Intern - Founders Associate

About the role

As a Founder Associate Intern, you'll work directly alongside the founding team and be involved in every aspect of building finperks — a global platform for prepaid products including gift cards, airtime, and eCash.

What you'll do

• Market & Business Model Analysis: Research market trends, analyze competitors, and help identify new business opportunities in the FinTech space
• Strategic Projects: Support key strategic initiatives, from product development to go-to-market strategies and partnership discussions
• Operational Excellence: Help streamline processes and implement tools and automations that scale our operations efficiently
• Customer & Partner Engagement: Participate in customer conversations (N26, Trade Republic, Adidas, Apple, and many more), partner meetings, and help shape our value proposition based on real market feedback
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work across product, tech, and business development to drive initiatives forward with real impact

What you'll need

• Drive & Ambition: Motivated to go the extra mile and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic startup environments
• Analytical Mindset: Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel, with strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly grasp complex business models and market dynamics
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable with AI tools and can implement small automations independently
• Communication Skills: Excellent English communication skills. If you speak French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch or any other major European language that would be great.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Excited about building something from scratch and comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration

Nice to have

• Prior startup/FinTech or Consulting experience

What they offer

• Work directly with founders who've built and successfully exited one of Germany's most successful FinTech companies
• Full team member with real responsibility and the opportunity to shape the company's direction from day one
• Exposure to the investment side through the founders' Family Office, including how VCs evaluate startups and build portfolios