--- title: 'Founders'' Associate - Strategic Projects Intern at Tryriot' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/founders-associate-strategic-projects-intern-tryriot-paris-sgy2ppqszqmt' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Founders' Associate - Strategic Projects Intern at Tryriot - **Company:** Tryriot - **Location:** Paris, France - **Employment:** internship - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-07-06 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/tryriot/e575a722-9078-4a59-a3f2-280da1248b3b ## Job description We're a product-first team on a mission to help grow the cybersecurity culture 🔐 We want to instill cybersecurity good practices to employees in a way that's actually effective, and entertaining enough so that employees don't feel like they're working. Think Duolingo but for cybersecurity. We created a platform to easily rollout a cybersecurity awareness program: the platform sends chat-based 4-minutes long courses to teams. Following the courses, the other side of the platform simulates phishing attacks, to prepare employees to face hackers, but in a safe environment. Created in 2020, Riot has raised $45m with leading investors (Y Combinator, Left Lane, Base10, Funders Club and First Capital) and is now protecting more than 2,000,000 employees in over 2,000 companies (including Intercom, Deel, and Deezer) all over the world. Cybersecurity is everywhere. It's impacting everyone, everyday, and it's becoming the number one risk to any organization, whether it's a small business or a big firm. Yet, the cybersecurity culture in most companies is a disaster. Hackers are leveraging this by targeting the weakest link: the employees. We're on a mission to fix that. ## About the role We're hiring a Strategic Projects Intern (Founders Associate) to report to our Chief of Staff and work directly with our CEO, and more broadly with our Executive Committee, on the company's strategic projects. This is not a support internship. This role offers a unique opportunity to get a great overview of key strategic topics across multiple facets of the business, working at the intersection of revenue and operations. You will move fast between building business cases, aligning stakeholders across teams, and delivering results on topics that directly shape Riot's trajectory. This position is open for end-of-study interns based in Paris. 6-month internship, starting September 2026. ## What you will do 🤝 You will own strategic projects that don't have a natural owner in any single team. As such, the list below is not exhaustive but here's a sense of what you might work on: 1️⃣ Drive revenue & growth initiatives - Identify expansion opportunities and create go-to-market plans for new growth streams (market, segements). - Conduct market analyses, financial models, and business opportunity assessments that feed directly into leadership decisions. - Example of projects: - Launch Riot's Partner Program: build the ecosystem (referrers, resellers, strategic alliances) to open new segments and geographies, model the economics and build the activation playbook end-to-end. - Pricing adaptation: structure pricing for international markets or specific customer segments as we expand. 2️⃣ Lead Strategic Initiatives from 0 to 1 - For each project, define what success looks like, build the 0 to 1 and align stakeholders to bridge the gap. - Example of projects: - New market operational launch: coordinate everything that makes it real (legal structure, local partners, product localization) - Audit and redesign a critical internal processes: you own the diagnosis, submit actionable recommendations to the CEO, rollout, and measure impact. 3️⃣ Support leadership - Support the CEO and Executive Committee on their top business priorities. - Corporate & governance: support the company rhythm, contribute to board packs and quarterly memos, help structure the materials that keep investors, leadership, and the team aligned. ## Who you are 👀 - Final-year student from a top business or engineering school (Bac+5 / Master's degree), you are looking for an internship starting in September 2026. - You have strong analytical skills and you are comfortable with financial modeling, market sizing, business case development. - Excellent communicator, written and verbal. You are used to working across functions. - You don't need to be an expert on cybersecurity, but you need to be motivated by the mission. - You speak French and English fluently. - You are based in Paris or willing to relocate. It will be a cultural fit if - You're a doer: not afraid to get your hands dirty and get things done - You have high standards: expect performance to be nothing short of the best - You are enthusiastic at heart: exhibit passion and excitement over work ## Why join us at Riot 💜 - Direct exposure to Founders and Executive Committee from day one and contribute directly to the projects that shape Riot's trajectory. - Join a financially-healthy company: we're strong and capital-efficient. - Contribute to a fast-growing startup with a strong vision and high ambitions, backed by clear business goals. We've tripled revenue over the past two years and are scaling from $20M to $40M ARR in 2026. - Experience the energy of a collaborative team in our modern office in the heart of Paris: République / Canal Saint-Martin. Recruitment process 🎙️ - Screening call with Talent Acquisition Manager or Chief of Staff - Manager fit interview with Marina, Chief of Staff - Business case with Clément, VP of Sales & Partnerships, and Marina - Cultural fit with: - Benjamin, CEO & co-founder - Sylvia, VP Finance ## About Tryriot ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Riot is an employee security posture management platform that provides frictionless cybersecurity tools to protect employees from AI-powered cyberattacks. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, USA (also operates from San Francisco, CA; with a strong presence in France) - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Louis C. (Co-founder & CTO), Henry de Roquefeuil (Sales Founding Team, YC W20) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Computer and Network Security / Cybersecurity - **Target customers**: B2B – serving companies of all sizes, from SMBs to leading global enterprises (protects 2,000,000+ employees) - **Mission**: To create no-friction solutions that keep employees safe from hackers, making employees the first line of defense. ## Products & Services - **[Riot Platform]**: An employee security posture management platform that provides real-time monitoring, practical phishing training, a 24/7 cybersecurity hotline, and real-time data breach detection. It automatically syncs with Google, Microsoft, and Okta to maintain up-to-date directory information. The platform delivers a single integrated "Karma" score to track and improve company security posture. - **[Multi-Language Support]**: Awareness training, simulation, and breach intelligence delivered in 33+ languages. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $44.2 million raised to date - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Left Lane Capital (led Series B), Base10 Partners (led Series A), Y Combinator (led Seed round). The company has 4 investors in Series B and 10 in Series A. - **Growth Signals**: The number of cyberattacks targeting employees has grown by 1,275% since the launch of ChatGPT, driving massive demand. Riot protects 2,000,000+ employees. Headcount grew +89.8% YoY, and job postings increased +166.7% year-over-year. ## Competitive Advantages - **Pioneering real-time approach**: Riot is the first real-time employee cybersecurity monitoring solution, moving beyond traditional annual training to address modern, AI-driven threats. - **Frictionless, employee-friendly design**: Focuses on user experience and eliminating friction, making security “something employees love” rather than a chore. - **Strong traction in European market**: Deep talent and customer base in France and across Europe, with expansion into the US. - **Single, integrated score (Karma)**: Provides a holistic and easily understandable way for organizations to track their security posture. ## Strategic Focus - **International expansion**: Currently hiring sales and customer success roles across France, Spain, Italy, the UK, and the US. - **Scaling the platform**: Continued investment in engineering, product design, and GTM engineering to enhance the platform’s capabilities. - **Mid-market and Enterprise growth**: Active hiring for Account Executives and Customer Success Managers focused on mid-market and enterprise segments. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as having a strong office culture with a highly rated work environment. The company invests heavily in building what it calls the “most amazing office to work in.” - **Remote/Hybrid/Office Policy**: Maintains a hybrid model. Remote work is an option for some roles, but the HQ in Los Angeles has an OnSite workspace. Total offices: 22. - **Notable Perks & Benefits**: - Performance bonuses and employee discounts - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion with employee resource groups - Generous parental leave and family medical leave - Comprehensive healthcare (dental, health insurance, FSA) - Tuition assistance, job training and conferences, apprenticeship programs - **Engineering Culture**: Uses AI tools to support hiring processes. Strong focus on product design and back-end engineering, with active positions for a Senior Product Designer and Backend Engineer. - **Employee Ratings (4.3/5.0)**: High marks for Career (4.3), with solid scores for Culture (3.8) and Compensation (3.8). Work-life balance rated 3.5. ## Sources 1. [tryriot.com](https://tryriot.com/) 2. [about page](https://tryriot.com/about/) 3. [LinkedIn - tryriot](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tryriot) 4. [Built In - Riot Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/riot-tryriotcom) 5. 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