Hybrid Founders Associate – All-Rounder

at Project Bay

• Job title: Founders Associate – All-Rounder
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Founders Associate supporting the management team with project coordination in a hybrid environment. Engaging in community app development and strategic operations at Project Bay.

Responsibilities

• You act as the right hand and sparring partner to our founding team.
• In this challenging and varied role, you proactively support the management and the team with strategic tasks as well as all areas of day-to-day operations.
• You take on and manage independent projects (focus: our 3‑year funded project to develop a community app for rural areas).
• You handle administrative project coordination and communication with project partners.
• You are responsible for the management and controlling of the funded project.
• You prepare interim reports and budget plans.
• You manage scheduling and travel arrangements for internal and external participants.
• You manage partnerships on both operational and strategic levels.

Requirements

• You have completed vocational training or a degree in a commercial/business field.
• You have initial experience in research project administration and project controlling.
• You enjoy working independently and are highly results-oriented.
• You are energetic and not looking for a purely administrative role — you want to actively shape and build.
• Through daily use, you are proficient with Microsoft Office, Slack, Google Workspace, etc.
• Ideally, you have early relevant professional experience in strategic business development, consulting, workation/coworking, community building, startups (as a founder), or venture capital.

Benefits

• You play a key role in the success of the next generation of startups.
• You will help build a top-tier network of organizations and people in the startup ecosystem.
• We value short communication lines, an open culture, and close, motivated collaboration toward shared goals — we grow together every day.
• Join us and actively help shape our working culture.
• Responsibility with tangible impact on new ventures and business models.
• You will enjoy long-term personal development opportunities and fair compensation.