Intern Business Building
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smatch posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Hamburg: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits. You can also open ChatGPT or Claude with a ready-made prompt to tailor your CV, check your fit, draft a cover letter or prep for the interview.
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Description provided by smatch
Did you know that 20% of all produced clothes are never worn? Become part of the smatch team to address this major ecological issue of excess stock mismanagement and change the course of the retail industry with us! By joining our B2B Retail Marketplace team as Intern Business Building you will create a real and lasting impact for the environment while working hand-in-hand with the founders to unlock the $3tr retail excess stock market and experience a scaling venture from day 1!
Join us as an Intern Business Building (3 months full-time) and take on real responsibility from day one! You’ll drive growth for our seller and buyer partners, working closely with our founding team for a steep learning curve in all aspects of business building.
- Own growth projects end-to-end, from setting up our growth engine to data analysis
- Drive our expansion and collaborate directly with our B2B partners
- Gain hands-on experience with high autonomy and direct exposure to founders
- Shape an industry-disrupting product at an early-stage
- First experience in early-stage startups, retail/e-commerce, venture capital, or consulting
- Passion and drive to make a difference
- Love for business building
- Sharp thinking and strong execution
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail
- Self-starter mentality and the ability to juggle many balls, prioritise, and execute
- Passion for building no-code automations with AI to streamline processes and boost efficiency
- Work directly with senior founder team and learn how to master growth from day 1 of the business
- Join a cross-functional, international, and diverse team. Participate in a variety of our fun team events, creating an enjoyable and connected workplace culture
- Get a front-row seat to the fast-paced world of an early-stage start-up and see how strategy turns into execution - day by day
- Learn to think like an entrepreneur: take ownership, make decisions, and see your impact immediately
- Build a strong foundation in marketplace dynamics, sales, operations, and business strategy
The smatch team has set out to change the course of the retail industry by finding smarter, more sustainable ways to deal with excess stock: Our private, asset-light B2B marketplace for stock connects retailers and brands who want to discreetly switch channels of commerce partners. smatch’s DNA is a combination of tech, sustainability, and retail: we leverage real-time deep data insights with deep retail expertise to offer a new way to manage excess stock instead of destroying it.
Our founders have deep retail and growth experience, led a multi-billion dollar IPO and a successful startup exit. With previous careers at leading strategy consulting firms, our founders have a strong background in building and commercialising and are looking for you as the skilled colleague for outstanding operations.
Working student essentials
What this Operations internship in Hamburg means for you: the pay rules, the social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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