Founder's Associate

Meddle; Imola; Ibrido; EUR 30.000 - 45.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A pioneering integration platform startup in Imola is seeking a Founder Associate to join their team. This role focuses on business development, operations, and marketing, offering the chance to work closely with leadership in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have 1-3 years of experience, be fluent in English and Italian, and possess a passion for building innovative solutions. The position offers flexible working arrangements and the potential for full-time growth and equity incentives.

Servizi

Direct collaboration with CEO & CTO

High autonomy and real impact

Flexibility with smart working

Competenze

• 1–3 years of experience in startups, consulting, or venture building.
• Structured and able to get things done.
• Curious about SaaS and iPaaS.

Mansioni

• Identify new leads and explore partnerships.
• Support demos and manage outbound campaigns.
• Coordinate early PoCs and onboard new clients.
• Manage internal tools and processes.
• Create content for digital presence and PR outreach.

Conoscenze

Experience in startups or B2B environment

Fluent in English

Fluent in Italian

Understanding of SaaS and B2B sales

Autonomy

Descrizione del lavoro

Co-founder & CEO @ Meddle - the first iPaaS with an IoT focus | CEMS | Nova SBE | UNC | Bocconi

About Us:

Meddle is a next‑gen iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service) startup helping industrial companies and service providers seamlessly integrate and orchestrate machines, sensors, and enterprise systems (ERP, MES, AI, etc.) — without hardware, without code, and in a simple and fast way.

We’re building the first plug‑and‑play iPaaS tailored to industrial environments. Our platform enables real‑time data integration from OT and IT sources, powering use cases in predictive maintenance, energy efficiency, servitization, and industrial analytics.

We’re venture‑backed and live with paying customers, and are preparing to scale internationally.

We’re now looking for a Founder Associate with a focus on Sales/BD, Operations and Marketing, ready to join early and grow with us.

What You will do

As a Founder Associate, you’ll operate at the intersection of sales, growth, operations and marketing/communication — with the flexibility to evolve into a leadership role.

You’ll work directly with the CEO and CTO on anything needed and play a key role in scaling our startup.

In a standard week you may be working on different fields:

• Business Dev: identifying new leads, exploring partnerships, nurturing relationships with clients and industrial stakeholders.
• Sales: supporting demos, managing outbound campaigns, helping close deals, and refining our GTM playbook.
• Customer Success: Coordinate early PoCs, collect feedback, and help onboard new clients.
• Operations: take care of managing internal tools and processes, with the goal of optimizing them and create best‑practices;
• Marketing: create posts and content to help manage our digital presence (website, LinkedIn, email, online communities) and PR outreach.

Who You are

• You have 1–3 years of experience in startups, consulting, venture building, or a high‑paced B2B environment.
• You’re fluent in English and Italian.
• You understand (or are curious about) SaaS, iPaaS and B2B sales.
• You’re structured, autonomous, and get things done.

What We offer

• A key role in a fast‑paced environment
• Direct collaboration with the CEO & CTO - full access to strategic decision‑making
• High autonomy, real impact, and fast growth potential
• Flexibility: smart working is accepted but regular in‑person meetings are required, as well as travels to meet prospects
• Compensation: based on your profile (freelance contract (P.IVA) is preferred, as well as internships)
• Potential for full‑time and equity incentives through option‑pool
• A no‑BS, transparent and pragmatic team culture focused on trust, ownership, and execution

Last

Before you decide to apply, here's what you should know before doing it carelessly:

This is not a polished machine. There’s no playbook. No clear path. Some days will be chaotic. Others frustrating. We’re figuring it out as we go, one conversation, one bug, one customer at a time. If you need certainty, comfort, or linear progress — this probably isn’t for you. But if you like building before it’s obvious, read on.

🔥 We are intense and serious about our goal.

We’re a super‑small team. We’re here to solve real problems with real software. We’re aiming to become the default iPaaS for industrial data, and we know that won’t happen unless we’re 10x faster, leaner, and more focused than anyone else.

We’re not jerks: we care, we listen. But at the same time we work hard, and we expect from you the same.

No blaming. No finger‑pointing. We expect each other to show up fully, hold ourselves to high standards, and never wait for permission to get things done and fix what’s broken. Victim mentality is not accepted here.

Interested?

📩 Reach out at [e-mail] with subject line:

Founder Associate – Application

Tell us something about yourself - not only your CV!

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Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Business Development and Sales

Industries

Software Development