Founders Associate – Operations Manager

Galvanek Bau GmbH

Operations Manager at renewable energy startup managing HR, Recruiting, Legal and Sales operations. Collaborating directly with COO to implement solutions and build processes from scratch.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeNürnberg • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorMid-Level💰 €42,000 - €52,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Chef

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

SOLVE PROBLEMS, DON'T MANAGE THEM – HR, Legal, Accounting, Recruiting, B2B Sales. You won't receive a brief; you'll receive a challenge. You break it down, design the solution and implement it. In days, not weeks.
BUILD PROCESSES FROM SCRATCH – Much is still done ad hoc. You turn that into repeatable systems: contract templates, recruiting funnels, quality gates, checklists. After that, it runs without you.
INTERFACE – Two locations, external service providers, internal teams. You keep the threads together, make sure commitments are kept and nothing falls through the cracks.
PREPARE DECISIONS – KPI reports, cost comparisons, action options. Presented so the COO can decide in 5 minutes instead of 2 hours.
CLOSE GAPS – No one will point out where a gap is. You find it yourself and act — without approval loops or needing reassurance at every step.

Requirements

What you’ll need

EXECUTE WITHOUT INSTRUCTION – You have built something from scratch before: a process, a system or a structure. Without a template, without a manual. You don't need a briefing to get started.
OWNERSHIP – If something is left undone it bothers you more than your manager. You follow tasks through until they are completed, not merely handed off.
SPEED – 80% today beats 100% next week. You can master a new topic in two hours, give a reliable recommendation and implement it immediately.
AI AS A TOOL – You use Claude, ChatGPT or similar tools daily and purposefully as leverage: to solve problems, produce text and run option analyses.
STRAIGHTFORWARD COMMUNICATION – You write so decisions can be made: problem, options, recommendation — done.
Degree completed, field doesn't matter. Initial operational experience in a startup, scale-up or fast-moving SME is a plus. Internships or student working roles count if you made a real impact.

Benefits

Comp & perks

REAL RESPONSIBILITY – Your own topics, your own decisions. From day one you get projects that move the company forward. This is the level you join at.
DIRECTLY BESIDE THE COO – No team lead in between, no alignment loops. You sit at the source of strategy and implement it directly.
CLEAR MEASURABILITY – You are measured by what you deliver. Not by presence, not by likability. Your hiring scorecard defines what we expect. After that, results matter.
GROWTH THROUGH OUTPUT – We scaled from 6 to 36 employees in 12 months. Those who deliver grow with the company. No rigid career steps — real responsibility that grows with you.
FLEXIBILITY – Offices in Nuremberg and Berlin, partial remote possible. What counts are results, not hours at the desk.

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Hard Skills & Tools

process designsystem implementationKPI reportingcost analysisoption analysis

Soft Skills

problem-solvingownershipspeedcommunicationinterpersonal skills