Founder's Associate Intern / Working Student at Clera · Berlin

About the role

We are seeking a Founder's Associate Intern / Working Student to drive high-volume outbound outreach and help shape the early enterprise sales playbook for a growing AI-enabled enterprise software company. You’ll collaborate closely with the CEO in a Berlin-based team, actively engaging procurement leaders at industrial manufacturers, and learning enterprise sales fundamentals from first principles.

What you'll do

• Execute outbound outreach at scale across email and LinkedIn to build a robust top-of-funnel with qualified enterprise conversations.
• Research target accounts from the ICP list, identify the right contacts and trigger events, and tailor timely outreach.
• Write personalized cold emails and LinkedIn messages aimed at procurement leaders in industrial manufacturing.
• Manage multi-touch sequences and follow-ups to maximize replies and conversions.
• Track metrics (open rates, reply rates, conversions) and run A/B tests to improve performance weekly.
• Enrich and maintain target account data in the CRM to stay clean and actionable.
• Assist with meeting materials including competitive research, company briefings, and tailored one-pagers.
• Help design and iterate messaging experiments to inform the GTM playbook.
• Join strategy discussions, product demos, and investor conversations to gain full context.
• Take on ad-hoc tasks such as event prep, market analysis, or deck updates as needed.
• Be present in Berlin and able to work from the office in Kreuzberg (hybrid work allowed).

What we're looking for

• Current student or recent graduate in business, engineering, or a similarly rigorous field, early in your career.
• Highly organized, reliable, and able to deliver repetitive work to a high standard with limited supervision.
• Strong written communication in both German and English, capable of sharp cold emails and professional updates.
• Genuine interest in B2B, enterprise sales, procurement workflows, or AI and how large companies buy software.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with evidence of building, organizing, or starting something (club, side project, startup, etc.).
• Comfortable doing outbound sales work as a core responsibility and iterating on outreach performance.
• Based in Berlin and able to work from the Kreuzberg office (hybrid possible).
• Able to manage time and quality independently while taking direction and feedback from the CEO.

Compensation & benefits

• Compensation: salary details not disclosed
• Work arrangement: hybrid in Berlin (primary location) with in-person office days as needed
• Visa sponsorship: not specified

Location

Primary location: Berlin, Germany (state: Berlin)