Head of Community (W/M/D)

Description

You're looking for a new challenge and more than just a job? You want to shape the future with us? Together with you, we want to further develop Campus Founders gGmbH. As our Head of Community, you are the functional and disciplinary leader of your team, support our community in all its needs, and shape the community journey at Campus Founders.

Your fields of action in a glance:

• You lead our Community Team both professionally and disciplinarily with clarity, energy, and direction, developing it into a strong, highly collaborative team with a clear focus on our members.
• You create the conditions for meaningful connections, lasting value, and a seamless community journey from onboarding through to alumni status.
• You stay close to the community, actively listen, gather feedback, and translate member needs into concrete actions that continuously increase perceived community value while fostering a positive, inclusive, and entrepreneurial environment.
• You turn strategy into action by building clear community structures – from membership criteria and the member lifecycle to development pathways and community offerings that shape a compelling member experience.
• You drive the evolution of our core community building blocks – events and activities, benefits, content, tools, and operations – ensuring they create impact, deliver real value, and scale with the community.
• As a central cross-functional connector, you align community initiatives with programs, startup support, partnerships, and ecosystem-building activities to ensure everything works together seamlessly.

You’re a good fit for us if you bring the following:

• You have a completed degree in business, communication, social sciences, innovation management, or a comparable field - or equivalent practical experience.
• You bring several years of experience in community building, startup ecosystems, innovation hubs, or member-facing roles.You have experience leading teams, managing complex projects, and building structure that scale.
• You communicate clearly, lead with empathy, give constructive feedback, and create a trusting and collaborative team culture. You are comfortable speaking in front of groups.
• You are confident using digital tools such as Slack, Notion, HubSpot, community management systems (such as Circle), event tools, and workflow automation platforms.
• You are fluent in English, German is a strong plus.

What’s in it for you:

A wide-ranging area of work and responsibility with a very varied range of tasks:

• You will play a key role in the success of the next generation of successful startups.
• You will develop with us a first-class network of organizations and people in the startup world.
• You will be part of a passionate, energetic, diverse and international team in an exciting and fun environment.
• You will actively shape our curious, open-minded, productive and startup-friendly community.You will enjoy long-term personal development opportunities and a competitive salary.

We look forward to receiving your application! Become part of our Campus Founders Community and help us make Heilbronn a center of gravity for entrepreneurship.