Founders Associate (Product) (m/f/x) - Saas B2B Start up (Berlin)

<h3 class="p1"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>Cherry Ventures is supporting our portfolio with this hire</em></strong></span></h3> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Berlin (office-first)</p> <h3>About us</h3> <p>We’re&nbsp;<strong>Cortea</strong>, a Berlin-based startup building AI products that transform how audits get done.<br>Auditors spend too much time on manual, repetitive work. We’re fixing that by giving them AI tools that understand their workflows and eliminate the grind. Backed by top-tier VCs with €10m+ in funding, real customers, and a working product — now it’s time to scale.</p> <p>We value&nbsp;<strong>first-principles thinking, speed, trust, and kindness.</strong> We work side by side in our Berlin office, moving fast and learning faster.</p> <h3>The Role</h3> <p>This isn’t a “support the founders” role — it’s a&nbsp;<em>build with the founders</em>&nbsp;role.<br>As&nbsp;<strong>Founders Associate (Product)</strong>, you’ll work side by side with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-hoevelmann/" target="_blank"><strong>Philipp&nbsp;</strong></a><strong>(Co-Founder)</strong>&nbsp;on all product topics — shaping what we build, how we build it, and the impact it creates.</p> <p>You’ll be part of a<strong>&nbsp;small, high-trust team&nbsp;</strong>bringing Cortea from&nbsp;<strong>product-market fit to category leadership</strong>. The work is dynamic, collaborative, and full of ownership — expect variety, real responsibility, and constant learning from day one.</p> <h3>What you’ll do</h3> <ul> <li> <p>Work hand-in-hand with our founders on&nbsp;<strong>product strategy and execution</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>Turn ideas, feedback, and user insights into&nbsp;<strong>actionable product decisions</strong></p> </li> <li> <p>Collaborate closely with&nbsp;<strong>engineering, design, and customers</strong>&nbsp;to ship real value</p> </li> <li> <p>Drive structure into chaos: refine our roadmap, process, and priorities</p> </li> <li> <p>Help us learn faster — run experiments, validate hypotheses, and measure outcomes</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>You’ll grow faster here than anywhere else if you crave ownership, speed, and real impact.</strong></p> <h3>Who you are</h3> <ul> <li> <p>2+ years of&nbsp;<strong>product-related experience</strong>&nbsp;(PM, strategy, consulting, or similar)</p> </li&g