Founder Sprint Coordinator, Aalto Founder School

Aalto University; Finland; Presencial; EUR 48.000 - 65.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Aalto University Founder School is seeking a full-time, fixed-term Coordinator to run Founder Sprint, a selective, blank-page founder program. You will build and scale the system, manage daily execution, participant experience, logistics, communications, and the program's operational rhythm, working alongside the Founder Sprint Specialist.

This is not a traditional role; it offers growth toward taking over ownership of the program in the future.

Qualificações

• Fluent English communication required.
• High initiative and execution capability.
• Interest in entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems.

Responsabilidades

• Run the daily execution, participant experience, logistics, communications, and operational rhythm of Founder Sprint.
• Ensure the program runs smoothly; support participants; prepare activities; maintain clear communication and strong cohort experience with the Founder Sprint Specialist.
• Grow into program ownership over time with high autonomy and initiative to advance entrepreneurship initiatives.

Conhecimentos

Fluent English

High agency

Descrição da vaga

Aalto University Founder School operates as a startup within the university: moving fast, delivering results quickly, iterating, piloting, and pivoting. We enjoy working with people who are excited to make things happen on short notice. Founder Sprint is our flagship program - a selective, blank-page founder program that bets entirely on the person. We are hiring someone to run it, build the system that lets it scale, and grow toward owning it. This is not a traditional role, you are not just organizing but engineering the system around the program. This role is a great preparation for future work as a startup founder or in hectic and demanding leadership roles. This position suits someone with a strong interest in high‑growth entrepreneurship, community‑building, events, and communications in a fast‑moving environment. Job duties may change over time. Teamwork and open communication are a must. This job requires physical presence most workdays. Work and collaboration is done in English. There is a possibility to extend the continuation of this role or grow into leading the program. The full‑time fixed‑term Founder Sprint Coordinator runs the daily execution, participant experience, logistics, communications, and operational rhythm of Founder Sprint. The Coordinator makes sure the program runs smoothly, participants are supported, activities are well‑prepared, communication is clear, and the overall cohort experience is strong together with the Founder Sprint Specialist. This is a growth role. The aim is for the Coordinator to learn Founder Sprint deeply over time and develop toward taking over responsibility for the program in the future. This role is for someone with high agency, strong execution skills, and ambition to grow. Success in this job can open doors to some of the most attractive entrepreneurial career paths in Finland and beyond.

Who thrives here?

• You enjoy networking and thrive when surrounded by people. You run many parallel threads – people, deadlines, logistics – without dropping the bar. You're comfortable with execution and documentation as much as with strategy. You want to learn to build and run a world‑class founder program.
• You are passionate about startups and want to help future founders grow.
• You exhibit high agency.
• Familiarity with Aalto’s entrepreneurial ecosystem (a plus, not a must). Previous experience in startups, student entrepreneurship, events, communities, or program coordination (is a plus). Speaking and writing fluent English (Finnish or Swedish is a plus).

Team culture

We encourage you to read more about our team culture.

What’s in it for you?

You get direct access to one of the most ambitious startup hubs in the Nordics. You get direct access to exceptional students, founders, investors, mentors, alumni, and startup ecosystem actors. You will gain experience in top‑tier program operations, founder development, coaching support, ecosystem building, and venture development. You get real ownership and responsibility from day one. You will develop skills that are highly relevant for future work as a founder, operator, venture builder, startup program lead, or ecosystem builder. You will be part of a small, ambitious team with high autonomy building something new. See our current team from here.

Application deadline: November 25, 2026. Expected start date: January (latest February) 2027. Applications are reviewed and interviews may be held during the application period. This is a fixed‑term position until 31 December 2027.

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 16 000 students and 5 200 employees, including 446 professors, working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.