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Job Summary
Founder Associate - Commercial (They/She/He)
PlatformE Porto Portugal Entry level Full-time
The Role
Youre the founders right hand on revenue-generating activities. Youll shadow the CEO across business development partnerships sales and marketing initiatives for PlatformEs portfolio (Enterprise Software Shopify Plugin and DTC Brand). This isnt admin work - youll own projects end-to-end while learning how deals get made brands get built and products get sold.
Think of it as a commercial apprenticeship - youre learning the full spectrum of building and scaling businesses by doing not observing.
What Youll Actually Do
Commercial shadowing (60%):
- Join partnership calls and follow up on action items;
- Research potential customers partners acquisition targets;
- Prepare materials for investor/board meetings;
- Analyze sales data and performance metrics across portfolio;
- Support pitch deck creation and refinement;
- Attend strategy sessions and contribute ideas.
Project ownership (30%):
- Own specific initiatives like competitor analysis for the plugin;
- Manage relationships with agencies and service providers;
- Coordinate between teams on cross-functional projects;
- Build financial models for new initiatives;
- Run customer discovery interviews for enterprise software.
Learning & development (10%):
- Weekly 1:1s with founder covering decisions made that week;
- Exposure to board meetings and strategic planning;
- Access to founders network and introductions;
- Mentorship on specific skills (negotiation financial modeling etc.);
Who You Are
Experience level:
- 0-3 years professional experience;
- Recent grad from top program OR 1-2 years in consulting/banking/tech/startups;
- Strong academic record.
Traits were hiring for:
- Commercially curious - genuinely interested in how businesses make money;
- Fast learner - can context-switch between enterprise software and DTC brands;
- Proactive - sees what needs doing and does it;
- Detail-oriented - precision in analysis and execution;
- Comfortable with ambiguity - startup pace things change weekly;
- Strong communicator - will interface with partners agencies potential customers.
Nice to have:
- Portuguese English fluency;
- Understanding of e-commerce SaaS or DTC brands;
- Experience with data analysis (Excel basic SQL analytics tools);
- Side projects or entrepreneurial attempts.
Why This Role
Career accelerator: 2 years here 5 years elsewhere in terms of learning;
Exposure to multiple business models: Enterprise SaaS plugin marketplace and direct-to-consumer all in one role;
Founder access: Daily interaction with someone whos built multiple ventures;
Real autonomy: Youre trusted with actual commercial work not coffee runs;
Perfect for: Someone whos done 1-2 years in consulting/banking/tech and wants to understand how businesses really work.
We offer:
- Hybrid working model (three days a week in our Porto office and two days remote);
- Bulletproof healthcare insurance;
- Free gym membership;
- Stock options plan;
- Learning budget for courses/conferences;
- Fast track to operator roles if you perform;
- Unrestricted access to founder for learning;
- Entry-level salary: 19000/year
Exit opportunities after 2 years:
- Head of Growth at early-stage startup;
- Strategy/BizDev roles at scale-ups;
- Start your own venture with our backing/advice;
- Senior IC roles at larger tech companies;
Interview Process
- Application: Resume Application question;
- First call (30 mins): Culture fit work ethic learning mindset;
- Case study: Real business problem to solve;
- Final interview: Chemistry check with founder discuss case study;
- Trial period: 1-month paid trial before committing fully.
Key Skills
- Data Analytics
- AI
- Conversion Optimization
- Lean
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Acquisition Strategy
- HubSpot
- Email Marketing
- Product Management
- Knife Skills
- Internet Of Things
