Founder's Associate Intern

Job description

**BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE INTERNET** At **Impossible Cloud**, we’re redefining cloud storage. As a European provider, we offer enterprise-grade, S3-compatible object storage that’s faster, more cost-efficient, and free from hyperscaler lock-ins. Built to challenge the dominance of centralized providers, our solution delivers high-performance cloud storage with transparent pricing and real data sovereignty — all from our HQ in **Hamburg**. Find out more about us [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTFoSr7kaMSDnldKo8R0xyEWekNaCTO4eFKSCsC6nMyhMfdtKwd2DtCL0kvU6hvMsywLr_0eHtyQjIS/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=5000&slide=id.g2d6ed35d08a_0_66). **TL;DR:** As a **Founder’s Associate Intern**, you will work directly with the founders on strategic and operational priorities across the entire organization. You will play a key supporting role in scaling a category-defining cloud company that aims to outcompete AWS and reshape cloud infrastructure from the ground up. This internship provides unparalleled exposure to high-velocity decision-making and the inner workings of a hyper-ambitious tech scale-up. ### What you will do: - Operate at the Core of the Business: Support strategic and operational initiatives across departments (Product, Commercial, Finance, Operations) to drive progress on the company’s most important priorities. - Support the Founders on Key Initiatives: Contribute to research, preparation, and execution of projects led by the founders; ranging from investor, vendor, and partner engagements to internal projects. - Own and Deliver High-Impact Workstreams: Take ownership of high-priority workstreams from analysis to follow-through while ensuring tasks move forward quickly, reliably, and with high quality. - Keep Stakeholders Aligned: Ensure smooth information flow online and offline across teams and external stakeholders (e.g., investors, partners, lawyers), delivering updates precisely and on time. - Enable AI-Driven Efficiency: Help evaluate and implement cutting-edge AI tools to unlock efficiency and operational leverage across departments. ### What you bring: - Exceptional Academic Performance: Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a Bachelor’s or Master’s program with top marks (e.g., business, economics, engineering, computer science, data science, or related). - Experience: You have a proven track record of working in a dynamic and fast paced environment (e.g. consulting or start-ups) - Analytical & Structured Thinking: You break problems down clearly, build insight from research/data, and communicate results in a concise narrative. - High Ownership Mindset: You operate proactively, don’t wait for instructions, and enjoy turning ambiguity into action. - Tech & AI Curiosity: You actively explore tools, emerging technologies, and automation to work smarter. - Bilingual: Fluent in German and English.