Founder's Associate – Praktikum / Intern (m/w/d)

The role

You will work directly with the management to analyze questions, build data evaluations, and manage specific projects. You will also support internal steering, company culture, and recruiting processes.

What you will do

• Structure management questions and provide two-page decision templates
• Build data evaluations for units, mandate structures, utilization, and growth drivers
• Verify assumptions within the company
• Take responsibility for specific topics from question to result
• Work on ongoing projects like integration of acquisitions or tool implementation
• Develop internal steering formats like reporting paths and KPIs
• Organize culture events like Town Halls and summer festivals
• Assist in recruiting through candidate screening and application processes

Required qualifications

• Advanced Bachelor or Master with very good performance
• Fields of study include Economics, Industrial Engineering, Law, Natural Sciences, or a field where you have proven to stand out
• Ability to write clearly and concisely
• Ability to work with AI as a tool for research, analysis, and drafting
• Ability to make explicit assumptions and propose directions for open tasks
• Ability to handle direct collaboration with management, high autonomy, and tasks not appearing on a CV
• Ability to learn from practitioners
• Commitment to high standards

Nice to have

• First practical experience in demanding environments such as Consulting, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Scale-up, Founders Office, or own founding

Benefits

• Exam promotion with 25,000 EUR qualification budget and three months leave
• 100% coverage of childcare costs
• EGYM Wellpass
• Company pension scheme
• Job ticket with 90% subsidy
• Home office equipment and a device of your choice from the catalog
• One book per month from the Vogel canon
• AI tools without token limits or budget caps
• 28 days of vacation
• Daily lunch provided at no cost
• Dinner provided at no cost

Before you apply

• Application process includes a written task with 8 questions
• Application process includes a 30-minute interview
• Application process includes a joint working session on a real problem
• For internships, the on-site meeting is omitted

About the company

Vogel is a leading German medium-sized consultancy, owner-managed in the second generation, building a leading consulting platform for the medium-sized sector.