Founder's Associate [Country Org]

About LIFTED

LIFTED is an innovative strength-training concept offering 45-minute group sessions in a motivating, supportive environment. Our studios make strength training accessible, effective, and measurable – for people who want to get stronger but don’t feel at home in traditional gyms. Progress is tracked digitally, while our trainers provide individualized coaching.

Join a highly experienced founding team in the fitness industry – we scaled BEAT81 from scratch to 35 locations and are now reimagining strength training.

Tasks

Our operations are structured into three pillars: Expansion, Country Organization, and Central Operations.

This role sits within the Country Organization and supports the day-to-day running and optimization of the ongoing business across studios and cities.

You report directly to the co-founder responsible for the Country Organization.

This is a hands-on execution role with broad exposure to country-level operations and a strong people-leadership trajectory.

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What you will do**

> Short term (Months 1-6)

• Run Berlin City Operations on an interim basis to gain first-hand operational experience
• Contribute to building the foundation of the City Operation SOPs
• Learn and apply OPS KPIs and Country Organization financial reporting

> Mid term (Months 7–12)

• Transition from interim City Operations and grow into a leadership role
• Act as operational “back-up” and problem-solver for City Management
• Take ownership for the Country Organization P&L
• Close collaboration with the Expansion team as expand to new cities

> Long term (Months 13+)

• Manage the Country Organization including city management, trainer recruiting, scheduling, property management and HR teams
• Close collaboration with Central Ops on process definition and rollouts
• Close collaboration with Expansion as we launch new studios and cities

> Additional Ownerships (from Month 1)

• Additional ownerships and projects possible based on interest and capability to support the founders in their day-to-day, particularly with regard to finance and fundraising

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What this role is / is not**

This role is:

• Hands-on and execution-focused
• Close to daily operations and real operational issues
• Responsible for city-level management and Country Organization P&L

This role is not:

• A strategy or pure concept role (though structuring SOPs can be a big part of it)
• Part of Central Ops or Expansion

Requirements

• Early-career professional or recent graduate with strong execution drive
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, operational environments
• Highly motivated to seize the opportunity this role holds
• Reliable, structured, and pragmatic
• Willing to take ownership of day-to-day topics and see them through
• Good communication skills; comfortable coordinating across teams
• Interest in operations, people, and running a real-world business
• German C1 required

Benefits

• Broad exposure to country-level operations in a fast-scaling company
• Direct collaboration with the founding team and short decision paths
• Learn how to build a category-defining company from scratch
• Steep learning curve across operations, people management, and business execution
• Fast-track to leadership and high responsibility as the organization scales