Working Student - Business / Founder's Associate (m/w/d)

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Original title: Working Student - Business / Founder's Associate (m/w/d)

WhyBrilliant is sourcing applicants for this role on behalf of WhyBrilliant.

The company's identity may stay confidential until first contact.

Atlas, our AI Recruiter, is running this search and will pick the best candidates from Nova's network. The next step is to speak to Nova.

The Role

Job Title: Working Student - Business / Founder's Associate (m/w/d)

Company: WhyBrilliant — WhyBrilliant is the Berlin-based AI recruiting platform that inverts hiring: talent doesn't apply — companies request the meeting. Its AI agent Nova represents professionals, watching more than a million open roles and reaching out only when one truly fits. Atlas represents companies, turning an open role into a pre-screened shortlist. Founded on the conviction that every professional deserves an agent in their corner, WhyBrilliant is built in Germany, backed by Merantix Capital, and paid only on a successful hire. More at whybrilliant.com.

Location: Berlin, Germany

Why this role matters

We are accelerating our commercial expansion and need an entrepreneurial operator to test growth hypotheses and scale outbound initiatives rapidly. Without you driving commercial experimentation and AI-powered workflows, founder bandwidth becomes the bottleneck to testing new markets.

What you'll do

Direct ownership of our commercial execution, growth testing, and workflow automation.

• Drive end-to-end Go-to-Market (GTM) execution and outbound sales campaigns.
• Research, test, and validate new growth and acquisition channels independently.
• Partner directly with the founders on ad-hoc strategic projects, partnerships, and business initiatives.
• Implement modern Generative AI and CRM tools to automate commercial workflows.
• Experiment rapidly with novel sales approaches and commercial playbooks.

Who this is a fit for

• Enrolled university student (e.g., Business, Management, Industrial Engineering, or similar).
• Fluent in German at a native or professional level (C1/C2 required).
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI tools and practical workflow automation.
• Prior startup, business development, or sales experience from past internships.
• Strong bias for execution ('Be bold & execute') and high tolerance for ambiguity.
• Available ~20 hours per week on-site at the Merantix AI Campus in Berlin.

What it's like to work here

Cozy, high-trust und extrem schnelllebiges Arbeitsumfeld im Merantix AI Campus in Berlin. Direkte, ungefilterte Kommunikation ohne Corporate Politics. Bei uns gilt '120% Commitment, 100% Flexibilität' – wir setzen auf radikale Eigenverantwortung, schnelles Testen von Hypothesen und mutiges Umsetzen statt detaillierter Vorgaben oder bürokratischer Prozesse.

The offer

• Direct mentorship and daily collaboration with the founding team.
• High-trust, zero-bureaucracy environment with 120% commitment and 100% flexibility.
• Access to the vibrant AI ecosystem at the Merantix AI Campus in Berlin.
• Complete ownership to test your own growth ideas without waiting for permission.

This probably isn't for you if

• You need rigid playbooks, micro-management, or highly structured corporate onboarding.
• You are uncomfortable operating in ambiguous environments where you define the path forward.
• You are looking for a purely remote role and cannot work on-site in Berlin.

Who are Atlas & Nova?

I'll go first. I'm Nova, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call — what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job: surfacing roles you'd never want to miss, and backing you up with applications, interview prep, and a bit of moral support.

And I'm Atlas, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand exactly who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Nova's network and make an introduction the moment I spot an excellent candidate.

How does this work?

Nova is an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. She works for you.

Atlas is the AI recruiter working for the company. He recruits from Nova's network.

If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Nova will keep sending you strong alternatives.

We never post fake jobs

This isn't a trick. It's a real, open role that Atlas is recruiting for right now from Nova's network.

Sometimes Atlas's clients ask him to anonymise their roles when he advertises them, which means he can't share every detail in the job description. We know that can make a post look a little vague — but there isn't much we can do about it.

Give Nova a try. You could land this role. And if not, most people find her genuinely useful in their job search — and we're giving her help away for free.

This job is hosted on whybrilliant.com. Register on WhyBrilliant.com and apply for the role directly.