Founder's Associate (Operations & Strategy)
Encourages vibe-coding and use of no-code / AI-assisted tools (e.g., Lovable) for rapid prototyping and internal automations.
About the Role
Founder's Associate (Operations & Strategy) supporting a fast-moving entertainment-tech startup by managing recruitment, coordinating cross-functional projects, maintaining operational systems, aiding fundraising, and handling team logistics. The role is a generalist, hands-on position that leverages no-code and AI-assisted tools to improve workflows and prototypes internal automations.
Job Description
Role
Founder’s Associate (Operations & Strategy) supporting the founders and COO at Malao, a startup at the intersection of entertainment and technology. This is a generalist, hands-on role that spans recruitment, project coordination, operational systems, fundraising support, and team logistics.
Key Responsibilities
- Talent recruitment: write job descriptions, source candidates, screen, coordinate interviews, and support onboarding; build scalable hiring documentation and structures.
- Project coordination: manage cross-functional teams across tech, film, and location-based experience (LBE) projects to ensure resources and knowledge are aligned with goals.
- Operational processes: maintain CRM, project management, and financial systems; improve workflows using no-code and AI-assisted tools (vibe-coding encouraged).
- Fundraising support: assist with investor materials, grant applications, project budgets, impact narratives, and reporting for EU-funded projects.
- Team logistics: organise team events, coordinate travel, and support founders to keep the team functioning.
- Generalist work: pivot across tasks as needed, from funding applications to prototyping internal automations.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme, or a recent graduate.
- Fluent in German and English (written and spoken).
- Strong analytical and structured thinking; ability to manage multiple complex threads and prioritise under pressure.
- Experience with or motivation to learn building automations, internal tools, or systems using no-code or AI-assisted tools (e.g., Lovable).
- Flexible, quick learner, collaborative, and aligned with company values (truth, justice, courage, gratitude, joy).
What we offer
- Work directly with founders and the founding team in a startup combining entertainment and technology.
- Wellpass subscription (access to gyms, fitness clubs and spas).
- Monthly team events (dinners, game nights, internal hackathons, offsites).
- One paid cinema ticket per month.
- Support with relocation to Munich, including access to the WERK1 apartment program (flat for €850/month on short-term contract).
- Competitive salary package (no numeric amount disclosed) and a VSOP employee participation program for full-time employees.