Founders Associate

SPiNE GmbH

Founders Associate at SPiNE Energy leading strategic growth projects and optimizing operational processes. Collaborating with founders to drive company direction and enhance efficiency in a dynamic startup environment.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeMünchen • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Strategic Projects & Growth Initiatives: You initiate and lead high-impact projects that drive SPiNE’s growth.
Sparring Partner to the Founders: As a direct partner to the founders, you are deeply involved in operational and strategic decisions—from market positioning to day-to-day execution.
Operational Excellence: You optimize and standardize processes across all areas, from automation to performance tracking, enabling SPiNE to scale with agility and efficiency.
Finance & Performance Management: With precise analyses and insightful reporting, you steer the company’s financial performance and ensure strategic objectives are met and exceeded.
Flexibility & Versatility: In an early-stage startup, roles are fluid. You wear many hats—from market analyses to supplier management—and learn new topics quickly.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Entrepreneurial Spirit: You take initiative, assume responsibility, and do not require close supervision.
Analytical Mindset: You break down complex problems in a structured way and deliver data-driven solutions at both strategic and operational levels.
Proactive & Results-Oriented: You consistently prioritize according to the 80:20 principle, maintain attention to detail, and work with the drive necessary to achieve goals.
Stakeholder Management: You communicate confidently at all levels—from internal teams to external partners—and ensure clarity and alignment in every interaction.
Degree in Business Administration or equivalent, plus 1–3 years of experience in a demanding environment such as consulting, investment banking, or a high-growth startup.
Knowledge of the energy sector or sustainability is a plus.
You speak German and English at a business/negotiation level and are willing to work regularly from our Munich office.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Direct Impact: You work closely with the founders and shape decisions that genuinely move the company forward. We reward your commitment with attractive performance-based compensation components.
Startup Vibes: Flat hierarchies, short decision paths, and significant scope for shaping the product and processes.
Innovative Product: Europe’s first cyber-secure Energy App Store—a real USP.
Flexibility & Responsibility: We rely on trust, initiative, and true ownership without rigid structures.
Additional Benefits: Jobticket (Deutschland-Ticket), EGYM Wellpass, an office in the heart of Munich, and a great, motivated team.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial performance managementdata analysisperformance trackingprocess optimizationmarket analysissupplier management

Soft Skills

entrepreneurial spiritanalytical mindsetproactiveresults-orientedstakeholder managementcommunicationflexibilityversatility

Certifications

degree in Business Administration