HR and Office Coordinator
We’re building a world-class team to redefine knowledge work with AI
Zeno is a legal AI startup building a platform that helps lawyers research, review, and draft documents with real legal reasoning — not just text prediction. We’re developing technology that can:
Search and retrieve statutes, case law, and commentary with high precision.
Reason step-by-step, applying legal tests and weighing precedents.
Explain every answer transparently, so lawyers can trace conclusions back to the exact sources.
Where most tools automate surface-level tasks, we’re focused on replicating the way lawyers actually think through legal problems, making depth and trust the foundation of everything we build.
You’re joining an early-stage startup that is already working with leading firms. Backed with €3M in seed funding, we’re now scaling a team of engineers and thinkers who want to solve real problems, drive innovation, and create lasting change in the legal sector.
The role
As HR & Office Coordinator at Zeno, you play a key role in supporting our People & Culture operations during a phase of rapid growth. This role can be fulfilled on a part-time or full-time basis, depending on availability and fit.
You will be the first point of contact for employees when it comes to office matters and straightforward employment-related questions, and you help execute and improve our HR policies, processes, and ways of working.
Working closely with our Head of People and Recruiter, you help create a positive, inclusive company culture where people can do their best work. You collaborate with team leads and other stakeholders to keep day-to-day people operations running smoothly and the work environment well organized and supportive.
Alongside this, you provide light organizational and coordination support to our founders and leaders, helping them stay focused and aligned as the company scales.
What you’ll be working on
owning day-to-day People & Culture operations, including HR questions, onboarding and offboarding, and people administration
being the go-to person for office matters and team support
supporting founders and leaders with planning, priorities, and light executive coordination
bringing structure, clarity, and flow to how we work
organizing team events, offsites, and moments that strengthen culture
handling contracts, expenses, vendors, and tools, and improving them over time as we grow
What you'll bring
Your mindset matters more than perfect experience. If most of the following describe you, you’ll likely thrive at Zeno:
genuinely interested in HR and People & Culture, and motivated to grow into the field
service-minded and genuinely caring about people
proactive, takes ownership, and gets things done
calm and structured, even when things are moving fast
detail-oriented and thoughtful about quality and accuracy
discreet, trustworthy, and guided by integrity
approachable and clear in communication
comfortable with technology and curious about AI
values transparency, inclusion, and building a safe workplace
What we’re looking for
Background in hospitality, office management, people support, or a similar service-driven role — prior HR experience is a plus, not a requirement
comfortable juggling multiple priorities
hands-on, highly organized, and naturally proactive
trusted with sensitive information and people-related topics
fluent in Dutch and English
excited about startups, AI tools, and building teams from the inside out
The ride from startup to scale-up
Things will break, priorities will shift, and there won’t always be a playbook. You’ll wear multiple hats, ship fast, and learn faster. Some weeks will feel chaotic, some problems will feel bigger than your role. That’s the nature of the ride from startup to scale-up: if you need stability and structure, this won’t fit. But if you thrive on ownership, speed, and building from zero, you’ll love it here.
Why join us
Be part of a product-driven team reinventing how legal professionals work.
Join early and shape the foundation of a fast-growing, high-impact startup.
Work in a place where hierarchy doesn’t matter — only the best ideas do.
Collaborate with a top-tier team of engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs.
Competitive compensation, employee benefits and strong upside as we grow.
An inspiring place to work in the heart of Rotterdam.
