Imagine amateur football finally had the platform it deserves.
Every weekend, millions of people write their own personal football stories – on pitches, in clubs and on the sidelines. We believe this passion deserves a digital home too.
That's exactly what we're building every single day.
Founders Associate - Teamwear Expansion (All Genders)
Köln
Full-time
Permanent employee
Hey!
tl;dr
We're looking for someone who wants to conquer new markets with us - you'll take Teamwear into new countries side by side with the founders and build the playbook for every market that follows.
Main information
- Start: Immediately
- Location: Cologne
- Workload: Full-time
- Team: Teamwear
Is this a match?
The most important basics – so we both know if it could work.
- Location: You can see yourself in our Cologne office (Belgisches Viertel) and are able to come in at least 3 days a week.
- Where you're at: You've finished your degree, gathered first hands-on experience and are ready for your next step.
- Languages are no problem: You speak German and English fluently.
- You know football: Amateur football isn't new to you - you've played, coached or been active in a club, or you're a fan with a real feel for what happens on and off the pitch.
- Startup spirit: You'd rather shape things than just tick boxes - even when that means figuring stuff out without a finished roadmap.
What you'll do - your playing field
This is how you move our mission forward every day.
- You get to know new markets in record time. Amateur football structures, clubs, retailers, competitors - you quickly figure out how a market works.
- You test market entry hands-on. You talk to clubs, retailers and partners and try out right away how our offers land.
- You turn findings into clear plans. You bring what you learn to the founders as recommendations and market entry plans.
- You get the first expansion project rolling. You drive it operationally and clear blockers out of the way as they come up.
- You write our expansion playbook. So that every next market goes even faster.
- Take on ad-hoc projects for the Head of Teamwear and the founders
- Prepare partner presentations and offers for new markets
- Work with our Data & Insights team on market data
What you bring to the team
We're not looking for a perfect CV. But you should recognise yourself in these points.
We want you to know what this role really looks like from day one.
- Doer without a playbook: You've pushed a project through without a manual before - in a start-up, your own project, a club or a student initiative.
- Business sense: You can size a market and build a simple business case.
- Quick learner: You get into new topics fast and turn them into structured findings.
- Drive: You get things moving without being asked - and see them through.
- Tools: Google Sheets / Excel (market models, business cases), Google Slides / PowerPoint, Notion or similar, AI tools for research and daily work
We want you to know what this role really looks like from day one.
- Here you build markets hands-on instead of drafting strategies at a desk: you call clubs, travel and figure things out yourself. If that excites you, you're in the right place.
- There's no finished playbook yet and priorities can shift fast - you should enjoy stepping into the unknown.
Bonus
Not a must – but this'll definitely earn you extra points.
- Further languages (e.g. French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch) - just mention them in your application
- 1-3 years of experience in a start-up, consulting or business development
- Time abroad or international work experience
- Experience in sporting goods or teamwear
The Prematch Setup
We want you to love joining us - and still love being part of the team a long time from now.
- Employee participation (VSOP) - directly benefit from the company’s success.
- Modern tech setup - We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.
- AI-powered work - We use AI tools to work smarter and more efficiently, and provide you with the tools you need to make the most of AI in your day-to-day work.
- 27 vacation days per year - For your rest and to recharge. Plus special arrangements if you’re a parent, so you can better balance family and relaxation.
- Remote work - depending on your distance to the office, you work 1–3 days a week onsite and the rest flexibly remote - whatever suits you best. Tech & Product roles sometimes offer 100% remote.
- Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London - true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!
- Remote, even from afar - Whether it’s a week of sunshine abroad or a few days with family - we allow flexible work from outside your usual location.
- Team events at our locations - Whether after work in Cologne, Berlin, or London: we regularly bring teams together to connect and grow stronger.
- Offsites with the whole team - Four days out of the daily grind with the entire team: trips, brainstorming, onsite collaboration, and real team spirit.
Still here? Sounds like a pretty good match.
If you've made it this far, we hope we've managed to show you one thing: how we work, what we believe in and why this role at PREMATCH is something special.
Maybe this is exactly the moment you've been waiting for: a team that thinks big, a vision that actually moves things and the chance to help reshape amateur football digitally – together with us.
Now it's your turn.
Maybe this is exactly the moment you've been waiting for: a team that thinks big, a vision that actually moves things and the chance to help reshape amateur football digitally – together with us.
Now it's your turn.
- Hit Apply now and upload your CV - that’s all we need to get started.
- Tell us a bit more about yourself in our short application form - and you’re in the game!