Founders Associate - SaaS Growth & Finance

getML / Code17 GmbH; Leipzig; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading SaaS company in Leipzig is seeking a Founders Associate to drive the growth of its innovative machine learning services. This pivotal role merges strategic product development with finance, offering the chance to shape the future of the business while providing significant equity potential and leadership opportunities.

Leistungen

Latest hardware including choice of Apple or Framework notebooks

Subsidized lunches and a job ticket for commuting

Fitness membership (Urban Sports Club or EGYM Wellpass)

Flexible working hours

Remote work options for defined periods

Qualifikationen

• Key qualifications include 5+ years in tech, VC, or SaaS.
• Solid financial skills related to SaaS metrics.
• Fluent in German and English.

Aufgaben

• Drive SaaS Product & Market Fit: Define product roadmap.
• Shape IP & Open-Source Strategy: Balance commercial and community goals.
• Lead Financial Planning & Fundraising: Oversee SaaS financial metrics.

Kenntnisse

SaaS Product Management

Financial Modeling

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Market Fit Strategy

Ausbildung

Experience in Tech Consulting, VC, or as Startup Founder

Jobbeschreibung

As the Founders Associate SaaS Growth & Finance youll work with the founders to shape Code17s next major leap : transitioning getML into a scalable SaaS offering. This role combines strategic product thinking with involvement in the finance ecosystem - helping us explore design and lead either an organic growth path or a VC-backed trajectory.

Youll play a critical role in shaping how Code17 grows develops partnerships and builds the future of machine learning services for relational data - the digital backbone of any major company.

This role includes a clear path to significant equity and future C-level responsibility.

Who we are : As a lean bootstrapped team of 12 Code17 GmbH brings together senior software architects and pioneering ML researchers to partner with leading enterprises Arvato PwC and AOK on their toughest software engineering and AI challenges.

Our USP : At Code17 we build getML a problem agnostic ML library for predictive analytics on relational business data. Our software combines proprietary and open-source components to deliver state-of-the-art automation for feature engineering. It cuts project timelines from months to days - while increasing accuracy and model interpretability. Read more at .

• Anticipated Start Date : Q2 / 2025
• Location : On-site or remote during the first six months (based in the EU with Leipzig comfortably reachable by train). Long-term this is a leadership role based in Leipzig.

Tasks

This is a founder-track role with real influence. Youll take ownership of our SaaS strategy and help define the future of our service :

• Drive SaaS Product & Market Fit : Define the getML SaaS product roadmap with engineering translate market needs into specifications and secure early product-market fit.
• Shape IP & Open-Source Strategy : Develop and execute our IP and open-source strategy for getML balancing commercial and community goals.
• Lead SaaS Growth & Financial Modeling : Analyze growth paths (organic VC) develop supporting business / financial models and lead execution.
• Build Strategic Partnerships : Identify and secure partnerships (tech financial) to accelerate product adoption and revenue.
• Manage Financial Planning & Fundraising : Oversee SaaS financial metrics and modeling. If VC is chosen co-lead fundraising : investor relations pitching and closing deals.

Requirements

At Code17 we value passion creativity and the willingness to grow. Key qualifications for this role include :

• 25 years in tech consulting VC SaaS product management or as a startup founder.
• Good understanding of ML concepts and their business applications.
• Experience shaping product vision roadmaps and achieving market fit (SaaS preferred).
• Solid financial skills : modeling SaaS metrics (ARR LTV CAC) and VC fundamentals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive with a strong sense of ownership and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Fluent German and English.

We work hard but we also believe it should be fun and help you excel personally and professionally :

• Latest hardware including your choice of Apple or Framework notebooks height-adjustable desk and a 40 curved screen
• Subsidized lunches a job ticket for commuting and a fitness membership (Urban Sports Club or EGYM Wellpass)
• Monthly team weeks and retreats for strategic planning trend discussions and social activities
• Open culture that values honest feedback and new ideas
• Free drinks from coffee to after-hours beer in our office
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid arrangement in Leipzig
• Option to work remotely from most parts of the world for a defined period

As problem-solvers we value out-of-the-box thinkingshow us why youre the right fit. Present your skills and abilities in any way; the key is to make a lasting impression.

Next Steps :

• Initial contact within 48hours
• Interview with our team
• Case study
• Personal meeting in Leipzig
• Onboarding

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Associate Finance • Leipzig, Saxony, Germany