Role highlights
3,000–3,000 EUR
Full Time
Permanent
Lead
Hybrid · On-site
The Head of Startups role at Kiuas requires solid hands-on experience working with early-stage startups, either as a founder, operator, or within the startup ecosystem. The candidate should demonstrate strong entrepreneurial passion and a proactive ownership mentality to support startup teams in sourcing, interviewing, analyzing, accelerating, and scaling their ventures. Key competencies include deal flow generation and analysis, market and customer profile evaluation, and trend forecasting. The role demands excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, to ensure a great founder experience and effective collaboration. Candidates must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, unstructured environment, showing initiative and eagerness to learn and develop new concepts. Analytical thinking and decision-making skills are critical, as evidenced by the recruitment process involving assignments focused on prioritization and analysis. While all backgrounds are welcome, a demonstrated ability to engage with startup founders and stakeholders such as business angels and venture capitalists is advantageous. The role offers opportunities to expand professional networks, gain deep insight into early-stage startup growth from ideation to scaling, and work within a compact, collaborative team environment with flexible remote and hybrid working options. Overall, this position suits a motivated, entrepreneurial individual with practical startup experience, strong analytical capabilities, and excellent communication skills, eager to contribute to and accelerate Nordic startup success stories.
About the role
Head of Startups
About Kiuas
- Kiuas is a Collective Founder Office for early-stage startup teams.
- Combines space, community, and momentum to help startups build faster and go further.
- Over 300+ alumni companies with €250M+ in raised capital.
- As Head of Startups, you will work alongside the next wave of Nordic startup success stories.
Role Summary
- Take ownership of working hands-on with Kiuas startups.
- Activities include sourcing, interviewing, analyzing, helping, accelerating, and scaling startups.
- Generate and analyze deal flow to the Collective Founder Office.
- Ensure a great founder experience.
- Analyze different markets, customer profiles, and future trends.
Requirements
- Solid experience working with startups (as a founder, operator, or in the ecosystem).
- Passionate about entrepreneurship and helping others.
- Analytical mindset and eagerness to learn new things.
- Initiative and comfort working in a fast-paced, proactive, and unstructured environment.
- Ownership mentality and ambition to develop new concepts.
- Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal).
Nice to Have
- Eagerness to learn and grow into the role.
- All backgrounds are welcome to apply.
Benefits
- Salary of 3000€ per month for every full-time Kiuas team member.
- Opportunity to grow your personal network with founders, business angels, and venture capitalists.
- Be part of a compact team with strong team spirit.
- Learn how to take a startup idea from 0 to 1 by observing and working with early-stage founders.
- Flexible work: remote and from Otaniemi (hybrid model with team days at the office).
How to Apply
- Submit your application through The Hub.
- Recruitment process:
- Quick get-to-know call (relaxed setting).
- 30-minute interview (discuss previous experiences and fit for the role).
- Assignment & 60-minute review (assess decision-making, prioritization, and analysis skills).
- Applications are reviewed as they come in; the position will be filled swiftly once the right person is found.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Kiuas
Kiuas is a Collective Founder Office for early-stage startup teams combining space, community, and momentum to build faster and go further. The Collective Found...
- Location
- Espoo
- Employees
- 1-10 employees
- Website
- www.kiuas.com