Founder Sprint Coordinator (Startup Programs)

Location: Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland; physical presence is required most workdays.

Company

hirify.global Founder School operates as a startup within the university, building and scaling founder programs for students and the wider startup ecosystem.

What you will do

• Run the daily execution, participant experience, logistics, communications, and operational rhythm of Founder Sprint.
• Own the full recruitment funnel, including applications, sourcing, scoring, interviews, selection, onboarding, and system development.
• Build scalable application pipelines, scoring systems, AI-assisted operations, and internal automations.
• Run weekly schedules, deadlines, deliverables, workshops, mentor sessions, and feedback loops.
• Represent Founder School at events, pop-ups, student organizations, partnerships, and ambassador activities.
• Connect participants with relevant people, capital, spaces, and next steps while supporting other Founder School initiatives.

Requirements

• Strong execution skills, high agency, ambition to grow, and the ability to manage many parallel threads involving people, deadlines, and logistics.
• Comfort with both execution and documentation and with working in a fast-moving, changing environment.
• Passion for startups and interest in helping future founders grow.
• Strong networking skills and enjoyment of working around people.
• Fluent spoken and written English is required for work and collaboration.
• Teamwork and open communication are required.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Aalto’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Previous experience in startups, student entrepreneurship, events, communities, or program coordination.
• Finnish or Swedish language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a small, ambitious team with high autonomy while building a new program.
• Gain direct access to students, founders, investors, mentors, alumni, and startup ecosystem actors in one of the Nordics’ ambitious startup hubs.
• Develop experience in program operations, founder development, coaching support, ecosystem building, and venture development.
• Receive real ownership and responsibility from day one, with potential to grow into leading Founder Sprint.
• Full-time fixed-term employment through 31 December 2027; the role may be extended or expanded into program leadership.

Hiring process

• Apply through hirify.global’s recruitment system by 25 November 2026 with a CV and references, the assignment, and optionally a portfolio link and letter of recommendation or warm introduction.
• Submit a publicly viewable video of no more than two minutes explaining how you would build Founder Sprint into a program where the next decacorn founders emerge; you may also describe relevant startup, program management, and community-building experience.
• Applications are reviewed and interviews may take place during the application period. Expected start is January 2027, or February 2027 at the latest.