Founders Associate - Special Projects

As Founder's Associate at telli, you turn ideas and priorities into clearly scoped projects and drive them to the finish line. You work directly with the CEO on the projects closest to him, primarily financial steering, market positioning, and special projects.

What you'll do

• Run special projects end-to-end: you scope problems, define the next steps, coordinate stakeholders, and keep initiatives moving until they are finished.
• Identify and solve bottlenecks: you find where things break within your domain, then design and implement the fix.
• Own our finance workstream: revenue tracking, KPI dashboards, financial analyses, and preparation of financial inputs for investor reporting.
• Support commercial initiatives together with our operations and commercial team: you help build projects such as upselling motions, pricing analyses, and market opportunities.
• Jump in where it counts: you support projects across finance, legal, compliance, recruiting, events, and office operations wherever additional ownership is needed.
• Automate manual workflows: you use AI, no-code tools, and software to reduce repetitive work across the company.

What you'll need

• You are analytical, structured, and strong with numbers.
• You turn messy, ambiguous problems into clear priorities and next steps.
• You are hands-on and not afraid of doing unglamorous work.
• You combine strategic thinking with strong execution.
• You solve problems independently and do not wait for detailed instructions.
• You are tech- and automation-savvy and heavily use AI tools in your daily work.
• You have 1+ years of experience in a high-growth startup, consulting, VC, operations, or another demanding environment.
• You are a strong communicator in both English and German.