Founder's Associate
About this role
This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).
We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.
At Almedia, you’ll:
Own way more, way earlier — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast.
Push harder, get further — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity.
Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people.
Fully present — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need.
Founder's Associate
Salary Range: €60K – €80K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus
We’re looking for a Founder's Associate who will act as a versatile "Swiss Army knife" for Almedia's leadership, tackling high-impact challenges across every function of the business. In this role, you will be the primary engine for strategic initiatives, moving rapidly from research and analysis to hands-on execution and process optimization.
What You'll Do 🎯
Drive Strategic Growth Initiatives: Spearhead high-priority projects across product, marketing, and finance to directly contribute to Almedia's key expansion objectives.
Execute Problem Solving & Building: Dive into complex business problems, conduct rapid data analysis, and build implemented solutions in close collaboration with the CEO and Founders.
Optimize Operational Excellence: Identify internal inefficiencies and lead the implementation of new tools and workflows to enhance company-wide productivity and scalability.
Coordinate Cross-Functional Sprints: Act as a central catalyst between technical and business teams to ensure seamless execution and total alignment on critical company milestones.
Generate Market Insights: Perform rigorous competitive analysis and financial modeling to evaluate new ventures and provide data-driven support for strategic decision-making.
What You'll Bring 💡
Exceptional Learning Velocity: Demonstrated ability to rapidly master new business models, technical concepts, and industries with absolute precision.
Proven Initiative & Impact: Experience taking full ownership of projects with tangible results in a high-growth startup, top-tier consulting firm, or rigorous academic environment.
Analytical Problem Solving: Proficiency in structuring ambiguous challenges and deriving actionable, data-informed insights from complex information.
Resourceful Execution: High degree of self-motivation and a "roll-up-your-sleeves" attitude to get things done effectively even with limited resources.
Bonus: Practical exposure to the AdTech ecosystem or experience within a Venture Capital environment.
What Makes You a Great Fit 🌟
Own Everything: You treat the company as your own, taking extreme pride and responsibility for every outcome and ensuring no detail is overlooked in high-priority missions.
Raise the Bar: Your unquenchable curiosity drives you to constantly ask "why" and seek a deep understanding of business mechanics to elevate Almedia's standards.
Move Fast: You are a strategic doer who thrives in fast-paced, innovative settings, iterating quickly to turn unforeseen challenges into growth opportunities.
Why Almedia? 🎁
Own Our Growth: We offer all Berlin-based employees equity in Almedia to truly be a part of our success.
Scale With Almedia: Grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one.
Central Berlin Office: Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin.
Other Benefits: Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more.
We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
Company at a glance
Almedia is defining the new standard in the $1T advertising market by rewarding user engagement. We believe that the user’s time and attention should be a compensated asset, not an exploited resource, making advertising better for both sides. To achieve this, we build the world’s most intelligent platform to discover and engage with games and brands. According to the Financial Times’ FT1000, Almedia is already the fastest-growing advertising company in Europe.
Our gamified reward system motivates users to try games or apps, but unlike traditional UA, our players continue engaging long term. Consumers receive rewards for purchases via cashback, while gamers are rewarded for completing levels with real-money rewards. Through Almedia products, app developers and brands are able to acquire new customers, promote customer loyalty, and strengthen their brand.
With a growing user base of over 80 million users, our products Freecash.com and Link drive unparalleled returns to over 1200 advertisers through our data-driven, rewarded User Acquisition approach. For the first time, consumers receive rewards purely for interacting with advertising and spending time on products, such as games and apps. With a 4.8* rating from over 250,000 reviews on Trustpilot, Almedia products, notably Freecash, are trusted by advertisers and consumers alike.
Contact us at [email protected] to learn more about how Almedia is reshaping the way businesses connect with their audiences.
If you want to join us, visit https://almedia.co/careers. To truly redefine this market, we need a team that operates at an elite level. We expect super-high ambitious builders who thrive on tackling massive, complex problems and want to learn in 2 years what others do in 20.
Top Benefits
- Equity
- Bonus
- Transport subsidy
- Breakfasts and lunches
- Language learning
- Urban Sports Club
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