Company
Energy Intelligence
Founders'Associate/ChiefofStaff
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“Founders' Associate / Chief of Staff. Skills: Enterprise Sales, Demand Generation, Outbound Prospecting, Sales Strategy. Build enterprise sales pipeline. Maintain enterprise sales pipeline”
What You'll Achieve.
Optimize energy procurement; Optimize portfolio management; Drive improvements across sales; Drive improvements across product strategy
Industry & Context.
Data-driven insights; Operate in ambiguous environments
On-site 4 days/week, Visa sponsorship not available
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years enterprise sales, 3+ years outbound demand generation, Build top-of-funnel pipeline DACH, Own cross-functional initiatives, Support investor relations, Build enterprise sales pipeline, Manage outbound prospecting DACH, Create sales enablement materials, Tailor messaging from market feedback, Proficiency HubSpot, Proficiency LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Proficiency Notion, Proficiency Google Workspace, Learn energy markets quickly, Apply insights to sales, Apply insights to product, Fluency in German, Based in Munich, Work onsite 4 days/week
Nice to Have
Energy sector partnerships experience, Procurement contexts experience, Familiarity MEDDICC, Familiarity similar sales methodologies, Background Siemens, Background Bosch, Background Viessmann, Background Schaeffler, Background Accenture, Background similar industrials firms, Background similar energy firms
What You'll Do.
Build enterprise sales pipeline
Maintain enterprise sales pipeline
Run outbound execution
Perform LinkedIn outreach
Refine targeting strategy
Refine value propositions
Produce sales materials
Create business cases
Surface customer insights
Translate insights into positioning
Translate insights into messaging
Act as founders' extension
Support strategic topics
Support operational topics
Prepare investor updates
Prepare investor reporting
Lead special projects
Conduct market research
Lead internal initiatives
Support marketing content
Support event preparation
Drive sales improvements
Drive product strategy improvements
Iterate on team processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnership with founders; Cross-functional initiatives; Collaboration with founders
Communication Scope
Tailored messaging; Sales materials; Investor updates; Investor reporting
Process & Methodology
End-to-end initiative ownership, Special project leadership
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE A fast-growing, pre-seed-funded energy intelligence startup is looking for a Founders' Associate / Chief of Staff to work directly alongside the founding team. This is a high-ownership, generalist role at the intersection of enterprise sales, strategy, and operations — designed for someone who wants to be deeply embedded in building a company from the ground up. The company provides an AI-powered platform that helps industrial enterprises optimize energy procurement and portfolio management through data-driven insights. The focus market is energy-intensive enterprise customers across the DACH region. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build and maintain a strong enterprise sales pipeline across DACH in close partnership with the founders. - Run outbound execution end-to-end — cold calls, emails, and LinkedIn outreach with tailored messaging. - Refine ICP, targeting strategy, and value propositions based on market and prospect feedback. - Produce high-quality sales materials including decks, one-pagers, follow-ups, and business cases. - Join discovery calls to surface customer insights and translate them into better positioning and messaging. - Act as an extension of the founders on strategic and operational topics, including investor updates and reporting. - Lead high-priority special projects end-to-end — market research, partnerships, and internal initiatives. - Support marketing content and event preparation (newsletters, social media, messaging). - Rapidly learn energy markets and the product to drive improvements across sales and product strategy. - Operate autonomously in ambiguous environments and continuously iterate on team processes. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Must-haves: - 3+ years of experience in enterprise sales or outbound demand generation, building and delivering top-of-funnel pipeline in the DACH region. - Proven track record of owning cross-functional initiatives end-to-end in a startup or early-stage environment. - Experience supporting investor relatio
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