--- title: 'Talent Acquisition Intern at Zefir' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/talent-acquisition-intern-zefir-paris-wpaqb1t5gckz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-05' --- # Talent Acquisition Intern at Zefir - **Company:** Zefir - **Location:** Paris, France - **Employment:** internship - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-11-03 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zefir/020d001f-d716-494e-aa99-3a7335360518 ## Job description ## Who We Are Zefir is building an AI autopilot for home sales in Europe, starting in France: an AI agent runs the entire sale and purchase journey end-to-end, orchestrating local brokers, portals, buyers, and documents. Backed by €60 million from top-tier investors Sequoia Capital and Kima Ventures, we're committed to accelerating life changes for millions of current and future European homeowners. ## Your Mission Zefir is hiring across Sales, Engineering, Product and Ops, and the Talent team is the engine behind it. You'll join as the first Talent Acquisition intern, working day to day with our Founding Talent Lead, in a team that reports directly to the CEO. This is not an admin internship. You'll own real pipelines, talk to candidates every day, and help build the AI-powered recruiting machine we run on. By the end of the six months, you'll have recruited people who are still at Zefir years later. ## What You'll Do Find and engage talent | About 70% Help us find the people who will build Zefir's next chapter. - Turn hiring briefs and scorecards into searches: relevant backgrounds, target companies and places to look. - Explore LinkedIn Recruiter, revisit past Ashby candidates, and uncover promising profiles beyond incoming applications. - Explain why each candidate could be a fit in one clear sentence and keep their Ashby profile accurate. - Prepare personal outreach drafts in Zefir's voice, then use feedback to sharpen your approach. Build and improve our AI recruiting workflows | About 30% Work with our Talent Lead to turn ideas into useful automations and improve them through daily use. - Build and experiment: help create workflows for candidate sourcing, scoring, outreach and recruiting dashboards. - Test, learn, iterate: try different prompts and approaches, compare the results, and refine what works. - Apply your judgment: review AI recommendations against real profiles and use what you learn to improve the next batch. - Solve problems: investigate issues, debug workflows with the team, and find repetitive steps we can automate. ## Who You Are - You're curious about people, technology and how companies build teams. - You think clearly, learn quickly, and enjoy turning an open-ended problem into concrete next steps. - You write strong French and can work in English. - You're comfortable exploring tools such as Claude Code, ChatGPT, Zapier or Juicebox. - You're rigorous with details and resourceful when something doesn't work. - A first experience in sales, research, recruiting or a startup is welcome, but not required. Practical Details - Contract: Internship (Master's level, convention de stage required). - Start: January 2027. - Duration: 6 months. - Location: On-site at our Le Peletier office, Paris 9th, five days a week. - Compensation: €1,750 gross per month at 100% of bonus target (€1,250 fixed + €500 hiring bonus: €250 per direct-sourcing hire, up to 2 hires per month). - Perks: Swile meal card (€11 per worked day) and Swile mobility card (€45/month). A Short, Practical Hiring Process - A 20-minute call with David, our Talent Lead, to discuss your interests and the internship. - An on-site sourcing and outreach exercise, with nothing to prepare beforehand. - A meeting with Remy, our CEO, followed by a decision within 48 hours. Bring your curiosity and your ideas. Learn the craft, test your approach, and help us find our next teammates. ## Benefits The following is for permanent employees only. For other contracts (interns, apprentices, fixed-term..), please, check with your recruiter. - Competitive salary: You can run your own simulation with our [salary calculator](https://www.zefir.fr/zefir-salary-calculator). - BSPCE (Stock Options): Available for everyone, with monthly vesting after year one, over a 4-year period. - Healthcare plan: Full coverage with Alan for team members, their partners, and children. - Office in Le Peletier, Paris (9th arrondissement): With flexible remote work options. - Swile meal card: €11 per worked day. - Swile mobility card: €45/month to support sustainable transportation (metro, carpooling, biking…). - Team events: Monthly Mixers to connect and share good times, and quarterly All Hands to celebrate wins across the company. Our Operating Principles 🏔️ Steep Mountains Are Steep: Setting ambitious goals and working hard to achieve them. 🌊 Ride Reality: Actively seeking challenges and thriving by adapting flexibly to changes. 🏀 Play for the Front of the Jersey: Prioritizing team success over individual recognition. Application & Process We welcome applications from anyone, regardless of background, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or experience. Our team values authenticity and diverse perspectives. For all roles, our interview process emphasizes hands-on exercises, case studies, or discussions about specific examples of your previous work. We ensure objectives and expectations are clearly communicated at every step. ## About Zefir ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Zefir is building an AI-powered collective sales platform that accelerates home sales in Europe by connecting agents, buyers, and sellers through a cooperative model. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B; total funding $71.8M per LinkedIn, $56.91M per CB Insights) - **Headquarters**: Paris, Île-de-France, France (with a secondary office in Saint-Mandé and a presence in the United Kingdom) - **Founded**: 2021 (LinkedIn) or 2020 (CB Insights); conflicting reports - **Founders**: Rémy Fabre (Co-founder & CEO) and Louis Lambert (Co-founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Real estate technology (proptech) / Internet marketplace platforms - **Target customers**: B2B (real estate agents, independents, national networks) and B2C (home sellers and buyers) - **Mission or purpose**: “Accelerate life changes” by making home sales faster, more certain, and fairer through collective intelligence and AI. ## Products & Services - **Collective Sales Platform**: A SaaS marketplace that connects multiple agents, divides sales roles, ensures fair commission splits, and centralizes buyer networks to sell properties faster. - **AI Autopilot for Home Sales**: AI systems that match sellers and buyers more effectively, claiming to double transaction speed compared to traditional methods. - **Online Property Valuation**: Free, instant home valuation tool (150k+ estimates sent since inception). - **Salary Calculator**: Public tool on their website allowing candidates to estimate compensation for open roles. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metrics**: - Total funding: $71.8M (LinkedIn) / $56.91M (CB Insights) – conflicting reports - Transactions facilitated: €650M+ since January 2023 - Life changes enabled: 3,400+ since founding - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital (lead Series A), FinTech Collective (lead Series B), Heartcore Capital, FJ Labs, Zigg Capital, Stride.VC, and 15+ other investors. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew 63.2% YoY (from ~50 to 83 employees) - Active job postings: 4 (as of July 2025) - International expansion: opened UK office (1 employee) - LinkedIn followers: 7,913 (+38.3% yearly) ## Competitive Advantages - **Collective model**: Breaks the traditional “every man for himself” agent competition by rewarding cooperation and role specialization. - **AI-driven matchmaking**: Proprietary AI that claims to double transaction speed over conventional methods. - **Transparent compensation**: Public salary calculator and fair commission distribution system. - **Strong investor backing**: Backed by top-tier VCs (Sequoia, FinTech Collective) providing credibility and resources. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Scaling the collective sales platform across Europe, deepening AI capabilities for home sale automation, and expanding the agent network. - **Direction for growth**: Internationalization (UK presence), increasing transaction volume, and recruiting top talent in engineering, sales, and operations. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Values include “Steep Mountains Are Steep” (ambitious goals), “Ride Reality” (embrace challenges), and “Play for the Front of the Jersey” (team over individual). Rated 4.3/5 on employer reviews (31 reviews) with strong compensation (4.3) and culture (4.1). - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Hybrid model; roles can be remote or in-office depending on position. Paris HQ is on-site with flexible options. - **Notable perks**: Public salary calculator for transparency, competitive pay (e.g., Software Engineer ~€64k/year), and focus on work-life balance (3.5/5 rating). - **Engineering culture**: Strong technical team (16 employees in technical roles), building AI systems; opportunities to work on cutting-edge proptech. ## Sources 1. [zefir.fr](https://www.zefir.fr/a-propos) – Company values, mission, and metrics 2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zefir-fr) – Employee count, funding, financials, and workforce breakdown 3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zefir) – Funding history, investors, and headquarters 4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/zefir) – Careers page, office locations, and job listings 5. 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