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# Founders Associate Internship - Talent & People Strategy (all genders) at Lio

- **Company:** Lio
- **Location:** Munich, Germany
- **Employment:** internship
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lio/8dcd86c2-2c37-42d5-a643-e4ef68504015

## Job description

As Founders Associate Talent & People Strategy Intern at Lio, you will help build the team and people infrastructure behind one of Europe’s fastest-growing AI companies.

Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, we are building a category-defining product and an exceptional team to match. Working closely with the People & Culture team and our hiring managers, you will identify and engage outstanding talent while helping establish the systems and processes that will support Lio as we scale.

This isn’t a role where you simply support existing people operations. You will help build them from the ground up.

## What You'll Do

In this role, you will:

- Actively identify and approach exceptional candidates, building a strong pipeline of A-players who can shape Lio’s next stage of growth
- Take ownership of sourcing projects using LinkedIn Recruiter: from defining target profiles and building searches to crafting outreach that gets responses
- Conduct initial interviews, assess candidate motivation and fit, and create an outstanding first impression of Lio
- Help implement HiBob and build the foundation of a scalable, data-driven People Operations function
- Design and improve people processes across recruiting, onboarding, employee data, and internal workflows
- Gain direct insight into people strategy and contribute ideas that help us attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent
- Identify opportunities to simplify, optimize, and automate repetitive People processes
- Own projects end to end and see the direct impact of your work on our team and growth

## Your Profile

You are a strong fit for this role if you:

- Are available for a minimum of four months, starting as soon as possible
- Are currently pursuing or have recently completed a degree in business, psychology, human resources, technology, or a related discipline
- Have previous hands-on experience with active sourcing and know how to identify and engage strong candidates
- Feel confident using LinkedIn and ideally have experience with LinkedIn Recruiter
- Bring a strong academic track record and/or have demonstrated exceptional ownership through student initiatives, entrepreneurial projects, or other extracurricular activities
- Have native-level proficiency in German and are fluent in English
- Are structured, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership without waiting for detailed instructions
- Adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment with ambitious goals and changing priorities
- Have experience with HiBob or another HRIS

WHY JOIN US?

At Lio, you won’t just support the People function, you’ll help lay its foundation.

You will play a direct role in building the team behind our growth while creating the systems and processes that shape how Lio operates. You’ll work closely with leadership, gain hands-on exposure to recruiting and People strategy, and own projects with visible impact from day one.

If you want to learn how an exceptional team is built, and help build it, this is your opportunity.

Are you in?

## About Lio

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lio builds the world's first multi-agent AI workforce for enterprise procurement, automating the entire purchasing process from request to delivery.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Vladimir "Vladi" Keil (CEO), Lukas Heinzmann (CTO), Till Wagner (COO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Enterprise AI / Procurement Automation / Supply Chain Technology
- **Target customers**: Large global enterprises (150+ enterprise clients) — B2B, Enterprise
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To make work faster, smarter, and more human through AI — transforming procurement from a bureaucratic bottleneck into a frictionless, strategic function.

## Products & Services
- **Lio Multi-Agent Procurement Platform**: An AI-driven system where specialized agents work in parallel to research vendors, negotiate terms, manage approvals, and track deliveries. Integrates with existing P2P/ERP systems. Available in five layers that customers can adopt incrementally: Operational Automation, Agent-Augmented Buying, and others. [lio.ai](https://lio.ai/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $30.1M (Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Andreessen Horowitz (lead investor in Series A), Y Combinator (YC alum), Microsoft (Official Microsoft Partner)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 1,000,000+ users across 150+ enterprises in less than three years
  - 100% customer retention — not a single customer has churned
  - 428.6% headcount growth YoY (from ~16 to 87 employees)
  - Awarded BME Procurement Excellence Award (with REHAU) and DPW Growth Award
  - Average 10% additional cost savings for customers and 85% reduction in operational workload

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in multi-agent procurement**: World’s first multi-agent system purpose-built for procurement, not a generic automation tool.
- **Enterprise-grade security & compliance**: ISO 27001 certified, hosted on Microsoft Azure Europe, fully GDPR compliant — a critical moat for large enterprise adoption.
- **Deep integration ecosystem**: Official Microsoft Partner with secure integration into Microsoft architecture and existing P2P/ERP systems.
- **Proven ROI at scale**: >95% of procurement requests flow through standardized, compliant processes; customers achieve 10% cost savings and 85% workload reduction.
- **Zero churn**: 100% customer retention signals extreme product-market fit and stickiness.

## Strategic Focus
- **Global expansion**: Actively hiring for Head of US Sales, indicating a push into the North American market. Already has a presence in the US and UK.
- **Product depth**: Continuing to build out the five-layer platform to deepen automation and expand the scope of AI agents.
- **Talent scaling**: Rapidly growing headcount (87 employees, +428.6% YoY) across engineering, sales, implementation, and operations.

## Why Work Here
- **High-growth environment**: 428.6% YoY headcount growth means significant ownership, impact, and career acceleration for early hires.
- **Mission-driven work**: Employees describe it as "a rare chance to build something that truly matters" alongside people who "raise your standards for the rest of your career."
- **Strong engineering culture**: Founded by a CTO with expertise in machine learning; building the world's first multi-agent procurement system.
- **Premier benefits package**: Top-notch Apple equipment, Employee Stock Options (SOPs), EGYM Wellpass, Mobility Allowance, Breakfast/Dinner/Shakes & Snacks provided.
- **Culture**: "Lions" — a culture of celebrating milestones with true team spirit. Values-driven environment (specific values not publicly detailed).
- **Work policy**: Not explicitly stated as remote/hybrid/office, but headquartered in Munich with roles listed across Germany, US, and UK. Likely hybrid given the collaborative startup environment.
- **Notable perks**: Employee Stock Options (SOPs), premium equipment, meals on-site, wellness pass.

## Sources
1. [lio.ai](https://lio.ai/)
2. [lio.ai/about-us](https://lio.ai/about-us)
3. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://de.linkedin.com/company/lio-ai)
4. [Y Combinator Profile](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lio)
5. [Careers Page (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lio)

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