Summer 2026

Intern in Recruiting and HR Development

Rocket Internet

Rocket Internet

201-500 employees

Global startup incubator and investment firm

No salary listed

Berlin, Germany

Remote

Berlin-based or remote; unpaid internship.

Category
People & HR (2)
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Required Skills
Social Media
Requirements
  • You have strong organizational skills and ability to manage complex operational processes.
  • You have a strong passion for actively and passively hiring investment and tech positions.
  • You feel comfortable to take on the challenges of a high volume recruitment role.
  • You are a digital native person who feels comfortable working online and with Social Media.
  • You are result driven with a “can do” attitude.
  • You are proactive and customer oriented.
  • You approach work in a highly structured and pragmatic way in order to master various challenges at the same time.
  • You love to manage different stakeholders with your winning and charming character.
  • You have excellent English communication skills - German would be a plus.
Responsibilities
  • You execute a solid and measurable end-to-end recruiting process for various business and investment positions.
  • You plan and implement the best sourcing strategy including headhunting to attract top candidates.
  • You provide a first class candidate experience by building and maintaining great candidate relationships.
  • You optimize recruitment processes.
  • You use Social Media as a sourcing and attraction platform to promote our Employer Brand through content Marketing.
Desired Qualifications
  • German language skills would be a plus

Rocket Internet is a global startup incubator and investment firm focused on e-commerce and technology. It incubates startups from scratch using its proprietary processes, providing technology, market insights, and practical business solutions, and it also funds ventures through Global Founders Capital with a hands-on operations team to accelerate growth. It differentiates itself by offering both incubation and funding under one framework, supported by a large, globally distributed portfolio and active operational help beyond capital. Its goal is to help startups achieve segment leadership and scale globally while delivering returns to its investors.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2007

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What believers are saying

  • Acquired majority stake in Foodpanda, raising over USD 200 million.
  • Portfolio spans Food, Fashion, Home sectors across six continents.
  • Market cap exceeds $3 billion with 30,000 employees collectively.

What critics are saying

  • AI venture builders like Antler obsolete clone model in 12-24 months.
  • Lazada sale and Jumia losses slash valuations by 40-60% now.
  • EU, India antitrust probes force divestitures in 12-18 months.

What makes Rocket Internet unique

  • Rocket Internet clones proven US models in emerging markets like Lazada.
  • Global Founders Capital invests across startup stages with operational support.
  • Venture builder model centralizes IT, marketing for rapid global scaling.

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