Internship Program in Business Consulting (m/w/d)

LANCH

ABOUT THE ROLE Do you want first-hand experience with how a start-up operates? Are you in your Bachelor's? As a EiR intern, you work closely together with our management, venture development team and our founder associates. You jump between departments and get hands-on at those specific projects that you are most excited about: tech, operations, growth, marketing, data and much more. * Learn everything about Entrepreneurship (by doing it) * Get assigned one direct mentor from the leadership team to support your growth * Rotate between several departments (tech, finance, marketing, ops, growth) * Join exclusive talks from EU’s best founders - held only for the LANCH Team * Learn how to raise money in a full-day coaching session (e.g., incl. a call with a VC General Partner) → Pitch deck writing, fundraising strategy, team selection Location: Berlin, Germany Start Date: ASAP What you will do: * Project management: You will work on various important projects simultaneously that include multiple different stakeholders from both inside and outside of the organisation. * Build playbooks: As a EiR intern, you will implement and improve operational processes across the entire organisation. Enabling us to scale our business. * Know the numbers: You will work together with multiple stakeholders in the organisation and use your excellent analytical skills to evaluate trends. Enabling us make the right decisions for company. * Execute the roadmap: As a EiR intern, you will support various teams in their day-to-day tasks and projects. Where you want to deep-dive it’s up to your skill set and interest. * Be entrepreneurial: solutions driven, and capable of thinking outside of the box. ABOUT YOU * You are currently pursuing your bachelor's degree and are available for a three-month internship  * You are based in Berlin (or nearby) or are excited to relocate to Berlin for the duration of the internship. * You are proactive, goal-oriented, and take full ownership of your projects from day one. * You have a strategic mindset paired with strong analytical thinking * You are passionate about start-ups, entrepreneurship, and the dynamic world of innovation! * Previous experience in a start-up, VC, or consulting environment is a plus—but not required. * You are fluent in German and English Why Join Us? This internship is tailored for junior professionals eager to gain first hands-on experience in a fast-paced start-up environment. While financial support is provided (450 EUR), the true value lies in the unparalleled learning opportunities and exposure to the start-up world. Here’s what you can look forward to: * Work closely with experienced founders and industry professionals. * Take on meaningful projects that directly impact our business. * Immerse yourself in Berlin's vibrant start-up ecosystem and build a valuable network. If you're in your Master's program, have significant work experience, and are available for 4+ months, be sure to check out our Founder's Associate Program for a more advanced role.

Knowunity

Knowunity is building the future of learning, and our Finance function needs to scale just as fast. We're looking for a Working Student to join our Director Finance & People as a right hand in the making: part finance assistant, part builder, fully embedded in how we run the business. You'll work directly alongside our Director Finance & People and get exposure to our founders, supporting everything from financial close and reporting to process automation and cross-functional projects. Think of this as a mini-strategy seat inside Finance: high ownership for a working student role, direct leadership access, and the chance to shape how we work from the ground up while you're still in university. YOUR IMPACT * Support to the Director: Be the Director's day-to-day support, help organize meetings and follow-ups, prepare materials, and keep cross-functional topics moving so nothing falls through the cracks. * Finance Operations & Accounting: Support key financial processes including monthly/quarterly/annual close and coordination with external auditors. Help ensure smooth and accurate financial reporting across jurisdictions. * Controlling Support: Support the team on operational controlling tasks, help prepare monthly reports, maintain trackers, and assist with ad hoc data pulls and analyses. * AI & Automation: Spot and pilot opportunities to automate manual finance workflows using AI tools, low-code platforms, and smart integrations. Be a driver of our shift from static reporting to dynamic, AI-enhanced financial intelligence. * Cross-Functional Bridge: Support coordination with tax advisors, auditors, and legal providers. Help connect Finance & People with the wider org (Growth, Engineering, etc.). * Future-Ready Finance: Help lay the foundations for a digital finance backbone, contribute to building intelligent dashboards and KPI trackers as Knowunity grows. YOUR BACKGROUND * Studies: Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program at a top-tier university in business, finance, economics, or a related field. Available for 20 hours per week, ideally for at least 6–12 months. * First Experience: First internship or working student experience in finance, consulting, or a high-growth startup is a strong plus, not a hard requirement. What matters more is hunger and a clear eye for what good looks like. * Analytical Chops: Strong analytical mindset with solid Excel skills. You enjoy turning messy data into clear answers. * Tech-Forward Mindset: Comfortable using AI tools in your day-to-day. Always looking for ways to automate and improve. Familiarity with low-code platforms is a plus. * Accounting Knowledge: Basic understanding of German accounting practices is a plus; curiosity about international standards (IFRS) is welcome. * Languages: Fluent in German and English, written and spoken. * Mindset: A builder and operator at heart, proactive, self-driven, pragmatic, and energized by working directly with leadership to shape something from the ground up.

Hive

The Position Hive is scaling to become Europe’s default operating system for commerce, and our Growth engine is at the heart of that ambition. We’re looking for an exceptional Founder Associate / Strategy Associate to our Chief Growth Officer to sit at the nerve center of that engine for 6 months, own problems that would normally land on a McKinsey Engagement Manager’s desk, and actually ship the answers. This is a zero-to-one internship. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with our CGO on the highest-leverage questions Hive is facing: market entries, pricing architecture, GTM motion redesigns, and the board-level narratives behind them. You won’t fetch coffee. You’ll build the models, drive the analyses, and present the recommendations that shape where Hive goes next. If you’re the person who excelled at a top program, cracked the McKinsey case-prep circuit, and now wants 4-6 months of real operator exposure before you take the BCG/McKinsey/Bain offer, or before you start the venture you’ve already been sketching out, this role was built for you. Your Mission You’ll be the CGO’s force multiplier. Every week, you’ll turn an ambiguous, high-stakes strategic question into a crisp, defensible answer, and then help make it happen. Your Responsibilities * Own CGO-level strategic projects end-to-end: from framing the problem, to structuring the analysis, to landing the recommendation with the leadership team * Build the models: unit economics, pricing simulations, cohort analyses, market sizings, and business cases for new market entries and product bets * Run deep-dive analyses across our commercial funnel: pipeline health, segment performance, sales productivity, churn drivers, and turn findings into concrete interventions * Prepare board, investor, and all-hands materials with the CGO, the kind of decks that get pressure-tested in front of Tiger Global, Earlybird, and Picus Capital * Design and run strategic experiments with Sales, Account Management, Marketing, and Partnerships, and measure what actually moved the needle * Synthesize competitive and market intelligence into decisions: how Hive positions against Shopify, Amazon, 3PLs, and category entrants across Europe * Act as chief of staff to the CGO: driving the weekly operating rhythm, prioritizing the inbox and calendar, and ensuring nothing important drops Your Profile * A distinctive academic track record: Dean’s List, scholarships, or thesis awards are strong signals * Consulting-track pedigree: you’ve prepped seriously for McKinsey, BCG, or Bain interviews. You think in MECE, you’re analytically ruthless in Excel, and you can structure a slide in your sleep * Prior exposure at the highest bar: internships at MBB, top VC-backed scaleups (Trade Republic, N26, Revolut, Flix, Sennder), PE, or IB. Founder or founding-team experience is a huge plus * Analytically ruthless, commercially sharp: you can go from a messy Metabase export to a board-ready insight in an afternoon. SQL or Python is a strong plus * Operator instincts, not just analyst instincts: you don’t stop at the recommendation; you drive execution and carry things across the finish line * Exceptional written and verbal English (C1+); German is a strong plus given our large DACH footprint * High agency, low ego: you move fast, you ask the blunt question in the room, and you’d rather be useful than look good politically * Available for 4-6 months starting ASAP: Pflichtpraktikum, gap semester, or pre-MBA window all work Our Offering * Proximity to the decision table: you’ll sit in every meeting that matters, strategy, board prep, exec offsites, investor updates. Most people don’t get this exposure until their late 20s * A resume line you can’t buy: Founder / Strategy Associate to the CGO of one of DACH’s top-scaling scaleups * A guaranteed conversion path: top performers get a full-time offer into Strategy, BizOps, Chief of Staff, or a GTM leadership track, with a clear 2-year path to running a function * Work with exceptional people: our team includes alumni from McKinsey, Amazon, Shopify, Google, TikTok, and Trade Republic * Real autonomy from day one: your impact drives your progression, not your past titles * Tools to thrive: MacBook, Claude Pro & Lovable Business Plan, modern office at Alexanderplatz, 30 vacation days prorated, flexible hours, and regular team events including company-wide offsites * A front-row seat to the €200B operations opportunity in European commerce About us  We're revolutionizing e-commerce operations. At Hive, we empower brands to excel in the digital commerce era through our innovative operations platform. By combining cutting-edge technology with a curated network of top-tier operations partners, we deliver measurable results. Our comprehensive platform streamlines the entire operational chain through a single, intuitive interface. Since our founding in 2020, we've rapidly grown to become one of Europe's leading operations platform, partnering with hundreds of innovative brands. With strategic locations in Berlin, Paris, Milan, Madrid, London, and Amsterdam. Backed by prestigious investors including Tiger Global, Earlybird, and Picus Capital, we're scaling our impact across Europe. Diversity and inclusion are core to our success. We actively cultivate an environment where every team member, regardless of background, can thrive. We welcome talent from all walks of life, regardless of religion, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. At Hive, authenticity and professional growth go hand in hand.