Founders Associate to CEO (f/m/x)

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The role

You'll sit next to doinstruct's founders , and you decide which workflows move to Claude agents, what ships to production, and what gets killed. Every project you take on has to clear one bar: a 3-5x return in hours saved, revenue generated, or headcount avoided . If it doesn't clear that bar, we don't build it.

This is full-time, in-office in Prenzlauer Berg at least 4 days a week, starting as soon as you can move.

🛠️ What you'll do

• Work directly with Charlotte and Mona on cross-functional initiatives across GTM, Product, and Ops.
• Find the highest-leverage workflows in the company, redesign them around Claude agents, MCPs, and Skills, ship them, and measure the lift.
• Build the automations yourself, in Claude Code, GitHub, n8n or Zapier, and directly inside HubSpot and Planhat.
• Own launches end-to-end: brief, plan, execute, retro.

🤖 How we work

• Pick your Claude tool by what the problem needs: Cowork for anything multi-step and messy, Code when something has to run, Sonnet or Opus for the genuinely hard stuff, Haiku for volume.
• Anything you'd do twice gets checked into GitHub as a skill or an agent, so it's still there after you move on.
• "Claude said so" doesn't fly here. "Claude said so, here's how I checked" does.
• You don't need a CS degree. You do need to be comfortable opening a terminal and figuring it out.

📈 Where this role can grow

Three tracks so far: become the go-to person for one function (sales, marketing, partnerships, or CX), go deep on AI as a senior IC shaping how the whole company builds with it, or grow into Chief of Staff and take on broader ownership across the business, a role that doesn't exist yet. Which one depends on what you're pulled toward and what the company needs when we get there.

🧭 Who you are

• 1-2 years of operator experience, including internships, at a top startup, consultancy, VC/PE, or investment bank. Extra credit if you've been a Founder's Associate, Chief of Staff, GTM engineer, or founded something yourself.
• Top 5% of your peers, provable through founding experience, a leadership track record, grades, or an unusual builder résumé.
• AI-native, not AI-curious. You already run Claude, Cursor, and n8n day to day, and you've shipped at least one automation that's still running in production.
• You measure your own impact in hours saved and revenue generated, not in slides produced or meetings held.
• You'd rather write a one-page memo than book a meeting to explain it.
• Real empathy for blue-collar and frontline work. Time in food, manufacturing, construction, or logistics is a strong plus, not a requirement.
• Fluent in German and English. Berlin-based or ready to relocate within 4-6 weeks.

🎁 What we offer

• Direct impact: your work reaches thousands of frontline workers and shows up in company metrics inside your first quarter.
• Full autonomy from day one on projects that would normally sit with someone five years more senior.
• The AI tooling budget you'd expect from a company that means it: Claude Max, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, n8n or Zapier, and no cap on token spend.
• Great salary, a Belonio card for meals and mobility, Wellpass or Urban Sports Club, a language-learning budget.
• Backed by over €25M in Seed & Series A funding from HV Capital, Creandum, HTGF, and D11Z, so the runway matches the ambition.

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At doinstruct, you'll have the chance to use your skills and help shape our growing start-up. We value a friendly work environment, open communication, and support your personal and professional growth every step of the way.

Even if you don't tick all of the boxes, but you are motivated and want to work with us, you are very welcome to apply.

We embrace diversity and hire people based on their ability to perform a job. People of any race, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, political opinion, or marital status are welcome at doinstruct.

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🌱 Our Core Values

Our core values shape how we work, ensuring consistency, trust, and purpose while guiding both individual actions and collective decisions. They’re not just words—we live them every day.

• 💌 Appreciation – We cultivate an environment of mutual respect, recognizing the unique contributions and backgrounds of every team member. Success is a team effort, and we celebrate it together.
• 💪 Drive – We don’t settle for "good enough." We are motivated by continuous improvement, setting ambitious goals, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
• 🚀 Enabler – We take a proactive, solution-oriented approach, understanding the diverse needs of both our customers and our team. We believe challenges are opportunities waiting to be solved.
• 🗣️ Honesty – We value transparency and direct, constructive feedback. Open communication helps us learn faster, grow stronger, and build trust.
• 🌟 Ownership – We take full responsibility for our work, moving with urgency and independence. We don’t wait for solutions—we create them. Mistakes are learning opportunities, and we embrace them as part of our growth.

🤝 How we work

We believe in a workplace culture that fuels ambition, fosters innovation, and rewards initiative. At doinstruct, you’ll be surrounded by driven individuals who are passionate about making an impact. We set high standards - because the work we do matters.

Collaboration and shared energy drive us. We believe that working together in person creates the best ideas, sharpens our execution, and strengthens our team. That’s why we thrive in an office-first environment, where we exchange ideas freely and move fast together.

We’re not about rigid structures - we’re about high performance with flexibility. While we empower every teammate to optimize their productivity, we also believe that great things happen when we’re in the same room, building something extraordinary side by side.

📽️ Get a glimpse into our Offsite in Nov 2024

🌻 Let’s talk Benefits

Your well-being is a priority, and we're here to help you thrive — both inside and outside of work. That’s why we offer a variety of benefits to our team that you can find here.

• 🏋️ Physical Health - We want to keep it as flexible as possible - That’s why you can choose between eGym Wellpass or Urban Sports Club (USC) memberships. Berlin Office People can also use our shared John Reed entry cards.
• 💬 Language Learning - Gain access to Babbel for language courses, supporting both personal and professional development.
• 🚲 JobBike Leasing - Participate in our JobBike leasing program, promoting eco-friendly travel options.
• 💰 50EUR voucher / month - You can choose: New Billy shelf, new shoes or your weekly groceries? By using the platform Belonio we offer a 50 EUR voucher of your choice (incl. offers like Rewe, Ikea, Rossmann, Aral, Zalando and many more) to every employee.
• 🛍️ Future Bens - Enjoy discounts on various sustainable and eco-friendly products provided by the platform.
• 🧓 20% subsidy for your bAV - Benefit from our bAV offer! As your employer, we subsidise your contract by 20%.
• 🐾 Dog-friendly office - Your fur-friends are very welcome to join the office in Berlin together with you.
• 🍝 Lunch on Us - our office is stocked up with delicious meals from Juit so you can always grab a free and healthy lunch.

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Posted Nov 01, 2026

Posted Nov 01, 2026