Founders Associate (AI-native Freight Forwarder)

Join Navio Logistics and help build the freight forwarder of the future

At Navio Logistics we are reinventing freight forwarding from the ground up. We are a VC-backed AI-native freight forwarder on a mission to transform one of the worlds largest and most outdated industries. By combining deep logistics expertise with cutting-edge automation and AI we are building a faster smarter and radically more efficient and customer-centric freight forwarder. Our vision is simple: make global freight movement seamless intelligent and operationally excellent.

We are looking for an exceptional Founders Associate who thrives in fast-paced environments loves solving high-impact business problems and wants to help build the future of freight alongside the founding team. This is not a traditional strategy role. You will work directly with the founders across the companys most important priorities spanning go-to-market operations strategic projects process design and AI-driven workflow improvements.

For the right person this role offers a unique path to grow quickly into senior roles across strategy GTM operations product or leadership as we scale.

Tasks

• Work directly with the founders on the companys highest-priority strategic and operational initiatives
• Support go-to-market initiatives across sales partnerships positioning and enterprise growth
• Help sharpen our category narrative as the AI-native freight forwarder
• Drive growth experiments across outbound ICP refinement lead generation and funnel optimization
• Collaborate closely with product engineering and operations to bring customer solutions to market
• Take ownership of high-impact cross-functional projects that move the company forward
• Help design scalable internal processes SOPs and operating systems as we grow
• Identify bottlenecks repetitive workflows and opportunities for automation
• Work closely with founders and teams to design test and implement AI-driven workflow improvements
• Support strategic initiatives across hiring market expansion partnerships and special projects
• Bring structure and momentum to ambiguous fast-moving business challenges

Requirements

• Some experience in high-agency environments such as startups consulting venture operations or founders office roles
• Strong problem-solving ability and highly structured thinking
• Exceptional ownership mindset with strong execution skills
• Excitement about using AI automation tools and modern technology to improve workflows
• Curious mindset with strong business intuition
• Comfortable working with incomplete information and moving quickly
• Excellent written and verbal English (German is a plus)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ambition to grow into senior leadership or founder-level roles over time
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving startup environments where priorities evolve quickly
• Strong team player with ambition to grow into leadership roles

Benefits

• Be part of an ambitious VC-backed logistics startup shaping the future of global freight
• Join early and help define how strategy GTM and internal systems are built from day one
• Work at the intersection of logistics AI and operational excellence
• Massive growth opportunities into senior strategy GTM operations and leadership roles
• Young high-performance and mission-driven team
• Direct exposure to founders and strategic decision-making
• Competitive compensation upside for early team members
• Flexible remote / hybrid working setup
• Opportunity to build systems that can redefine an entire industry

Most Founders Associate roles focus on support. At Navio you will help build the system itself. You wont just work alongside the founders youll help shape the AI-native operating model for the next generation of freight forwarding. If youre excited by ownership speed technology and the chance to grow with a rocket ship wed love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build the future of freight.