We’re seeking a founder mindset & hands-on Business Associate. This is a unique opportunity to join Tengo as the first business employee and make a significant impact on the company. You will work closely with our CEO Hugues.

To date, our main business challenges encompass:

1. Onboarding new clients / users and ensuring proper handling of Tengo to win more public tenders

2. Increasing our NPS threw regular interactions with our users (follow up calls, messages, specific researches…)

3. Feeding the product team to improve the Tengo base on all your users’ interactions

4. Do “things that don’t scale” to support Tengo’s development (tests, explorations…)

These missions are expected to evolve over time depending on the development of the company and the appetite of the Business Associate. We are just at the beginning of the Tengo adventure 😁

As Business Associate, you will:

1. Daily speak with users (follow up calls, messages, specific researches…) to learn more about their use of Tengo and their expectations

2. Collect users’ feedbacks, share to the product team, and then, testing mockups / features ideas with ours users

3. Assist to Go-to-market meetings, leveraging your on-the-field expertise to enhance our lead gen approach.

4. Participate in the daily life of an early stage startup that is focused on one thing: building an ambitious product

Business Stack

Here is a list of the tools we are using on the business side. If you don’t know some of ours, don’t hesitate to apply!

• Internal Tooling: Notion, Slack, ChatGPT 4, Crisp

• CRM: Air Table (Interface)

• Product : Figma, MetaBase

Our philosophy

Our team:

• is pragmatic: we like to find the quick solution that delivers value instead of the perfect solution.

• is innovative: we constantly explore new approaches to address our customers’ pain points. Not every method proves effective, but each attempt provides valuable learnings.

• loves end-user interaction: We want to step into the user’s shoes to build the best product for them. For example, we often answer tenders ourselves to experience the pain points. Everyone (even tech team members) participates in discovery calls or provides support.

• aspires to grow personally and collectively: we value feedback, humility, teamwork and improvement. We learn by reading, meeting others people, exchanging points of views.

We hope that our values will resonate with you!

The ideal candidate

• is a native French speaker & fluent in English

• love talking with others and helping them in their daily lives.

• already has experience interacting with customers / prospects and you possess strong communication skills, both in writing and speaking.

• Has an experience in a challenging environment (e.g., early-stage startup, SMBs, consulting firm, VC firm, or anything else that makes you feel equipped for the role).

• Is interested in the advancements in AI and wish to participate in its practical business application.

• Is eager to join an early stage project, contribute to a young GTM strategy & get your hands dirty scaling it up.

• Is curious and enjoy exploring new areas (you might even grow to love tenders!).

1. Initial call with HR team to discuss the role (30 min)

2. Call with Hugues, CEO, to understand your previous experiences (45 min)

3. Use case (at home) & debrief meeting (Hugues + someone for the team - 1h30)

4. Culture fit meetings with Yoann, CTO (45 min) + Xavier, 1st employee (15 min)

5. Reference checks

🎁 Benefits

• Equity package

• Joining a renowned startup studio: you’ll be in a dynamic environment, surrounded by smart people in a fun atmosphere

• Lovely offices at Hexa, in Paris (75010)

• We are remote-friendly, although this is not a full-time remote position. We think in-person collaboration reinforces team spirit and foster quick iterations, which is essential for an early stage startup

Hexa is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment irrespective of gender, origins, identity, background and orientations.

We are aware there’s a long way to go regarding diversity in our industry, which is why we encourage all applicants to apply to our open positions.