Our Mission
Join us in reshaping global trade in a fast-growing startup!We are traide AI - a B2B deep tech startup based in Berlin, using AI to solve one of the most overlooked yet critical challenges in international trade: customs compliance. Our software automates product classification, reduces regulatory errors, and helps customers save up to 83% of their time.Trusted by leading brands like Siemens Healthineers, BMW, and Jack Wolfskin, we’ve achieved 3x growth over the past 12 months – and we’re just getting started.Your tasks
As our Founders Associate, you'll own the operational backbone of traide AI: finance, people & recruiting, and operations. You'll work directly with our Chief of Staff Katharina and our co-founder and CEO Leonie. This is a full-time role with full responsibility. You don't support processes from the sidelines: you run them, improve them, and automate them.What You'll OwnFinance
- Run our full invoicing and receivables cycle: monthly invoicing, payment tracking, dunning, and partner commissions
- Own ARR tracking and contract renewals
- Be the main point of contact for our tax advisor and bookkeeping: month-end preparation, DATEV, documentation, and open questions
- Build and maintain finance KPI dashboards for the founding team
- Run hiring processes end-to-end: job postings, active sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and onboarding
- Own our HR tooling (Personio) and build workflows and automations around it
- Shape our employer branding
- Prepare our weekly team meeting
Plan and run team events, our winter party, and customer gifts, and actively shape our team culture
- Spot inefficiencies and build AI-first solutions (e.g. internal dashboards and automations with Claude and n8n): we automate what can be automated
- Take on strategic projects with the Chief of Staff and founders, e.g. market analyses or partner management
Who we’re looking for
- Completed Bachelor's or Master's degree, ideally in Business, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
- 1–3 years of experience in a fast-paced environment - whether in a startup, consulting, finance or a similar high-intensity, project-driven setting
- You are motivated to take on a wide range of tasks and bring a hands-on mentality
- Comfortable operating in high ambiguity: you can organize, prioritize, adapt, and maintain quality even when things shift fast
- Precise and reliable with numbers, and confident in spreadsheets
- AI-curious: you enjoy building your own solutions with AI and no-code tools
- You have excellent German (C1 or native) and English skills (B2 or better)
- You possess strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration with team members and stakeholders
Why us?
- Full ownership: You run core functions of a fast-growing company, not a sub-task of them
- Close to the founding team: Work directly with our Chief of Staff and CEO and see first-hand how a VC-backed startup scales
- Room to grow: As we scale, your role grows with us, e.g. toward a lead role in finance and operations
- Competitive salary
- AI-first toolset: Access to modern AI tools (e.g. Claude Enterprise) to build your own solutions
- Regular team events (boat trips, bowling, etc.) and an Urban Sports Club membership
- Team culture: You'll be part of a team that communicates transparently, values humor, and supports each other with respect and sincerity
- Hybrid setup: Office days in Berlin, the rest flexible
- Start: Available to start in March/April 2027