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# Founders Associate (m/f/d) at A11 

- **Company:** A11 
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Posted:** 2026-08-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/projectaservicesgmbhcokg/jobs/8686908002

## Job description

## About the Job

As a key growth accelerator, A11 partners with Europe's most ambitious startups, scaleups, corporates, and SMBs to connect them with top-tier talent ready to make an impact.

We're looking for a motivated Founders Associate (m/f/d) to drive strategic execution and operational excellence at one of our Ecosystem Companies.

Join the A11 Ecosystem – our client builds the platform to deploy AI agents across industrial supply chain operations. Their mission: to strengthen Europe's industrial backbone by making operational processes future-proof. The agents automate the purchase order lifecycle end to end, giving companies control over their single largest cost driver. They run on the supply chain context graph – a real-time intelligence layer built from ERP data and the knowledge that today only lives in inboxes and people's heads. Leading industrial enterprises already trust their AI agents to turn procurement into a strategic driver of growth rather than a bottleneck. With $6M in funding from Project A, Speedinvest, Sequoia Scouts, and industry veterans, the company is in production with enterprise customers, scaling rapidly and shipping new features daily.

In this role, you’ll:

- Be the founder force multiplier. When the founders aren't in the room, you are. You carry the context, make the call, keep things moving.
- Build the operating system. Fast companies don't stay fast by accident. You build the cadences, processes, and communication loops that let the company scale without losing its edge – AI-native by default: if a workflow can be automated, you find the way.
- Run the hiring engine. The next 20 hires define the company's long-term trajectory. You build the plan, run the process, and make sure every new hire raises the bar. You close them yourself when it matters.
- Own finances and KPIs. Reporting, budgeting, trajectory – the founders and the board see a clear picture at all times, because you built it.
- Drive strategic projects. New market entry, pricing architecture, agent deployment support, partnership structures – the ambiguous, high-stakes work that doesn't have an owner yet. You take it from zero to done, fast.
- Lead fundraising and investor relations. Data rooms, narratives, investor updates – when the next round happens, you've already built the engine.

Your Profile:

- 1+ year in high-intensity environments: top-tier strategy consulting, investment banking, a VC-backed startup that moved fast, or a founder who built something real. You've seen what excellent looks like under pressure.
- Ruthlessly structured. You bring order to chaos – not by slowing things down, but by building systems that make speed sustainable.
- Strategy meets spreadsheet. You can zoom out to market positioning in the morning and grind through a financial model in the afternoon. P&L, SaaS metrics, unit economics: you speak the language deeply.
- Sharp communicator. You turn complex AI concepts and messy financial data into narratives that land – board deck, investor update, or team all-hands. You write clearly and think in memos.
- High agency. You write the playbook and dealing with ambiguity is one of strongest assets.
- AI-native by default. You use AI tools daily and have a point of view on how a category-defining AI company should operate internally.
- Fluent in English and German (C1+). You can switch from investor conversations one hour to industrial enterprise customer calls the next.

Please note that this position is based in Berlin.

Benefits and Perks:

Our client offers a competitive compensation package with meaningful equity

Additionally, you'll:

- Operate with high ownership and fast customer feedback from day one
- Work in an AI-first, builder environment – the best tools, low overhead, strong bias to ship and learn
- Join an experienced founding team of serial and second-time founders
- Collaborate with top-tier investors and angels, including unicorn founders and leading industry experts
- Work in-person in a Berlin-Mitte office

If you’re eager to join the A11 Ecosystem and shape what’s next, we want to hear from you!

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

A11 is committed to diverse and equal opportunities hiring for all – applicants, candidates, and employees alike. We value humans – with all our glorious multifaceted backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences – and look forward to your application.

## About A11 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A11 is an execution engine that scales Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies by embedding expert operators across marketing, sales, data, engineering, and people operations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Services Firm / Venture Builder)
- **Headquarters**: Berlin, Germany (Julie-Wolfthorn-Straße 1, 10115 Berlin) [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/imprint)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Rainer Berak, Stephan Schulze, Thuy-Ngan Trinh [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/imprint)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Tech consulting / operational scaling / venture building
- **Target customers**: B2B – fast-growing tech companies, unicorns, and pre-seed startups in Europe
- **Mission**: “Build the next billion” – helping companies reach billion-dollar valuations through embedded operational expertise [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/careers)

## Products & Services
A11 provides hands-on, embedded services across multiple domains, delivered by a SWAT team of operators:

- **Growth Marketing & GTM**: Launching products at speed, reducing customer acquisition costs (e.g., helped Trade Republic acquire its first million customers in six months) [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/)
- **Sales**: Account executives, sales development, and go-to-market strategy for DACH and beyond
- **Data & Analytics**: Data engineering, data science, BI & analytics to drive decision-making
- **Engineering & Technology**: Backend engineering, AI agents/workflows, CTO-as-a-service, and team scaling (e.g., scaled Sennder’s tech team from 25 to 145 people in 12 months) [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/)
- **People Operations & Talent**: Recruiting, talent management, and headcount scaling (e.g., built ARX’s robotics & AI team from scratch, hiring 45 employees in 12 months) [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/)
- **Finance & Strategy**: CFO services, accounting, procurement, and EBITDA improvement (improved EBITDA of multiple PE investments by >30% without headcount reduction) [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total team size of ~83–90 employees (as of mid-2026) [theorg.com](https://theorg.com/org/a11)
- **Notable Clients/Proof Points**:
  - **Trade Republic**: Delivered first million customers in six months; Trade Republic now valued at €12.5B, one of Europe’s eight decacorns [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/)
  - **Sennder**: Scaled tech team from 25 to 145, increased deployment efficiency by 85%; Sennder is now a unicorn with €1.4B revenue [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/)
  - **ARX Robotics**: Built robotics & AI team from scratch (45 hires in 12 months); closed €9M seed and €31M Series A with backing from the NATO Innovation Fund [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/)
- **Growth Signals**: Actively hiring for 39 open roles across Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Bielefeld, including senior leadership positions (CTO, CFO, VP Product) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/projectaservicesgmbhcokg/jobs/8583403002)

## Competitive Advantages
- **SWAT team model**: Operators embed directly inside client companies, driving change from the inside rather than offering external advice.
- **Proven track record**: Multiple companies taken from pre-seed to billion-dollar valuations – “zero to one billion” [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/)
- **Operational excellence**: Focus on measurable outcomes (e.g., EBITDA lift, deployment efficiency, customer acquisition cost reduction).
- **Culture**: “No Assholes Allowed” and “We Play to Win” – a high-performance, low-ego environment that attracts top talent. [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/careers)

## Strategic Focus
- **AI enablement**: Hiring a Chief of Staff – Strategy & AI Enablement and AI Product Leads, indicating a push to embed AI capabilities across client operations. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/projectaservicesgmbhcokg/jobs/8583403002)
- **Ecosystem expansion**: Building a network of portfolio companies and partners; the careers page lists “Ecosystem” roles alongside A11 internal roles. [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/careers)
- **Continued scaling**: Growing the team rapidly to meet demand from Europe’s tech unicorns.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Smart, humble people who back each other to win. Explicit “No Assholes Allowed” policy. High autonomy and ownership. [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/careers)
- **Impact**: Work directly with Europe’s most valuable startups and scale-ups (Trade Republic, Sennder, ARX) – your work drives real business outcomes.
- **Roles**: Diverse opportunities across engineering, data, product, sales, marketing, finance, and people ops – both in A11’s core team and within its client ecosystem.
- **Location**: Based in Berlin with additional offices in Düsseldorf and Bielefeld. Hybrid/office policy not explicitly stated, but roles are listed with city locations.
- **Engineering culture**: Strong emphasis on backend engineering, AI, and data; CTO and senior engineering roles available. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/projectaservicesgmbhcokg/jobs/8583403002)

## Sources
1. [a11.com](https://www.a11.com/) – Company overview and client case studies
2. [a11.com/careers](https://www.a11.com/careers) – Careers page with values and open roles
3. [theorg.com](https://theorg.com/org/a11) – Org chart and employee count
4. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/projectaservicesgmbhcokg/jobs/8583403002) – Job listings and role descriptions
5. [a11.com/imprint](https://www.a11.com/imprint) – Legal entity and founders

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