Founders Associate Intern (m/f/d)

BlueOcean Technology GmbH; Berlin; Sur place; EUR 13 000 - 20 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Deutschlandticket

Urban Sports Club

Résumé du poste

smalt in Berlin is seeking a Founders Associate Intern (m/f/d) to help hire exceptional people and advance the founders' priorities. You’ll own recruiting from week one and be at the center of our growing company.

You’ll lead sourcing, candidate experience, and will contribute to founder-facing decks and memos. The internship is full-time for 4–6 months, hybrid in Berlin, with meaningful ownership and a path toward a future role.

Qualifications

• Strong student or recent graduate with proof you perform at the top of your peer group — a demanding internship, founding experience, or real leadership somewhere.
• Ideally - previous internships in quantitative, fast-paced environments, e.g. consulting, investing, tech
• A people-person with excellent written German (native/fluent) and English — you write messages people answer.
• Structured, discreet, and reliable: you keep pipelines, trackers, and confidences.
• Curious about AI, startups, and how companies are actually built.
• Available full-time for 4–6 months in Berlin (hybrid).

Responsabilités

• Recruiting (core): source and longlist candidates, keep pipelines current, coordinate scheduling, and shape our candidate experience and employer branding.
• Strategic projects: research and analyses for founder decisions; first drafts of decks, memos, and investor updates — owned end-to-end.
• Founder office: prepare and follow up key meetings, track action items, and keep the operating cadence moving.

Connaissances

Top performer

Strong communication (German & English

Structured & discreet

Curious about AI & startups

People-person

Formation

Enrolled student or recent graduate

Description du poste

Your Impact:

As Founders Associate Intern (m/f/d), you'll work directly for our two founders. Your mission: help us hire exceptional people and move the founders' most important projects forward. Unlike most Founders Associate internships, you'll get visible ownership of recruiting from week one — at our stage, hiring is the founders' most important job, and you'll be at the centre of it.

What You'll Do

• Recruiting (core): source and longlist candidates, keep pipelines current, coordinate scheduling, and shape our candidate experience and employer branding.
• Strategic projects: research and analyses for founder decisions; first drafts of decks, memos, and investor updates — owned end-to-end.
• Founder office: prepare and follow up key meetings, track action items, and keep the operating cadence moving.

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• Strong student or recent graduate with proof you perform at the top of your peer group — a demanding internship, founding experience, or real leadership somewhere.
• Ideally - previous internships in quantitative, fast-paced environments, e.g. consulting, investing, tech
• A people-person with excellent written German (native/fluent) and English — you write messages people answer.
• Structured, discreet, and reliable: you keep pipelines, trackers, and confidences.
• Curious about AI, startups, and how companies are actually built.
• Available full-time for 4–6 months in Berlin (hybrid).

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

• The closest seat to two founders scaling a VC-backed company — hiring, strategy, and fundraising from the inside
• Real ownership: your sourcing fills real roles, your drafts go to real investors — and a genuine shot at a full-time offer
• Fair internship compensation, Deutschlandticket or Urban Sports Club, and regular team events

smalt is an equal-opportunity employer — we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.