Founders Associate - Teamwear Expansion (All Genders)

Prematch Sports; Köln; Hybrid; EUR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee participation (VSOP)

Modern tech setup

AI-powered work

27 vacation days per year

Remote work 1–3 days onsite

Three offices: Cologne, Berlin, London

Remote work from afar

Team events

Job summary

Prematch Sports in Cologne is seeking a market expansion lead to bring Teamwear into new markets and help build the entry playbook with the founders. You will identify clubs, retailers, and partners, then translate insights into concrete market-entry plans.

You will run initial expansion projects, remove blockers, and collaborate with the Data & Insights team. A degree and first hands-on experience are required, with a startup mindset and German/English fluency.

Qualifications

• Experience pushing a project through without a manual or roadmap.
• Ability to size a market and build a simple business case.
• Fast learner who turns new topics into structured findings.
• Drive to move initiatives forward and see them through.

Responsibilities

• Learn new markets quickly by mapping amateur football structures, clubs, retailers and competitors.
• Test market entry by talking to clubs, retailers and partners and validating offers.
• Translate findings into clear market-entry plans for the founders.
• Kick off the first expansion project, remove blockers and drive execution.
• Create an expansion playbook to accelerate future market entries.

Skills

Doer with no playbook

Business sense

Fast learner

Drive

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Sheets / Excel

Google Slides / PowerPoint

Notion or similar

AI tools

Job description

Hey!

Imagine amateur football finally had the platform it deserves. Every weekend, millions of people write their own personal football stories – on pitches, in clubs and on the sidelines. We believe this passion deserves a digital home too. That's exactly what we're building every single day.

tl;dr

We're looking for someone who wants to conquer new markets with us - you'll take Teamwear into new countries side by side with the founders and build the playbook for every market that follows.

Main information

• Start: Immediately
• Location: Cologne
• Workload: Full-time
• Team: Teamwear

Is this a match?

The most important basics – so we both know if it could work.

• Location: You can see yourself in our Cologne office (Belgisches Viertel) and are able to come in at least 3 days a week.
• Where you're at: You've finished your degree, gathered first hands-on experience and are ready for your next step.
• Languages are no problem: You speak German and English fluently.
• You know football: Amateur football isn't new to you - you've played, coached or been active in a club, or you're a fan with a real feel for what happens on and off the pitch.
• Startup spirit: You'd rather shape things than just tick boxes - even when that means figuring stuff out without a finished roadmap.

What you'll do - your playing field

This is how you move our mission forward every day.

• You get to know new markets in record time. Amateur football structures, clubs, retailers, competitors - you quickly figure out how a market works.
• You test market entry hands-on. You talk to clubs, retailers and partners and try out right away how our offers land.
• You turn findings into clear plans. You bring what you learn to the founders as recommendations and market entry plans.
• You get the first expansion project rolling. You drive it operationally and clear blockers out of the way as they come up.
• You write our expansion playbook. So that every next market goes even faster.

In addition to your core responsibilities, you will also:

• Take on ad-hoc projects for the Head of Teamwear and the founders
• Prepare partner presentations and offers for new markets
• Work with our Data & Insights team on market data

What you bring to the team

We're not looking for a perfect CV. But you should recognise yourself in these points.

• Doer without a playbook: You've pushed a project through without a manual before - in a start-up, your own project, a club or a student initiative.
• Business sense: You can size a market and build a simple business case.
• Quick learner: You get into new topics fast and turn them into structured findings.
• Drive: You get things moving without being asked - and see them through.
• Tools: Google Sheets / Excel (market models, business cases), Google Slides / PowerPoint, Notion or similar, AI tools for research and daily work

Good to know We want you to know what this role really looks like from day one.

• Here you build markets hands-on instead of drafting strategies at a desk: you call clubs, travel and figure things out yourself. If that excites you, you're in the right place.
• There's no finished playbook yet and priorities can shift fast - you should enjoy stepping into the unknown.

Bonus

Not a must – but this’ll definitely earn you extra points.

• Further languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch) - just mention them in your application
• 1-3 years of experience in a start-up, consulting or business development
• Time abroad or international work experience
• Experience in sporting goods or teamwear

The Prematch Setup

We want you to love joining us - and still love being part of the team a long time from now.

• Employee participation (VSOP) - directly benefit from the company’s success.
• Modern tech setup - We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.
• AI-powered work - We use AI tools to work smarter and more efficiently, and provide you with the tools you need to make the most of AI in your day-to-day work.
• 27 vacation days per year - For your rest and to recharge. Plus special arrangements if you’re a parent, so you can better balance family and relaxation.
• Remote work - depending on your distance to the office, you work 1–3 days a week onsite and the rest flexibly remote - whatever suits you best. Tech & Product roles sometimes offer 100% remote.
• Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London - true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!
• Remote, even from afar - Whether it’s a week of sunshine abroad or a few days with family - we allow flexible work from outside your usual location.
• Team events at our locations - Whether after work in Cologne, Berlin, or London: we regularly bring teams together to connect and grow stronger.
• Offsites with the whole team - Four days out of the daily grind with the entire team: trips, brainstorming, onsite collaboration, and real …