Founder's Associate (all genders)
About Momentum Transfer
Momentum Transfer is an innovative seed‒funded startup that has successfully spun out from a BASF‒owned incubator. In just 1.5 years, we've established ourselves as a "hyper‒scaler" for powder X‒ray diffraction (XRD) data analysis, serving over 1,000 scientists and researchers worldwide from both academia and industry.
We're to materials characterization what AWS is to compute - offering 1000x measurement capacity, 100x better data quality, and 10x better pricing compared to traditional methods, all without CAPEX or OPEX for our customers.
Having just raised seed funding , we're now building our go-to-market process to accelerate R&D of materials across a $15T market that contributes 15%
to global GDP. Since January 2024, we've acquired 100+ paying B2B customers.
It is now time to do everything all at once - Processes, Sales, BD, Team.
To do that, we are looking for a super capable Founder's Associate (all genders) to join our team.
The Position: Founder's Associate (all genders)
- Type: Full-time or Part-Time
- Contract: Permanent
- Location: Preferred Berlin or Hamburg. Fully Remote (within Germany) possible
- Start: Immediately
The Role
- Drive Strategic Initiatives: Lead high-priority projects across customer acquisition, operational scaling, and product development Accelerate Fundraising:
- Support our Series A preparation, including financial modeling, pitch deck refinement, and investor relations
- Scale Operations: Optimize our sample handling processes and coordinate expansion to our second synchrotron facility
- Own Customer Success: Develop our land-and-expand strategy for academic and industrial customers, driving adoption across R&D, process optimization, and quality control use cases
- Build Partnerships: Support strategic partnerships with synchrotron facilities, academic institutions, and industry leaders
- Execute Market Entry: Lead our academic-to-industry flywheel strategy, leveraging professor networks for warm industry introductions Analyze & Optimize: Track KPIs, implement data-driven improvements, and build scalable processes for our high-throughput operations
What You Bring
- Relevant professional experience in consulting, investment banking, VC/PE, or high-growth startups
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Excellent communication skills in English (required for international stakeholders)
- Entrepreneurial mindset with ownership mentality
- Interest in deep-tech and materials science
Nice to Have
- Background in physics, chemistry, materials science, or related technical field or the broader materials industry
- Experience with B2B (SaaS) metrics and land-and-expand sales models
- Previous startup experience, especially in deep-tech or B2B
What Makes You Successful
- Intellectual Curiosity: You're excited about learning how synchrotron technology can revolutionize a $30B+ market
- Execution Excellence: You thrive in ambiguity and can drive projects from concept to completion at startup speed
- Strategic Thinking: You see the big picture while managing the details that matter
- Relationship Builder: You naturally connect with diverse stakeholders from academic researchers to industry executives
- Growth Mindset: You view challenges as opportunities and feedback as fuel for improvement
Why Join Us
- Impact: Shape the future of materials innovation and contribute to solving critical sustainability challenges
- Learning: Direct mentorship from experienced founders with deep technical and business expertise
- Growth: You can grow with us and be responsible for different topics. Build and lead teams.
- Compensation: Competitive salary
- Network: Access to our investors (BASF, VCs) and network across academia and industry
- Culture: Join a team of world-class scientists and operators building something truly revolutionary
The Opportunity
This isn't just another startup job. We're building the infrastructure layer for the future of materials R&D. Our platform is already enabling breakthroughs in battery technology, CO2 reduction in steel/cement production, and advanced materials development. As our Founder's Associate, you'll have an active role in transforming how the world develops and manufactures materials.
If you're ready to accelerate your career while accelerating materials innovation globally, we want to hear from you.
How to Apply
Please fill out the short form below and our CEO (Sebastian) will get your application directly.
He will review your application and will get back to you with next steps within 12h .
Equal Opportunity: We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, ethnic origin, or nationality.
Data Protection: Your application will be processed according to GDPR.
Data will be deleted 6 months after the recruitment process ends.
