Founder's Associate

This role partners directly with Benedikt, Plato’s CEO, to drive high-impact cross-functional projects and build the operational foundations an early-stage company needs to scale. It’s a hands-on, high-ownership position where you’ll work across GTM, Product, Engineering, operations and fundraising to clear blockers and make things happen.

What youll do

• Act as the CEO’s right hand, working directly with Benedikt on the company’s highest-priority initiatives.
• Own cross-functional projects end-to-end, from scoping and execution to reporting outcomes.
• Build and refine internal processes and operational infrastructure that scale with the company.
• Support strategic work such as market analysis, partnership evaluation, fundraising materials, and new market entry.
• Translate between GTM, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure alignment and momentum.
• Identify and clear blockers, connecting dots across teams without needing a playbook.
• Jump in to resolve urgent issues and take responsibility for timely outcomes.
• Take on a broad range of responsibilities across fundraising, GTM, product, hiring, and operations to learn quickly and grow.

What Plato is looking for

• 1–2 years experience in an early-stage startup, VC, or consulting environment, with comfort operating in ambiguity.
• Hungry, entrepreneurial mindset and eagerness to join a fast-moving, ambitious team.
• Proactive self-starter who identifies what needs to happen and makes it happen with minimal direction.
• Structured thinker who biases toward action and iterates quickly with incomplete information.
• Composed under pressure with a high tolerance for shifting priorities and competing demands.
• Delivers results without much hand-holding.
• Fluent in German and English (non-negotiable).
• Bonus: basic financial fluency—comfort with budgets, models, or business cases.