Growth Operations Lead - Founding team Intern

Remote · Unpaid 3-month internship ·

Performance reviewed after 1 month · Early-stage international startup

We’re an international startup in our early growth stage, looking for a disciplined, people-oriented Growth Operations Lead to join our founding team. You’ll wear several hats — keeping execution on track while helping grow and mentor the team around you.

Role Overview

Working closely with leadership, you’ll keep the company organized and moving: tracking execution, coordinating the team, reporting progress, and helping recruit, onboard, and mentor new team members as we scale. You’ll have real ownership and real influence from day one.

Key Responsibilities

Help recruit, screen, and onboard new team members as we grow

Mentor and support new joiners day to day

Run onboarding and regular check-ins; keep the team organized and supported

Track tasks, deadlines, and KPIs, and coordinate across the team

Support progress reviews and keep reporting clean and up to date

Uphold accountability and execution standards — firmly and supportively

Why This Is Different — Join the Founding Team

Genuine founding-team experience and direct collaboration with leadership

Real ownership of operations and people

Priority for future paid roles as we scale

Fast-track growth and recognition as an early contributor

Compensation & Review

This is an unpaid internship for the initial 3 months

Your first performance review is after 1 month — for strong contributors, we’ll re-evaluate what we can offer (compensation and/or bonus) based on your impact

A clear path to a paid, full-time role as the company scales

The Details

Remote · part-time, with some overlap with European (CET) hours

Duration: 3 months to start, with a path to full-time

Growth After 3 Months — top performers may move into:

An official, paid Operations / Team Lead role

Wider leadership responsibilities and international opportunities

A recommendation letter + verified startup experience

Ideal Candidate

Strong organizational skills and good English communication

Genuinely enjoys people — mentoring, onboarding, and helping others improve

Reliable, proactive, and comfortable working remotely

A strong sense of responsibility and ownership

Interested in startups, operations, and building teams

How to apply: In a 90-second voice or video note, tell us how you’d keep a small remote team organized and motivated in their first week, and one time you helped someone improve. We care how you think about people and execution, not a perfect CV. send us at info@exzellent.co