JOB DETAILS
Founders Associate (f/m/x)
Companytraide AI
LocationBerlin
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 13, 2026
About The Company
traide AI brings intelligence to customs compliance.
We automate customs data, reduce errors, and help companies meet current and upcoming trade compliance regulations – including CBAM, EUDR & Dual-Use.
Our SaaS solutions traideGO and traideCompliance enable companies to minimize manual effort, streamline classification processes, and stay compliant globally.
⚡ Fast and accurate product classification
Assign tariff codes based on international rules – with explanations, justification, and customs descriptions.
📊 Optimized product data management
Centralize product data and maintain a complete compliance history.
✅ Regulatory compliance at scale
Automate classification decisions for single products or entire portfolios, including Dual-Use, CBAM, EUDR, and more.
🔁 Reduce manual effort by up to 83%
Speed up, document, and standardize tariff classifications for audits and regulatory checks.
🌍 Stay compliant with global trade rules
🖥️ Browser-based & API connectable (e.g. SAP)
🤝 Trusted by over 200 customers across industries and company sizes
Smarter customs processes. With AI.
About the Role
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 Own
- 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
Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. Imposter syndrome shouldn't hold you back: we value drive and potential above all.
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
About us
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you're passionate about making a difference and eager to learn, we'd love to hear from you – even if you don't meet every requirement.
And one more thing: We’re not just building an AI product, we’re building an AI company. From how we think about processes to how we grow teams and shape our culture – AI is at the core of how we operate.
Application process: You will receive feedback within two weeks. The process includes interviews, a practical challenge, and conversations with our team.
Key Skills
FinanceRecruitingOperationsInvoicingARR trackingBookkeepingKPI dashboardsHiring processesEmployer brandingAI solutionsNo-code toolsMarket analysisProject managementCommunicationData analysisProcess automation
Categories
Management & LeadershipFinance & AccountingHuman ResourcesSoftwareAdministrative
Benefits
Competitive salaryAI-first toolsetTeam eventsUrban Sports Club membership
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
You will manage the operational backbone of the company, including finance, recruiting, and internal processes. Additionally, you will drive strategic projects and implement AI-first solutions to improve organizational efficiency.
📋Job Type
permanent employee
📊Experience Level
0-2
💼Company Size
26
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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