Founders Associate – Governance & Risk

Praktikum/Werkstudium, Vollzeit · Berlin

Your mission

The Role


You’ll work directly with the founding team as a sparring partner across operations, trust, and execution. This is a hands-on, generalist role where you’ll help build and run mission-critical workflows that make the company more reliable, scalable, and enterprise-ready.

Rather than focusing on a single framework, you’ll help turn ambiguous requirements into concrete, working processes—from internal documentation to customer-facing trust topics.

If you enjoy building structure from scratch, running complex initiatives, and executing with high standards, this role is for you.


Your Focus


Governance, Risk & Trust

  • Help build and operationalize Lyceum’s governance and risk foundations
  • Support the setup and maintenance of our ISMS
  • Translate high-level requirements into clear processes and documentation


ISO & Readiness

  • Support ISO 27001 readiness (documentation, control mapping, evidence)
  • Help run risk assessments and track mitigation measures
  • Maintain policies and audit-relevant materials pragmatically


Policy & Regulatory Context

  • Track relevant regulatory and political developments (AI, infrastructure, EU)
  • Support founder-facing work with public institutions and enterprise customers
  • Prepare concise briefings connecting policy with operational impact


Execution & Founder Support

  • Own day-to-day execution of selected initiatives
  • Coordinate across product, engineering, operations, and external stakeholders
  • Keep timelines, follow-ups, and decisions moving

What You’ll Do

  • Work closely with the founders on governance, risk, and compliance priorities
  • Build and maintain internal documentation, playbooks, and decision logs
  • Support audits, customer trust requests, and external assessments
  • Research and summarize regulatory, political, and institutional requirements relevant to Lyceum
  • Take ownership of your own initiatives—from problem definition to execution and tracking

Your profile


Your Profile

  • Strong sense for structure, responsibility, and reliability
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity and turning it into execution
  • Curious about the intersection of technology, regulation, and politics
  • Low ego, high ownership


Your Background

  • Currently studying or recently graduated in law, public policy, economics, business, or a related field
  • First experience in a fast-paced or analytical environment (startup, consulting, policy, VC, think tank, etc.)
  • Interest in governance, regulation, risk, or public-sector topics
  • Available for 3–6 months
  • Berlin-based or willing to relocate (on-site)


Bonus Points

  • Exposure to ISO standards, compliance, or regulated industries
  • Interest in AI policy, digital regulation, or infrastructure topics
  • Experience working with public institutions, research projects, or policy initiatives
  • You’ve owned a complex project end-to-end before
Why us?

Why Join Us

  • Direct founder exposure: Work closely with the founding team on high-impact topics
  • Real ownership: You’ll shape how Lyceum handles governance, risk, and trust
  • Unique perspective: Learn how deep-tech companies navigate regulation and politics in practice
  • Steep learning curve: At the intersection of startups, policy, and AI infrastructure


Lyceum is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and interns.

About us

Lyceum is building AI-native HPC infrastructure for the next generation of deep-tech companies. We’re an early-stage team moving fast, obsessed with customer value, and focused on building a category-defining product.
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