Working Student / Thesis - Strategy Operations & Business Development (f/m/d)
Job description
A working student or thesis position in Strategy Operations & Business Development at TACTILIA, working directly with the Business Development lead on market sizing, competitive analysis, partner and customer pipeline, office set-up, and internal reporting. The role is for someone currently studying who wants to help scale a robotic-hand deep-tech company.
At a glance
- Employment
- Internship
- Work mode
- Remote · Munich
- Languages
- English – fluent, German
What you'll do
- Support business strategy and market sizing, translating target markets and product priorities into clear numbers – market size, growth, and where the real opportunity sits
- Track the competitive landscape, keeping tabs on competitors, adjacent players, and relevant funding and product news, and turn it into insights the leadership team can use
- Help build the partner and customer pipeline by researching and qualifying potential integrators, partners, and anchor customers, and preparing materials that support outreach and first conversations
- Help plan and implement the office set-up and the practical structures a growing team needs on the ground
- Help build internal reporting and steering tools, contributing to dashboards and processes that give the leadership team a real-time view of the business
What we're looking for
- Currently studying business administration, industrial engineering, economics, or a related field (Bachelor's or Master's)
- A structured, analytical way of working and genuine comfort with numbers and data
- Real interest in robotics, deep tech, or Physical AI
- Confident with Excel and PowerPoint, and quick to pick up new tools
- Fluent English
- Available for at least four to six months, whether as a working student or for a thesis project
Nice to have
- German is a plus
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About TACTILIA
Build the hand. Define the standard. Shape what comes next.
Spun out of SCHUNK, the global market leader in gripping technology, TACTILIA combines a decade of robotic-hand expertise and real industrial access with the speed and ambition of a deep-tech startup. It already has a product, customers ready to use it, and is launching now.
Mission
Building the industry-ready robotic hand that closes one of the biggest gaps in Physical AI.
Key facts
- Robotics / deep tech
- Spun out of SCHUNK, the global market leader in gripping technology
- Combines a decade of robotic-hand expertise and real industrial access with the speed and ambition of a deep-tech startup
- Already has a product and customers ready to use it, and is launching now
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