Founders Associate (100%, Munich /hybrid)

About you

You want to use your skills to address climate change. You’d be excited to work in a dynamic, friendly, fast-growing startup. You are an experienced, highly motivated Consultant eager to take a major step in your professional career: join a fast-growing tech startup, create real impact and grow to the next level! You feel excited about the responsibility of shaping the direction of a pre-seed startup product. Sounds like you? Read on…

About us

Optiml is fast-growing startup with a mission to decarbonise real estate as “the trusted software provider for sustainable and profitable real estate portfolios”. We spun out of ETH Zurich in fall 2022 and raised our $1.6m pre-seed from top-notch US & EU funds: Innovation Endeavors (San Francisco – fund of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt) and Planet A (Berlin).Our innovative solution and its potential to revolutionize the industry has been acknowledged a lot: we won three of the most prestigious awards in recent months (ZIA PropTech of the Year, W.A. De Vigier, << venture <<). In short: although we’re only 1.5 years old we’re getting a lot of traction in since our product launch in April (DACH & UK), recognition by the industry and investor landscape. Now, we’re at the stage where we need more talented and entrepreneurial colleagues to join our team.

Tasks

• Support Optiml’s C-Level in being their most effective selves and function as a valuable sparring partner (i.e., all aspects of developing a Climate Tech startup in B2B SaaS software right after Pre-seed closing)
• Primary focus: Own and execute strategic projects with any possible scope or topic (e.g., business, sales and go-to-market, strategy and business development, fundraising and investor management, product growth, marketing, etc.).
• Secondary focus: Drive various day-to-day tasks and systematic ramp-up of the organization, such as Sales (e.g., analyze leads, detail sales strategy, prepare and support sales meetings), Marketing & PR (e.g., organize trade fairs), IR (e.g., prepare Board meetings), Finance & Accounting (e.g., plan budgets)
• Collaborate closely with the Chief of Staff to build a scalable organization

Requirements

Who we are looking for

• Highly Self-Motivated: You are able to quickly and efficiently execute tasks, demonstrating strong initiative and self-drive.
• You Get Things Done: You prioritize speed and flexibility, adept at making swift compromises to maintain momentum.
• You seek excellence and take ownership: You are ambitious, take ownership of your tasks and deliver in time and quality
• Analytical and Self-Reflective: You analyze your performance and continuously seek ways to improve.
• Compassionate and Humorous: You bring kindness and humor to the team, enhancing both morale and collaboration.

Must have

• 3+ years of experience in a Top-Tier consultancy (MBB) (i.e., (Senior)Consultant)
• Experience with B2B SaaS and Sales / GtM
• Strong analytical skills (e.g., business planning, market modeling, due diligences)
• Ability to contribute individually and in teams.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English, German (native)
• German or EU citizenship (unfortunately due to size, we can’t support non-EU).

Nice to have

• Experience in software development
• Real estate knowledge

Benefits

• Direct impact on building a tech startup from scratch and defining a new category in the market
• Work with the C-Level on most strategic, impactful topics
• Develop a broad skill set and thrive quickly, enjoying high ownership and support by an experienced Manager (former BCG partner)
• Unique opportunity to learn: try, fail, iterate, and build new skills every day - in a culture that values growth & development individually and as a team
• Learning and development budget of CHF 1k (conferences, certificates, etc.).
• Shit happens: 100% accident non-occupational accident insurance (UVG) covered.
• 25 days paid vacation, flexible parental leave.
• Note: The team works primarily from our Zürich office, yet, your role will be located primarily in Munich to collaborate closely with the Co-Founder and CCO - we offer the possibility of some remote work and flexible hours.