Founder Associate

Milano (B4i, Centro Leoni)Internship
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StrategyGo-to-MarketOperationsFundraisingExcelGoogle SheetsAirtable

About the role

How to Apply

Write to us at team@procederai.com

Subject: Founder Associate - [First name Last name]

Send us:

  • your CV
  • a short note on why this role interests you and how you think you can contribute to Procedo (max 10 sentences).

Start date: 16 November 2026

Location: Milan (B4i, Centro Leoni), hybrid

Who We Are

Procedo builds the Vision Intelligence infrastructure that turns factory processes into structured data, dynamic procedures and analytics. We are a research-born startup accelerated by Bocconi for Innovation, already live in Italian and international plants.

Who We Are Looking For

Someone to work side by side with the founders on the decisions that move Procedo: customers, go-to-market, operations, product priorities and fundraising. An operational internship with real responsibility from day one.

Key Responsibilities

  • Run projects end to end across strategy, sales and operations, from analysis to execution.
  • Prepare pitch decks, investor material, commercial proposals, market analyses and pricing work.
  • Join customer meetings, often in the plants, and turn what you hear into product and commercial actions.
  • Work with the technical team on product management.
  • Build internal processes and AI automations that make the team faster.

What We Offer

  • Paid 6-month internship: full-time, hybrid, in Milan (B4i, Centro Leoni). Start: 16 November 2026.
  • Responsibility and autonomy from day one, in close contact with the founders, with constant feedback.
  • Direct experience of building a technology startup and of the manufacturing world, with visits to our customers' plants.
  • Daily use of the latest AI tools in your own work.

Required Skills

  • Bachelor's or MSc student, or recent graduate, in management, economics, finance or innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Strong command of spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable) and comfort with numbers.
  • Familiarity with strategic frameworks and customer research.
  • Fluent Italian and English, written and spoken.
  • No prior AI experience required, strong curiosity is.

Core Soft Skills

  • Structured thinking and fast execution.
  • Ownership: you prefer responsibility to a defined perimeter.
  • Clear communication with senior stakeholders.