Associate Partner - Financial Services / Data & AI

ALAIKA

Advise. Invest. Build. Meet ALAIKA — a new kind of Financial Services firm — globally scaling, headquartered in Munich. The work is hard. The bar is high.Partner in 7-9 years possible, for the ones who can keep up and actually build a business themselves on our platform.  Stop reading if any of these describe you:  * Drive. You need someone to fire the starting gun → We only hire people who can prove they are intrinsically driven and execute.  * Ownership. You spot the problem and walk it to your boss → We fall in love with problems. Own them. Solve them. Ship solutions.  * Speed. Slow is your default → Speed compounds. Be smart and brave enough to select 80/20 in the right way.  * Mindset. "Not possible" is part of your vocabulary → We hire people who always find a way.  STILL THERE? THEN ALAIKA MIGHT BE FOR YOU.  At ALAIKA, our vision is to build the future of Financial Services with three brands under one roof — Advisory (Strategy Consulting), Capital (Private Equity), Building (Company Builder). Right now, we are in the midst of building our trojan horse ALAIKA Advisory.  The ambition: building the leading Financial-Services-specific entrepreneurial holding — Fortune 500 access, PE discipline, Silicon Valley technology-depth and thinking. Three networks that compound and multiply.  * One industry. Financial Services. Nothing else.  * One focus. The intersection of business and technology — across Strategic Transformations, AI & Data Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.  * One goal. Being the go-to partner for the world's leading Fortune 500 financial services companies — and the ones we might help build into that.  Founded in October 2022 by Johanna von Geyr (build-up and led Financial Services Practice for a NASDAQ-listed strategy consultancy) and Harald Braunstein (serial entrepreneur with exits incl. IPO), we bring together deep functional domain expertise and networks in global Financial Services, with a proven track record in building, scaling, and investing in leading software product companies.   Curious what ALAIKA is all about? Explore our website and introduction deck.   Join the movement — apply now.  THE ROLE AND WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON  * Advise. Take on the most pressing strategic and technology challenges of the world’s leading financial services companies — across Strategy, Data & AI, and Cyber. In the room with decision-makers from day one.  * Own. Own your deliverables end-to-end. You are not support staff for the partnership.  * Lead. Run workstreams and projects from day one — with real responsibility, not just preparation for it. Multiply the output of everyone around you — not just your own.  * Sell. Drive business development from day one — no waiting for seniority, no permission needed. At ALAIKA, building the business is not a privilege reserved for managers and partners. It is an expectation.  * Grow. Become the rare profile the market is short on — analytical mastermind, financial services expert, entrepreneurial dealmaker. Partner-track from day one.  * Build. We are scaling, with real building left to do — IP, processes, go-to-market, strategy. You do not just deliver client work; you co-build the firm. That is not a slogan — it is your Tuesday.  WHEN YOU ARE A FIT  “Show me an athlete who did well academically. An athlete because they know what it takes to win and they have had to experience loss.”  — Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder of Citadel  You will work alongside intrinsically driven people chasing an uncapped career — people who do "what it takes". You fear "being one more number stuck in middle management".  Your goal is to make it to the top: at ALAIKA itself, at a leading investment or financial services firm, or in a company you build yourself — ALAIKA can help with that too.  * Book-smart. Strong academic foundation. Think in structures, not gut feel.  * Street-smart. Read the room fast. Prioritise ruthlessly. Grasp commercial reality.  * People-smart. Communicate with precision — clear, direct, persuasive. Build trust across functions and seniority.  * Athlete performance mindset. High aspirations. Grit. Learn faster than the environment changes.  * Entrepreneurial guts. Self-confident achiever. Act first, apologise later — speed is everything. Take full ownership of work normally reserved for far more senior profiles.  WHAT YOU BRING  * Background. Top 10–20% of your class at a top-tier university. Analytical field — CS, Math, Physics, Finance, or equivalent rigour.  * Experience. 6-12 months in a high-pressure, results-driven environment — top strategy consultancy, PE/VC-backed company, fast-growing tech, or demanding corporate financial services role. Hands-on Data & AI experience is a plus.   * Leadership. You have led — a team, a club, a project, a cause. We hire people who make things happen.  * Analytical edge. Data-driven by default. Leverage data to drive decisions, not just decorate slides.  * Languages. Fluent in English and German. Additional languages are a plus.  WHY JOIN ALAIKA  * Partner track from day one. Seven years from early careers to partner possible.  * Compensation. Above market with very entrepreneurial-driven bonus structures.  * Stellar Network. Shoulder-to-shoulder with financial services executives running today’s giants and the founders + investors building tomorrow’s.  * Offices. Munich and Barcelona. More coming.  Plus: the essentials done right — EGYM Wellpass, bike leasing, a kitchen stocked with healthy food and team events worth showing up for: Oktoberfest, team dinners, and more.    Advise the leaders. Build what comes next. Invest in the future of Financial Services.  Apply with CV, transcripts, and references. Let’s see if you are the one.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Equal Opportunities for all  Our team spirit celebrates diversity. We want you to be your true “you” and offer everyone an open culture and safe space with equal chances and opportunities.

Base Camp Management Consulting

DAS MACHST DU BEI DER BASE CAMP * Unterstützung bei der Konzeption, Implementierung und Optimierung von Geschäftsprozessen und Systemen in verschiedenen Kompetenzbereichen im Private Equity Umfeld * Unterstützung in Kundenprojekten zur Optimierung von steuerungsrelevanten Inhalten in Themenfeldern, wie z.B. Verbesserung der Unternehmenssteuerung und -planung * Unterstützung bei der Erstellung von unternehmensweiten Datenmodellen für Reportingzwecke und Design sowie Umsetzung von Business Intelligence Analysen DAMIT PUNKTEST DU BEI UNS * Bachelorstudium (ab dem 3. Semester) oder Masterstudium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre oder Wirtschaftsinformatik mit den Fachrichtungen Finance, Controlling/Accounting und/oder Informatik. • Interesse an strategischen und/oder finanzwirtschaftlichen Fragestellungen zur Datenanalyse und Unternehmensprozessen.  ZUSÄTZLICH BEGEISTERT UNS * Neugierde, Gewissenhaftigkeit und Kreativität in der Lösungsfindung * Hohe emotionale Intelligenz und Empathie im Aufbau vertrauensvoller Beziehungen mit Kollegen & Kunden * Kenntnisse in SQL, sowie in einem Datenvisualisierungstool wie Microsoft Power BI oder Tableau sind von Vorteil * Erste Kenntnisse in Datenintegrationstools (wie z.B. Pentaho, Talend, etc.) – ist jedoch kein Muss * Verhandlungssichere Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse. DAMIT PUNKTEN WIR BEI DIR * Spannende Kundenprojekte, die eine steile Lernkurve versprechen * Mobiles Arbeiten mit neuestem technischem Equipment * Regelmäßige Teamevents * Die Möglichkeit auch langfristig bei der base camp arbeiten zu können * Flache Hierarchien und eine teamorientierte Unternehmenskultur, in der Diversity und Wertschätzung, Umgang auf Augenhöhe und ein professionelles Arbeitsumfeld dazu gehören.

Lendable

ABOUT LENDABLE Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: * One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people * Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK * Profitable since 2017 * Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs * Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot) So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. JOIN US IF YOU WANT TO 1. Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 2. Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo 3. Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting ABOUT THE ROLE We’re looking for a strategic, data-driven Commercial Partnerships Associate to join the Growth team at Lendable. Focused on Zable’s upcoming new products including car insurance and mobile, you’ll play a central role in go to market of these products on price comparison websites, building the partner relationships that drive customer acquisition, and delivering analytics to guide product development. You don't need a background in partnerships or financial services, we care far more about how you think, how numerical you are, and whether you're genuinely curious about problems. You'll combine data analysis with external relationship management, take real ownership from early on, and work closely with Product, Data and Credit teams to deliver results in a fast-moving launch environment. You’ll be embedded within the growth team and will work closely with different teams at Lendable while being trusted to drive growth initiatives and handle your own projects independently.   Team objectives * We are responsible for the growth of all Lendable and Zable products, delivering projects via our price comparison site partnerships or directly into the market. * The team asks ‘where are new customers?’, ‘what can I improve with my current channels’ conversion?’, ‘what are competitors doing on marketplaces?’, ‘Am I risking negative selection?’, ‘what is the next product or innovation to develop?’, and ‘Are my unit economics working?’. WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING ON * You will own the launch of Zable car insurance and mobile on price comparison websites - from initial partner conversations through to integration, go live and on-going optimisation * Once live, take responsibility for channel performance: tracking volume, conversion and cost of acquisition at the partner level, identifying what’s driving changes and what to do about them * You will manage partner relationships across strategic and day-to-day activity, balancing focus on large strategic partners with incubating new exciting ideas and holding partners accountable to delivery milestones. * Prepare analysis to support commercial decisions: pulling the right data, forming a clear point of view, and presenting it in a way to keep moving forward * You will be trusted to negotiate customer acquisition costs and commissions with key partners, identifying areas for cost optimisations. * Work cross functionally with Product, Pricing, Data and Compliance to scope integrations, complete due diligence on new partners and drive projects forward * Keep track of what’s happening in mobile and insurance partner markets - new entrants, product changes, competitor moves - and bring those insights to internal discussions * The role progression includes gradually owning the full responsibility for strategy and execution of specific partner projects, marketing efforts or product enhancements that deliver business growth.   YOUR EXPERIENCE * 2-3+ years’ experience in a commercial, consultancy, partnerships, analytical, business development, or account management role; ideally within financial services or a high-growth tech environment. * Highly numerate and analytical, proficient in manipulating and visualising data in AI-assisted SQL / Python, and using commercial modelling to inform decisions. * Strong communicator able to represent Lendable externally and build trusted relationships internally and externally. * Demonstrably uses AI tools to work better, whether that's automating repetitive tasks, speeding up analysis, improving written output, or finding faster routes to answers. We don't care which tools; we care that you've genuinely changed how you work because of them, not just experimented once or twice. * Outcome-driven and proactive: skilled at prioritising, independently driving projects, and managing work to deliver high-value results. * Comfortable contributing to a collaborative team, while thriving in a role where your individual performance and impact are directly visible.   WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE 6 MONTHS AFTER JOINING? * You’ve launched Zable non credit products on price comparison websites, and are starting to generate volume * Formed strong working relationships with all of our key partners, placing Zable as the partner of choice for all analytics or innovation collaborations. * You are assessing new partnership opportunities on a regular basis, have a clear view on the partner pipeline and are acting on ones that deliver tangible value to the business. * Ownership of the customer acquisition funnel at the individual partner level; identifying changes in funnel dynamics and attributing them at pace, sharing insights with Risk, Pricing and Product teams to inform wider acquisition strategy * First line ownership of due diligence checks and ongoing compliance monitoring of Lendable partners through dedicated diligence exercises and mystery shopping. INTERVIEW PROCESS * 30-min introductory call with Talent team * 15min cognitive test * 60min in-person case study exercise with Head of Partnerships * Final round (in-person or virtual): * Head of Partnerships * Commercial MD and Insurance or Mobile MDs LIFE AT LENDABLE * Winning team: the opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies * Flexible working: flexible approach tailored to each role. Hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sites * Socials & connection: opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office walls * Health coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover * Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans * Employee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members * Office meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations * Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations Please note: The availability and details of specific benefits vary by location and role. For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner. Check out our blog!