Biz Dev

Product Owner PIRATE Events (m/f/d)

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Full Time

Start: ASAP

Cologne, Germany or Remote

About the Company
Founded in 2010, PIRATEx is the team behind some of the most iconic and unconventional tech & startup events. We bring together more than 15,000 participants annually during events like PIRATE Summit, PIRATE Live, OMClub, EXEC (Fintech & Insurtech), Jeck’n’Tech and Startup SAFARI. We are driven to create experiences for meaningful connections. In addition to our event and community brands, we have augmented our business model to develop, design and produce virtual and hybrid events, conferences and trade shows for external clients. All this is organized by our passionate team of 30+ highly motivated and down to earth crew members.

Your responsibilities and tasks

About the role as Startup Event Curator & Community Builder

We aren’t looking for a manager, we are looking for a real owner with love for our brands and products. Somebody that is emotionally connected to PIRATE and wants to make it their own.

You are mainly responsible for developing the PIRATE Event brands and for shaping the participant experience. This includes deciding on the right positioning, telling a compelling story and curating formats and contents. The production itself will be done by our production team. This requires being very hands-on and delivering a great next event while not losing sight of the bigger picture.

Our first event will be the PIRATE Live event in September 2021. It’s an online event and we will integrate all of our experience of producing 100+ online events in the past year. This event will set a new benchmark for online events. Content, formats and audience will be foundational for PIRATE Events to come.

The future of the PIRATE Event brands may evolve (partly) into products that aren’t recognized as events anymore. And that is fine. We believe that the future of physical events will have a large digital footprint.

You are passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology. You love taking ownership and bringing ideas to live. Connecting people feels natural to you and networking is your thing. These strengths and passions will help you to build and shape our community!

What you can expect

What we offer:

Work in a fast-growing, committed and passionate team with flat hierarchies
Full-time position with a fair monthly wage
A yearly bonus based on team performance
A trust-based holiday policy
Flexible working hours, as well as the possibility to work from home
Fitness & Health Membership (e.g. Urban Sports Club)
Regular team events (further training, after-work beers, team retreats, strategy days, etc.)
A strong feedback culture with regular 1on1 and team feedback sessions
The opportunity to let off steam with new tools and develop yourself further
Probably the best crew in the world! (says the crew)

How you can convince us

This is you:

You have a strong personal interest in entrepreneurship and keep yourself updated on what’s going on in the world of tech, innovation and the startup ecosystem
You are a born networker and preferably bring a strong international business network (startups, corporates and VCs)
You are an experienced project manager and proven team leader
You contribute your expertise to make events successful with the right content and speakers
You are an excellent communicator in English and have an outgoing personality
You know how to work efficiently and know where automation/tools could make the life of your colleagues (and eventually yours) easier
Bonus: you have been to PIRATE Summit and/or other PIRATE related events

Let’s talk business

ARRR you ready to start yor journey with us? We are looking forward to getting in touch!

Interested?

Jetzt bewerben!

Logistics Entrepreneur in Residence (m/w/d)

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Biz Dev

Full Time

Start: ASAP

Cologne, Germany or Remote

We are looking for a passionate Entrepreneur in Residence who will be the Product Owner of our new brand A2X and shares our vision to become one of the most relevant (event) brands in the logistics industry!

Your responsibilities and tasks

Your role as entrepreneur in residence

What is A2X? A2X is an international online B2B community of startup founders, corporates, and investors in the logistics industry. It is a cooperation between startport and PIRATE with which we aim to create a stage to highlight the latest innovations in logistics and the important players that are making it happen. This community connects deep industry expertise and enthusiasm for innovation to produce high-quality communications and events to benefit the community.
With various event and content formats, A2X brings together leading players in the logistics industry.

You own A2X: This is a unique opportunity to build a brand and a successful business. And while you are responsible for the brand and thereby have vast entrepreneurial freedoms, you are simultaneously in a safe space that allows you to build on existing events and brand experience.

You are: passionate about logistics, digital transformation and startups. You are a maker and an owner. You are eager to bring people together and are a natural matchmaker. You see A2X as your very own “baby” and you are eager to find where this journey will take you.

You build up A2X: You are in charge of building the product and strengthening the brand by conceptualizing new strategies and formats in order to make A2X grow in awareness. Thanks to your strong entrepreneurial mindset, you develop innovative and creative ideas on how to reach even more people via different channels, s.a. LinkedIn, Twitter, Podcasts, Instagram Campaigns… You name it!

You are A2X: A2X is not just a product, but also requires a personal brand. You will be the main face of A2X to the outside. With our support, you will build up your personal brand and influence in the logistics scene. You will become an event and content curator as well as a thought leader. You are the type of person who not only does the back-office work but is also comfortable on stage – even though we might need to keep it on virtual stages for now. You are a born networker and community manager, and will use these strengths to bring A2X out in the world!

What you can expect

PIRATEx offers you:

Work in a fast-growing, committed and passionate team with flat hierarchies
Full-time position with a fair monthly wage
Significant stake in the brand A2X
A trust-based holiday policy
Flexible working hours, as well as the possibility to work from home
Urban Sports Club membership (M)
Regular team events (further training, after-work beers, team retreats, strategy days, etc.)
A strong feedback culture with regular 1on1 and team feedback sessions
The opportunity to let off steam with new tools and develop yourself further
Probably the best team in the world! (Says the team)

How you can convince us

Important skills for the job:

You have a strong personal interest for digital transformation, you keep yourself updated on what’s going on in the startup & tech world
You have developed a passion for the logistics industry or are eager to dive deeper into it
Thanks to your entrepreneurial experience, you already know how to create and manage a brand
You contribute your expertise to make events successful with the right content and speakers
You are a born networker, marketer and preferably bring a strong business network (startups, corporates and VCs)
With your outgoing personality, you are not scared of being in the spotlight!
You are an excellent communicator in English & German
You have a high affinity for technology

Let’s talk business

A day at PIRATEx could look like this:

You dial into the Morning Kick-Off Call with the whole team at 9 am. Today you start your working day from home, as you have scheduled some calls for the morning.
After the short kick-off, you open your emails and you already know that it’s going to be a good day. A new top-class speaker has agreed to speak at the next A2X Live Event. You and the team immediately start to announce this to the world and to market the event. You check again whether the texts for the event convince people to register.
At 10 am you will have the sign-in with startport, our partner. You discuss the further roadmap of live events and interviews. You have an idea for a new format that could be especially interesting for logistics corporates because this target group needs to be paid more attention to. Your idea is convincing and you and the team start planning.
Now you have some time to think about new channels and strategies for A2X to gain further recognition in the logistics and supply chain world. Together with the Head of Marketing you reflect on ideas on how to strengthen brand recognition. You consider placing yourself in traditional channels to gain more target groups for A2X.
Since you’re heading to the office in time for lunch, you’ve agreed to pick up a bulk order of falafel sandwiches for the team. This way, your colleagues look forward to seeing you when you finally arrive at the office.
In the afternoon you are working on your next LinkedIn post for tomorrow. You write daily on current topics in the logistics and start-up world. Here you build a large network as an opinion leader.
Today is Wednesday, there is a short call at 5:30 pm with a possible partner who would like to support A2X. You will discuss how you can benefit from each other and which formats are suitable.
It’s just after 6 – it’s been a long, packed day. You deliberately didn’t set any appointments for tomorrow so that you can focus on things – content research, writing blog articles. You also finish a little earlier tomorrow because you have a sports appointment at 5 pm.

Interested?

Jetzt bewerben!

Entrepreneur in Residence (m/w/d)

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Biz Dev

Working Student (16h – 20h per week)

Starting: ASAP

Cologne, Germany

We are looking for a committed, structured, and enthusiastic working student with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. As an Entrepreneur in Residence, you can expect a fast learning curve, a lot of responsibility for results, and a variety of exciting tasks. We are located in the Coworking Space STARTPLATZ and offer a flexible and professional working environment. The chances of great connections to other like-minded people and young companies as well as access to big events are just some of the advantages.

Your responsibilities and tasks

As Entrepreneur in Residence you’re responsible for:

Assumption of responsibility in internal business development projects in close, direct cooperation with the founders – specifically, these are the latest projects in the PIRATE Family: Intro.chat & Startupjoblist.com
Product development and management
Recording the needs of our users & communicating the requirements to our developers
Conception and implementation of marketing campaigns
Other issues that arise in the short term. You are a “fireman/woman”, and are deployed where you’re needed the most!

What you can expect

PIRATEx offers:

Insights into the production of small and large events
Working in a small but dedicated and passionate team
Full-time employment
A fair monthly wage
Trust-based vacation regulation
Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
The freedom to let off steam creatively and develop further

How you can convince us

Important skills for the job:

Strong hands-on mentality, as well as the ability to organize oneself and work under
high pressure to work
Good stress management, mastery of multitasking
Customer-oriented way of thinking
Excellent German & English skills
A creative mind & a healthy sense of humor

Helpful skills for the job:

Experience with project management software (Asana, Airtable, Google Suite usw.)

Interested?

Apply Now!