Mercura

Operations Associate Intern

Remote Internship

Mercura is building AI software for the backbone of our economy.

We are one of the fastest growing companies from YC’s W25 batch and raised a heavily oversubscribed round at one of the highest valuations in our cohort. After surpassing $1M in ARR in under a year, we are looking for team members ready to go all-in to help us reach our next milestone: $10M ARR by the end of 2026.

One of our co-founders, Lukas, grew up in a trades family that has been active in the construction industry for over 115 years. Having worked on the construction site himself, he learned first-hand how slow and manual quoting still is in the industry.

In an era where AI becomes ubiquitous, we set out on a deeply personal mission: bring AI to the backbone of our economy - to the companies that keep our world running.

We’re looking for an Operations Associate Intern to help us 10x our company over the next year.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on role for candidates with high agency. As the right hand to our CPO, you’ll help design the operational backbone that enables us to scale to €10M ARR and beyond.

If you're excited about taking ownership in the early stages of a venture and thinking about founding yourself - this is your opportunity to lead, learn and contribute.

What you will be working on

  • Collaborate closely across product, customer success, and commercial teams
  • Optimize the entire customer lifecycle, from seamless onboarding to ensuring maximum satisfaction and 0% churn
  • Build and manage relationships with customers
  • Translate customer insights into new features, prototypes, and product improvements
  • Drive recruiting and onboarding of a stellar team
  • Build, execute and optimize the operational processes that drive us to 10x revenue next year
  • Grow with the company and collaborate with other stellar team members to achieve ambitious goals

What we’re looking for

Personality & Experience

  • You are a strong operator with experience in building, executing and managing processes and projects in fast paced environments (e.g. startups, consulting, VC, initiatives)
  • You’re energetic and caring, enjoy working with people, and find purpose in supporting others through thoughtful acts of service
  • You a strong problem solver and and excel in taking full ownership of tasks
  • You have strong customer empathy and business sense to understand customer pain points and needs
  • You a strong and professional communicator in German & English

Commitment & Mindset

  • Your job is part of how you define yourself. You treat your work as a top priority, and you’re fully committed to achieving ambitious goals amid uncertainty
  • You’re are entrepreneurial, hands-on, ambitious, resilient and not afraid of doing unglamorous work
  • You’re a team player who cares about people and leads proactively when situations call for it
  • You want to work in-person in Munich with a higher intensity than in a 9-5 job

Company Perks

  • An ambitious team that feels like family and sees their work as more than just a job
  • Free team dinner (up to 4x/week)
  • UrbanSportsClub membership - join our team workouts 3x/week
  • Easy relocation to Munich — our office is located in the Werk1 Startup Incubator, where you can rent a 1-bedroom apartment right next to the office for just €750/month
  • Access to any AI or productivity tools you need

🚀 Y Combinator Company Info

Y Combinator Batch: W25
Team Size: 14 employees
Industry: B2B Software and Services -> Sales
Company Description: AI Quote and Order Automation for Distributors & Manufacturers

💰 Compensation

Salary Range: $2,500 - $4,000

📋 Job Details

Job Type: Internship
Time to Hire: 14

🎯 Interview Process

**Step 1: Intro call**

Casual intro meeting with one of the founders to get to know each other and introduce Mercura.

Step 2: Take home challenge & role play

A take-home challenge to showcase your skills, followed by a call to walk us through your approach, insights, and solution for the take-home exercise.
The call will also include a brief role play in which we simulate the interaction with a customer.

Step 3: Personal Fit

Meet another co-founder to get a feel for our culture and working style.

Step 4: Offer

If we see a great fit, you will get an offer, including a competitive compensation package.