Founders Associate (Intern)

About the Role

This is a high-ownership internship embedded within a small, fast-moving operations team at an early-stage AI startup building purpose-built agents for the freight forwarding industry. You'll work directly alongside the founding team, taking real responsibility across operations, recruiting, and go-to-market — not shadowing, but driving.

What You'll Do

• Build and manage internal systems, including the company website and operational tooling.

• Lead recruiting efforts and support the onboarding of new team members.

• Support go-to-market initiatives to help bring AI agent products to customers.

• Identify and secure grant and non-dilutive funding opportunities.

• Switch fluidly between big-picture strategy and detailed execution across whatever the company needs most.

What We're Looking For

• Some experience in generalist or cross-functional roles, ideally within early-stage or high-agency environments where you had real ownership.

• A technical background or strong intuition for AI and software systems.

• Demonstrated ability to build or manage internal systems, websites, or operational tooling.

• Exposure to recruiting processes, candidate sourcing, or talent acquisition workflows.

• Experience supporting go-to-market, customer acquisition, or sales enablement initiatives.

• Curiosity about how startups are built and a genuine interest in AI.

• Full fluency in both German and English (written and verbal) — required.

• Bias toward action, strong work ethic, and comfort operating in ambiguity.

• Local work authorisation in Germany is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

€2,400/month. No visa sponsorship available.

Location

On-site in Berlin, Germany. Internship beginning Q4 2026.