least 1 year of hands-on, full-cycle recruitment experience in Europe/US/UK markets.
Highly independent, proactive, and comfortable operating with real ownership and minimal oversight.
Leads from the front—energized by building teams, personally recruiting great talent, and holding a high standard for hiring quality.
Organized, decisive, and exceptional at prioritizing what matters most in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
A clear, confident communicator who builds trust, alignment, and accountability across all levels of the organization.
Strong working knowledge of HR best practices, employment fundamentals, and people operations—applied with sound judgment.
A confident, empathetic leader who balances high expectations with genuine care for people, creating teams that perform and stay engaged.
Mission-driven and execution-focused, committed to building teams that deliver results and believe in the work
Canditates based in Europe to ensure alignment with our weekly team meetings and real-time collaboration
Confidence and enthusiasm to represent the company at in-person career fairs and networking events in Copenhagen, requiring highly polished interpersonal skills and professional rapport building prowess

*Must be available for weekly team meetings on Mondays at 11am and 12pm

Why This Role Matters

You will directly shape the future of the company by choosing who joins it.
You’ll operate with real authority and trust, not bureaucracy.
You’ll scale a department—and reinforce our culture
Your work will have immediate, visible impact on growth, performance, and execution

For more information or questions please contact us at info@lifebonder.com or phone number

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote work allowed

Work life balance

Skill development

Equity package

Mental health support

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Working at
LifeBonder

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Why We are going against the narrative to battle loneliness and the negative impact of social media because we want to design a platform to increase the quality of life! The insatiable business-centric model of current social media growth engines is solely designed around consumerism and addiction keeping people on screens and facilitating (new) social connections by staying online and isolated. At LifeBonder we want to take the lead with a human-centric social media platform designed with a purpose - to increase people’s quality of life by meeting new connections in-person. Therefore, encouraging physical activity, preventing isolation and thereby increasing mental health. We aim to design a safe platform to connect with like-minded people. We encourage people to go out and enjoy shared experiences off-platform by suggesting activities in the local area that they're both into. Additionally, we prioritize user needs by positioning them at the core and forefront of our business and placing the advertiser where they should be - at the periphery! Purpose To combat loneliness by improving the quality of life through local activities connecting people with shared interests. Lifebonder NextGen mobile app empowers lonely, depressed and isolated individuals to ignite their social life by facilitating real life off-platform friendships locally. Our privacy-safe AI enables authentic, modest and anonymous profile matching, with trusted pre-verified users, who share common interests to ensure our users have a safe space for expressing themselves. Vision To improve the quality of life. Our vision is to build a safe and kind social network to make authentic social bonds in real life that makes people less lonely and drives them off their couches for socializing, improving their mental wellbeing through authentic life experiences. Mission We are the game-changers, innovators and disruptors - because it's time for transformation! At LifeBonder, we're on a mission to end loneliness and break social media addiction, fake personas, cyber-bullying, cancel culture by providing a Mesaverse that lives up to the promise of what social media can be: A safe place to facilitate human connections rather than replace them. We want to fill a growing need for direct socializing outside social media - connecting people in friendships that are human, profound, and meaningful. Providing people with local options (local businesses) to encourage physical activity and supporting businesses around them. LifeBonder makes it easy for people to connect in a deeper reality through shared spaces, values, and goals because our vision is to build social bonds in real life. Culture Lifebonder has a purpose-driven culture where we consciously and intentionally follow our company’s mission as a team. We are motivated as a team to achieve our impact goals regarding decreasing loneliness and isolation and encouraging in-person meet-ups and physical activity, especially among young people. Lifebonder’s cultural approach towards our employees and customers: Conversational - we are human-centric and wish to emotionally connect with our users like bosom buddies. Inclusive - we are diverse and respectful of all differences. Enthusiastic - we celebrate life; we are dreamers, game-changers and innovators. Kind - we believe it is important for our wellbeing to be kind to each other. Hopeful - we believe our team/platform/user collaborations will drive a positive change. Trusting - we’re transparent & honest. Users are at the core and forefront of business. Reassuring - we want our team and users to feel safe and good about being their authentic selves Lifebonder’s core value – AUTHENTICITY A human-centric platform where people feel free to be their real authentic selves. And feel a sense of belonging. What Lifebonder is standing against - ISOLATION & CANCEL CULTURE.