Founder's Associate

sennder is a European digital freight forwarder looking for a Founder’s Associate to join our team in Berlin. Do you want to help us shape the future of the logistics industry?

We value humility and we're as interested in your character as we are in your talent. Please apply, even if you feel you only meet part of our listed criteria. Diversity drives innovation and we offer an international and friendly work environment with an energetic company culture. Just be yourself and maybe you’ll bring something valuable to the role we didn't initially think of.

ABOUT THE ROLE 

If you’re passionate about taking yourself, sennder, and the logistics industry to the next level, curious, and driven by solving puzzles and influencing how we reach our business goals, then you might be who we’re looking for. What others may consider uncertainty, you see as an opportunity to learn and be proactive, while being a team player and understanding how your personal development intersects with the company’s growth.

As a Founder’s Associate, you will be required to problem-solve independently, prioritize ruthlessly and build effective and trust-based working relationships with senior stakeholders across the company.

Strong analytical skills, a willingness to adopt and learn and the ability to tackle a number of complex problems at once are key to this role.

You will be part of the small but powerful “Office of the CEO” team that works directly with Co-Founder and CEO David Nothacker. This role reports directly to the Chief of Staff to the CEO and is a great way to develop a 360° view of how a high-growth company is run - fast.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL…

• Support sennder’s C-Level in being their most efficient selves by preparing key meetings (e.g. quarterly strategy meetings) and ensuring follow-through on key projects
• Independently run special CEO projects with any possible scope or topic and support teams when it’s needed most
• Enable cross-departmental alignment by spotting gaps between teams and projects and helping senior leaders to resolve them
• Function as the sparring partner to sennder’s Chief of Staff to the CEO on both strategic and operational topics from ideation to project management and implementation
• Support the CEO’s communication strategy both internally and externally including preparing meeting agendas & ensuring pre-alignment of participants and board meeting preparation 

PREFERABLY YOU ARE…

• Experienced in navigating challenging environments - ideally with 1-3 years of total previous experience in a high-growth company, investment bank, investment fund or management consulting 
• Able to establish immediate credibility with peers, senior leadership, and external partners
• Strong in running analyses independently and translating them into actionable insights
• Able to demonstrate strong organizational skills and have the ability to prioritize, focus on what is really important, and think about “what’s next” on your own
• Someone with a strong bias to action, willing to “get things done” - with a plan
• Experience working with MS Office skills or G-Suite skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) 
• Fluent in English and 1 other relevant language (Italian, French, German) are a must

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• A fast-growing company, transitioning from startup to scale-up, where your work will make an impact on our growth and lead to several career opportunities.
• An international team of 900+ people with 65+ nationalities spread across 7 country offices with English as our company language.
• A quarterly feedback and review process for personal development. We also use “Objectives and Key Results” for company goals.
• A structured promotion process, providing everyone with fair and transparent career growth.
• Learning and development opportunities on the job and through conversations with your manager.
• Various opportunities to connect with colleagues, formally and informally, digitally or in person (when allowed), through regular team events, company get-togethers, and partnership events with other companies and local organizers.
• When in office: unlimited snacks, drinks, and fruits.
• Compliance with COVID-19 restrictions when required with remote interviews, onboarding, and working.

ABOUT sennder
sennder is Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder at the intersection of where technology meets logistics. Through our proprietary transportation operating system, built by our in-house tech teams, we not only connect shippers to our fleet of thousands of trucks, but also improve how they move products in sustainable, cost-efficient, and transparent ways - making the logistics industry fit for the future. In a traditional industry, we’re growing and moving fast to digitally automate all road logistics processes.
You can be part of one of Europe’s latest growth stories as we fast-forward road logistics into digitalization.
Get to know us, our culture, green business, funding history, and more on our blog here.

At sennder, we want to maximize the individual’s potential for all employees and reinforce an inclusive culture and environment of continuous learning that empowers people to succeed as a team. In addition to humility, we value commitment, team spirit, respect, and kindness to build trusted relationships across teams. Learn more on our career site. 

Please send your application in English and help us reduce negative unconscious bias by leaving out your picture, age, address, and other unnecessary information in your CV. We only want to know the merits on which you’d be great for this role.

If you have any questions or problems please reach out to us at ta@sennder.com. We do not accept applications via email. 

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