QMunicate – Founder's Associate (f/m/d)

Munich Quantum Valley; München; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Founding-team ownership

Quantum optics lab in Munich area

Equity / options (VSOP)

Job summary

Munich Quantum Valley is seeking a Founder's Associate to work directly with the CEO and CTO, handling public relations, communications and day-to-day operations in a hands-on generalist role that offers fast learning in a deeptech startup.

You will own press contacts, website and newsletters, help prepare appearances at events, assist with hiring and investor materials, and support office and lab setup as the company grows in the Munich area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a science background.
• Excellent written English; you enjoy explaining technology to non-experts.
• Organized, reliable and happy to take on whatever needs doing.
• German is a plus.
• Nice to have: studies in physics or quantum technologies.
• Nice to have: experience in communications, PR or social media.
• Nice to have: a previous job or internship at a start-up.

Responsibilities

• Own public relations: press contacts, website, LinkedIn and newsletters.
• Prepare our appearances at events, conferences and trade fairs.
• Help across operations: office and lab setup, procurement, travel, onboarding.
• Support hiring: job postings, interview scheduling, candidate communication.
• Help the founders with presentations, grant documents and investor materials.

Skills

Public relations

Event coordination

Operations support

Hiring coordination

Investor materials

English writing

Education

Bachelor's degree with a science background

Job description

Join the founding team developing the connectivity layer for future quantum technologies — at the intersection of quantum optics, hardware engineering and scalable infrastructure.

Founder's Associate

You work directly with the CEO and CTO and keep the company running: public relations, communications and day‑to‑day operations. It is a hands‑on generalist role and a fast way to learn how a deeptech start‑up is built.

Responsibilities

• Own public relations: press contacts, website, LinkedIn and newsletters
• Prepare our appearances at events, conferences and trade fairs
• Help across operations: office and lab setup, procurement, travel, onboarding
• Support hiring: job postings, interview scheduling, candidate communication
• Help the founders with presentations, grant documents and investor materials

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a science background
• Excellent written English; you enjoy explaining technology to non-experts
• Organized, reliable and happy to take on whatever needs doing
• German is a plus

Nice to have

• Studies in physics or quantum technologies
• Experience in communications, PR or social media
• A previous job or internship at a start‑up

What we offer

• A founding-team role with real ownership of a first‑of‑its‑kind machine
• A new quantum‑optics lab in the Munich area
• Competitive salary and employee equity (VSOP)
• Close ties to the European quantum ecosystem; conference and training budget
• English as working language