Founders Associate Growth (m/f/d)
About the role
Since we went AI-first, we see more growth opportunities than we as founders can pursue ourselves. That's why we're looking for someone who owns growth projects across the company, strategically and end to end.
This role is for people who might start their own company one day and want to see first how a fast-growing company works from the inside. You want a role where you learn fast, take on real responsibility early and are judged by what you deliver.
You report directly to the founders, so you always know what's going on and why. You'll see how we set priorities, weigh trade-offs and make decisions, and you'll be part of many of those conversations. After a year, you'll understand how a company is built, because you've watched it happen up close.
What you own
Every project is yours from start to finish:
Find opportunities. In our products: the website, the app stores, our content, our job boards and the funnel all the way to premium. And in the market: which trends and platforms move our audience, which channels we don't use yet, what competitors are doing.
Plan and prioritize. Estimate what's realistic and what it's worth, build a plan and align it with the founders.
Build and ship it yourself. Landing pages, tests and campaign assets, built with AI and published by you. No engineering ticket, no waiting for design.
Test and iterate. Run A/B tests on the website, in the app stores and on our other platforms, analyze them properly and keep improving.
Report. Keep the founders up to date on what's working, what isn't and what's next.
Topics you could take on
A few examples. You won't cover all of them at once. Together with the founders, you'll pick the ones that matter most right now.
Acquisition and early funnel. Together with the product team, find out which audiences and channels bring the most value, and improve sign-up and activation.
App store optimization. Screenshots, icon, title, descriptions and custom product pages, tested continuously.
Copy and messaging. Headlines, ad copy, video scripts and poster designs that land with school and university students.
Campaigns and content with AI. From campaigns at universities to brand building for our job boards.
Influencer and creator management. Find creators who reach school and university students, set up and run the collaborations, and measure what each one brings.
Love brand. Help shape how StudySmarter looks and sounds.
Special projects with the founders: from new markets and partnerships to pricing.
What you bring
A high bar. Whatever you've taken on so far, at university, in sports, in projects or with something of your own, you've aimed to be among the best, and you still do.
High agency. You don't wait for instructions. If something is missing, you build it. If something is blocked, you find a way.
An entrepreneurial streak. You've already built something: a small startup, a side project, a university initiative or a channel with its own audience.
AI as your main tool. You build pages, tools and content yourself, with Claude Code, Cursor or similar.
Creativity with craft. Copy that sticks, a feel for storytelling and an eye for design.
A sharp analytical mind. You get to the core of new topics fast, size opportunities and judge results honestly, even when they go against your idea.
Up to two years of full-time work experience after your degree, ideally in consulting or a high-growth startup. Internships and comparable university projects count too.
Fluent English. German is a big plus.
A degree from a top university in business, economics or a quantitative field is a plus.
Based in Munich and working hybrid: regularly in our Werksviertel office, remote the rest of the time.
Skills, pace, creativity and ambition matter more to us than a perfect CV.
What you get
- Real social impact. We help millions of learners get through school, training and university and into their first job. What you build reaches them directly.
- Experience in a fast-growing, AI-first company with global ambition.
- A direct line to the founders and real responsibility from day one.
- Access to all pro LLMs and AI tools you need.
- A share in the company's success and a competitive salary.
- EGYM Wellpass for sports, fitness and wellbeing.
- An office with a terrace in Munich's Werksviertel, equipment of your choice, a learning budget, Free Lunch Monday and regular team events.
Planning to found your own company later? We'll back you all the way: with sparring, our network and everything we've learned building StudySmarter. We see that as a success, not a loss.
Your application
Send us your CV and links to projects you've built or owned.
Instead of a cover letter, answer two questions in a few sentences: What are you most proud of so far? And which growth project would you tackle first at StudySmarter?
About us
StudySmarter is one of the largest learning and career platforms in the world. More than 50 million learners use us from school through vocational training to university, and our job board then connects them with employers. That way we cover the whole path from the first exam to the first job and close the gap between education and the labour market.
We are a team of around 50, working remotely and in Munich, and we are consistently AI-first. We adopt new technologies and tools as soon as they are available instead of evaluating them for months. Flat hierarchies, direct communication, high ambition. We are building the largest platform for education and careers worldwide.