Founders Associate

Job description

Join BIA as Founders Associate (m/f/d) Some of the most compelling questions in business today — how organizations transform, how leaders grow, how AI reshapes the way people work — are the ones we tackle every day. We’re BIA, a Berlin-based boutique group. A lean team of 10 working with fast-paced clients across Europe: GetYourGuide, LiveEO, Novo Nordisk, Roland Berger, the City of Berlin, and a growing ecosystem of scale-ups, multinationals and institutions. We operate across three business units: BIA – AI and change programs for large organizations HelloCircle – Leadership development for scale-ups and multinationals Startup Hub – Publicly-funded startup programs Independent and deliberately self-funded, built on product quality and client relationships. We’re looking for a sharp, curious Founders Associate to work side by side with our founder and help shape how our company runs. Tasks This is a high-variety role at the center of the company. You report directly to the founder, work with the entire team, and split your time across three areas: Run strategic projects: drive product and market strategy work, from research and analysis to clear recommendations and implementation Day-to-day support: take on whatever comes up, from preparing a key meeting to solving a problem nobody owns yet Develop our AI backbone: collaborate with the team on our shared Claude setup — Projects, skills, connectors, and no-code automations — that becomes the second brain and AI engine for how we work, aligning our teams around shared processes and data flows Requirements You’re a sharp, structured generalist who loves turning complexity into clarity. 1–3 years of experience in consulting, at a startup or scale-up, or in a similar role Strong analytical and structured thinking: you can take an open question and turn it into a clear answer Hands-on experience using AI tools like Claude in your work; familiarity with no-code tools such as Make, n8n, Airtable, or Notion is a plus Interest in how processes connect and how work gets done, and the drive to make it better Fast, reliable, and comfortable switching between strategic work and day-to-day topics Excellent, fully fluent English; German is a plus Genuine curiosity about AI, innovation, and the future of work You bring enthusiasm and energy to your work and are genuinely enjoyable to work with We value curiosity, ownership,…