Founder Associate (f/m/d)

Munich

Full-time

Permanent employee

Your mission

About ClearOps
ClearOps is building the AI operating system for industrial after sales.
We connect manufacturers, dealers, service partners, and machines on one platform to predict and coordinate spare parts and service operations globally - helping keep the world’s machines moving.
Today, ClearOps supports thousands of connected dealers and millions of machines worldwide, working with leading industrial manufacturers across industries such as agriculture, construction machinery, material handling, trucking, and automotive.
Following our recent Series A funding round led by Hitachi Ventures, we are entering the next phase of global growth.

The Role
We are looking for a highly entrepreneurial Founder’s Associate to work directly with our Founder & CEO across some of the company’s most important strategic initiatives.
This is not a traditional assistant, PMO, or project management role.
You will operate at the center of company building - supporting initiatives across growth, sales, partnerships, thought leadership, strategic projects, market positioning, AI initiatives, ecosystem expansion, and special operations.

One day you may prepare a strategic customer discussion with a global OEM. The next day you may help shape a market expansion initiative, support a high-impact thought leadership campaign, structure a strategic partnership, or drive a growth initiative from idea to execution.
The role is intentionally broad, fast-moving, and high ownership.

You should enjoy ambiguity, move quickly, think independently, and be excited about solving hard problems across very different domains.

ClearOps is entering a unique phase: the foundations have been built, the market timing is right, and the company is now scaling globally.

This role offers a front-row seat to that journey.

Responsibilities

Support strategic sales and customer initiatives
Drive growth and go-to-market projects
Help shape ClearOps’ external positioning and founder thought leadership
Prepare strategic presentations, workshops, and executive materialsfor board meetings and other
Support strategic partnerships and ecosystem initiatives
Conduct market research and strategic analyses
Drive high-impact initiatives from idea to execution
Identifyoperational improvements and scaling opportunities
Support AI-related initiatives and experimentation
Act as a force multiplier for the CEO across rapidly changing priorities

Your profile

- Highly ambitiousand entrepreneurial mindset
- Exceptional communication and structuring skills
- Strong business judgment and curiosity
- Ability tooperateindependently in ambiguous environments
- Strong execution capabilities and bias toward action
- Comfortable switching between strategic thinking and hands-on execution
- Strong interest in technology, AI, startups, and company building
- AI-native mindset and curiosity around new tooling and workflows
- High levelof ownership, reliability, and attention to detail
- Fluent in English and German

We care far more about curiosity, ambition, communication, and execution than about a “perfect” CV.

Why us?

What Makes This Role Unique

This role offers unusually broad exposure to company building at a fast-scaling enterprise SaaS company.

You will gain firsthand insight into:

scaling a global B2B software company
enterprise software and AI
strategic sales and partnerships
founder-led company building
market positioning and category creation
international growth and operational scaling
investor, customer, and ecosystem dynamics

The ideal candidate will likely go on to become a founder, operator, investor, or business leader themselves.

The learning curve in this role is intentionally steep.

Why Join ClearOps

Work directly with the Founder & CEO
Be part of a category-defining AI company
High ownership and real impact from day one
Exposure to global enterprise customers and strategic initiatives
Dynamic, international, and highly entrepreneurial environment
Opportunity to help shape the future of industrial AI and autonomous service networks
Join at a defining moment following our Series A growth phase

About us

At ClearOps, we keep the world of machinery moving by transforming the entire service supply chain of machine manufacturers into a seamless data ecosystem. Our platform connects manufacturers, dealers, and machines to predict the demand for parts and services in ways never seen before, ensuring that machinery never stops working. As a young, ambitious team of 50+ experts spread across Munich, Lisbon, San José, and Atlanta, we're passionate about personal growth and professional impact.