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Posted Jan 8Founders Associate (Growth)
at Mercura
Munich, GermanyOn-site
Requirements
- experience in fast-paced environments (e.g. startups, consulting, VC) - You have
- experience in building or scaling startups, own projects, student initiatives or driving sales - You a strong problem solver and and excel in taking full ownership of your work - You have strong customer empathy and business sense to understand customer pain points and needs - You are a strong and professional communicator in German & English Personality Traits & Commitment - Your job is part of how you define yourself.
- - You want to work in-person in Munich with a higher intensity than in a 9-5 job WHY MERCURA - Join an ambitious and caring team: Your future colleagues are experienced operators, ex-founders, Science Olympiad medallists, and top graduates from places such as Google, Bain, MIT, TUM, Harvard, CDTM, and Cambridge.
- We care, trust, and support one another, and we make sure that fun is at the heart of everything we do. - Work with the latest tech: AI is at the core of our product, and use the latest tech across our product and processes to tackle meaningful challenges and shape how users interact with AI. - Thrive in a high-growth, high-commitment environment: We’re growing extremely fast because we always put our work and our customers first.
- If you excel in fast-paced settings and want to grow as part of something big from day one, Mercura is for you. - Build something with real-world impact: We ship code that directly helps a massive, yet overlooked manual industry run more efficiently and sustainably.
- With us, you can work on AI that contributes to economic growth and stability on a huge scale. - Build a company: As an early team member, you will have a direct, lasting impact on our culture, processes, technology, and product.
- experience building a company from the ground up.
- With his background as a Data Scientist at Allianz and at Google in Silicon Valley, he brings extensive expertise in data and AI.
- Lukas’ family has been active in the construction industry for over 100 years, giving him a deep understanding and passion for the sector's specific needs.
- As a top 0.01% physicist, Sean earned a Silver medal for Germany at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), began researching with the Max Planck Institute at the age of 16, and has since published at leading machine learning conferences.
- experience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School to develop innovative solutions for the industry.
Experience
- Experience - You have 1-3 years of
Benefits
- We started with one of their biggest bottlenecks - turning messy technical requests into accurate quotes - and grew to $2M ARR in our first year.
- With a team of 16, we're now targeting $10M by the end of 2026 as well as our expansion into the US.
Contact
- - Become our first Founder's Associate with guaranteed career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing team - An ambitious and caring team that sees their work as more than just a job - Real shares in our company with the most favorable tax treatment - no VSOP/ESOP - Free team dinner (up to 4x/week) - UrbanSportsClub membership and access to a company bike - Easy relocation to Munich — our office is located in the Werk1 Startup Incubator https://en.werk1.com/coliving-apartments-munich/, where you can
- Our track record speaks for itself - over five Mercura alumni have gone on to found their own companies and raise millions after their time with us. YOUR TEAM & MENTORS You will work with - Lukas https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-bock/ (Co-Founder & CEO; prev.
- ML at Google X, Researcher in Cambridge) - Lars https://www.linkedin.com/in/lars-leinen/ (prev.
- BDR at Tacto, Consulting at OMMAX, FTE #2 at Econos) Your mentors will be - Bernhard Metzger https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernhard-metzger-4737699a/ (VP B2B Sales FINN) - Christian Reichert https://www.linkedin.com/in/reichertchristian/ (CRO Shiftmove) ABOUT THE INTERVIEW Step 1: Intro call Casual intro meeting with one of the founders to get to know each other and introduce Mercura.
- Beyond Mercura, we actively support initiatives that promote diversity and gender equity and commit a portion of our personal income each year to organizations expanding opportunity for others. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/aea8071f-e224-4680-b825-9d15c5a9df28/8836b971-88e3-4b84-bebc-66dc92a82ee7/founders-1-2%20(1).jpg] OUR COMPANY VALUES Customer first.
Additional details
- Mercura (YC W25) helps the companies that build the real world move at software speed, automating the back-office work that runs the $12 trillion industry behind every hospital, school, and power plant.
- ABOUT THE ROLE We’re looking for our first Founder's Associate (Growth) to help us drive our company growth and market expansion.
- This is a fast-paced, hands-on role for candidates who take initiative and get things done.
- As the right hand of our CEO, you will work side-by-side with us and translate data and insights into commercial impact.
- If you're excited about growth and real ownership in the early stages of a venture - this is your opportunity to lead, learn and contribute.
- At Mercura, you’ll take on real responsibility and gain the hands-on
- experience only possible in a high-growth startup.
- You are fully committed to your work and achieving ambitious goals amid uncertainty.
- - You’re are entrepreneurial, hands-on, resilient and not afraid of doing unglamorous work - You are analytical, curious, highly organized, and take initiative to get things done - You’re outgoing, energetic, caring, and enjoy working with people - You are a team player who supports others and steps up to lead when needed.
- We bring extraordinary people together and deeply invest in your growth as your mentors, teammates and friends.