Chief of Staff Associate Intern

present of AI; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 8,900 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

HyLight, a fast-growing hardware startup, is seeking an entry-level intern to support the Chief of Staff in Paris. You will help manage budgets, forecasts, reporting tools and investor/customer materials while coordinating small projects across teams.

Ideal candidates are quick learners with strong English and French writing skills, able to structure problems, and follow through with minimal supervision. This role offers hands-on exposure to AI-driven operations in a real industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Enrolled student or recent graduate seeking an internship.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive communication in English and French.

Responsibilities

• Support Chief of Staff across finance, operations, strategy and admin.
• Assist with budgets and forecasts and reporting tools.
• Prepare investor and customer presentations.
• Own small projects handed over by leadership.

Skills

Spreadsheet modeling

Forecasting

Bilingual English/French writing

Job description

Operations · Paris, France · Full-time · Entry level

This internship supports the Chief of Staff across finance, operations, strategy and admin at a fast-growing hardware startup. Day to day, that means budgets and forecasts, reporting tools, investor and customer presentations, and owning small projects handed over by the leadership. A strong candidate learns fast, structures messy problems, communicates clearly in English and French, and follows through with little supervision.

How it fits the AI era

AI tools can now draft slides, summarize research, clean up spreadsheets and speed up first-pass analysis, so much of the routine prep work in this role gets faster. What stays human is judging which priorities matter, checking numbers before they reach an investor, and coordinating people across engineering, flight and data teams. The role rewards someone who uses AI to free up time for judgment and follow-through.

How it builds AI experience

The company turns flight data from LiDAR, imagery and methane sensors into automatic defect detection, so an intern sees how AI creates value in a real industrial product. Working close to leadership on planning and reporting gives a view of what an AI-driven inspection business needs to measure. To build more, an intern can automate recurring reports and dashboards with AI tools and document what worked.

Worth showing

• Spreadsheet modeling and forecasting
• Workflow automation with AI tools
• Bilingual English and French writing

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About HyLight

Autonomous, hydrogen-powered airships for zero-emission aerial inspection of critical energy and transport grids.