Founder’s Associate

Willidrop; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Willidrop is an early-stage startup reimagining automotive logistics in Europe. As a Founder’s Associate, you will work directly with the founders on strategic and operational priorities, gaining exposure across company building, fundraising, and execution to accelerate your trajectory.

You’ll tackle high-priority projects, own tasks end-to-end, and help build scalable internal tools while collaborating with the founder to turn ideas into action. Remote flexibility with on-site time in Frankfurt.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum one year of experience in a fast-paced env such as top-tier consulting, startup, scale-up, VC or finance.
• Based in Germany or willing to relocate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and German.

Responsibilities

• Tackle high-priority projects across operations, product, and go-to-market.
• Own tasks end-to-end from research and planning to execution.
• Build and implement scalable internal tools and workflows.
• Work closely with the founder, supporting decision-making and turning ideas into action.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent German

Analytical thinking

Hands-on execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Airtable

Notion

Make.com

Excel

SQL

Looker Studio

Job description

We’re an early-stage startup rewiring how automotive logistics moves across Europe. Ourmanaged marketplace connects car dealers, auction houses, and fleets withprofessional transport carriers — built from day one to capture real workflows and data, anddeliberately engineered to evolve into fully agentic systems.

The company is led by a repeat founder andbacked by Rapid Pioneers, TA Ventures, True Growth, TLX Capital and some well-known businessangels.

As Founder’s Associate, you’ll work directly with the founders on strategic andoperational priorities. You’ll gain deep exposure acrosscompany building, fundraising, execution, and problem-solving in a role designed toaccelerate your trajectory.

What You’ll Do

• Tackle high-priority projects across operations, product, and go-to-market
• Own tasks end-to-end, from research and planning to execution
• Build and implement scalable internal tools and workflows
• Work closely with the founder, supporting decision-making, anticipating needs, and helping turnideas into action

What We’re Looking For

Must-Haves

• At least a Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum one year of experience in a fast-paced environment such as top-tier consulting, a startup,scale-up, VC or finance; high-impact internships will also be considered
• Based in Germany or willing to relocate
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and German

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with no-code tools such as Airtable, Notion or Make.com
• Data analysis skills across Excel, SQL, Looker Studio or similar tools
• Additional language skills, especially Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Polish or Russian

Mindset & Soft Skills

• Problem-solver with strong analytical thinking
• Hands-on and execution-focused
• Entrepreneurial mindset: proactive, adaptable and resourceful
• High ownership and willingness to go the extra mile

What You’ll Get

• Close collaboration with an experienced founder
• High learning curve, fast execution cycles and early responsibility
• Full exposure to company building from 0 to 1
• Option to evolve into a leadership role
• Remote flexibility with on-site time in Frankfurt

Your Interview Journey

• Initial Conversation 20 min

  A first chat with the founders to get to know each other, introduce the role and team setup, andensure mutual alignment on expectations and goals.

• Deep-Dive Interview 30 min

  We’ll explore your experience in more detail, focusing on how your background, mindset, andambitions align with what we’re building.

• Case Interview 30 min

  You’ll work through a practical case to show how you approach problems, structure thinking, andcommunicate results.