(Intern) Entrepreneur in Residence

Your Impact

As an intern at Tacto, you'll have real impact and real ownership. It’s important for us to give motivated, ambitious students a steep learning curve and an honest look at what it takes to build one of Europe's fastest-growing startups. We hold interns to the same bar as full-time hires, which means we only bring on people who we trust to lead projects independently and who we'd genuinely want to work with long-term.

You'll join one of our teams – Business Development, Customer Value, Talent & Organizational Development, Marketing & Growth, Strategy & Operations, Procurement Data Analyst, or Sales Operations & Enablement – based on where your skills and our needs align. By the end of the program you’ll leave with hands-on experience, strong role models, and a powerful network.

Where you might work

Depending on the match, you could join one of these teams:

• Business Development – Drive Tacto’s expansion by uncovering new growth opportunities, supporting sales execution, and directly contributing to how we win new customers

• Customer Value – Help our customers unlock real, measurable cost savings by turning procurement into a strategic advantage with Tacto. Collaborate closely with product & sales

• Talent & Organizational Development – help make Tacto the most performant organization in Europe through hiring, retention, processes and culture. Collaborate closely with all departments & teams

• Marketing & Growth – Shape how the market perceives Tacto by driving positioning, brand, and growth initiatives for Europe’s leading procurement platform. Work closely with sales & customer value

• Strategy & Operations – Ask yourself everyday: “What’s the next big thing?” to explore and define the next steps on our journey of scaling Tacto

• Procurement Data Analyst - Turn customer data into compelling business cases that directly support closing deals and proving Tacto’s value

• Sales & Revenue Ops – understand the data behind our entire GTM motion and make it actionable for the team. Collaborate closely with all GTM functions

How it Works

• You apply once - this application covers all our internship positions across departments

• Tell us your preferences - rank the areas you're most interested in (we ask in the application form)

• First call - we'll come prepared with a clear proposal on which team we think fits best and why. We discuss your skills, our needs, and where you can have the most impact

• Case study - if we move forward, you'll work on a case with the team lead from your proposed department

• We match and place you - you join a specific team & are all set to have an impact from day 1

Once you're in, you'll work primarily in your department. Depending on interest and capacity, there are usually opportunities to contribute to cross-functional projects as well to broaden your horizon.

We also host regular events with top-tier founders and speakers from the startup ecosystem - e.g. Andreas Klinger at Lunch & Learn, 2-day AI Hackathon in our office, Basti Schuon at Lunch & Learn - so you get exposure to the full picture of building a startup, not just your corner of it.

What you need to work at Tacto

• Experience in a fast-paced environment (startup, scale-up, consulting, whatever pushed you)

• Self-driven - you don't need hand-holding

• Naturally curious - you ask questions and dig deeper

• You actually want to build things and take ownership

• Strong communication skills in German and English

• You care about the problem we are solving & are mission-aligned - helping the European Industry to stay competitive in the long-term

Where our previous interns work now

After Tacto, over 10 former interns have founded their own companies, with e.g. 3 already going through Y Combinator. Others have joined programs like CDTM (5+ acceptances), moved into top consulting firms, or joined early-stage startups and VCs. The common thread: they all got a real understanding of what it takes to build and scale a company.

Who We Are

Tacto builds an AI-driven procurement platform. Our mission is to strengthen Europe’s industry by future proofing their supply chains. We streamline how companies buy, negotiate and manage procurement – we help them optimize their by far largest cost driver to stay competitive in the long-run. Trusted by hundreds of companies, Tacto transforms procurement into a strategic advantage.

Based in Munich, our team of builders, entrepreneurs and industry experts is creating technology that truly matters. We’re backed by some of the best investors in the world including Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Visionaries Club, UVC Partners as well as the founders of Personio, GetYourGuide, Helsing & Forto.

Why It Matters

The industry forms Europe’s economic backbone, driving more than a fourth of Germany’s GDP and providing over 30% of jobs. These hidden champions and global market leaders manufacture the physical world around us, from the machines that build our cities to the medical devices that save lives.

Today, a world of growing uncertainty and disruption is threatening their position. To stay stronger and competitive, the industry must unlock new efficiencies – and procurement is their largest, strategic lever to do so.

At Tacto, we deliver tangible cost savings and strategic resilience at a time when it’s needed most. Our work extends beyond technology – it’s about protecting the foundation of Europe’s economy for generations to come.

What We Offer

• An environment where we enable you to have an impact and where we focus on outcomes, not time-tracking

• A vibrant in-office culture (4 days/week) in a beautiful office

• 26 + 4 vacation days per year (4 fixed “company rest days”)

• Wellpass membership and access to Jobrad, for your health

• Additional voluntary pension contribution and KITA subsidy, for you and your family’s future

• Competitive salary & meaningful equity stake, so you are invested in our success

Tacto is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.