Voluntary internship, up to 3 months · Unpaid (with possibility of converting into paid based on product growth)
Who we are:
TaxHILFE is an early-stage Berlin startup building AI-powered software for the German tax world.
It's two things in one:
- An AI-powered OS that helps tax advisors (Steuerberater) run their practices with far less busywork,
- and a marketplace that helps individuals and small businesses find and work with a trusted advisor.
The through-line is simple — tax in Germany is slow, opaque, and time-starved, and we're using technology and good design to fix that.
We're small and moving fast. As our sales & growth intern, you won't be buried in a big department — you'll work directly with the founder and learn how a B2B sales engine gets built from zero.
What you'll do:
A hands-on, learning-focused role at the top of our sales funnel: helping us reach German tax advisors (Steuerberater) and get them interested in TaxHILFE. You'll:
- Build targeted lists of tax advisors and small tax firms worth reaching out to
- Research firms to find the right contact and the right angle
- Write and send outreach (email, LinkedIn, Xing) introducing TaxHILFE
- Book demos and qualify interest — then hand warm conversations to the founder to run and close
- Keep the CRM tidy: track leads, follow-ups, and what's landing
- Feed objections and patterns back to the founder to sharpen the pitch
- Help build outreach templates and the process from scratch — you're building, not maintaining
This is a support role, not a closing role — you won't carry a sales quota. The founder handles negotiation and closing; you learn the whole machine by helping build the front of it.
What you'll get out of it:
- A real, practical education in how a B2B SaaS sales funnel is built from zero — a skill that travels anywhere
- Direct mentorship from the founder on outreach, positioning, and early-stage sales
- Hands-on experience with CRM and outreach tooling
- A written reference and a portfolio of your outreach work and results
- An active AI subscription of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) to support your day-to-day work
- Remote working (Germany-based, CET hours)
What we're looking for:
- German at B1 — you'll write outreach in German (AI tools available to help you polish); solid English for working together
- Comfortable writing a lot of outreach and staying organized
- Curious, persistent, and self-driven — you can own tasks without a lot of process around you
- Interest in sales, growth, or the tax/finance space, and comfort learning a niche you may not know yet
- Comfort with CRM and outreach tools (you may use your own tools as they suit you)
- Currently studying or recently graduated in Business, Marketing, Communications, or similar — nice to have
You don't need to tick every box. If you learn fast, write well in German, and want to understand how startups grow, apply.
The details:
- Type: Voluntary internship (freiwilliges Praktikum), up to 3 months. If your degree requires a mandatory internship (Pflichtpraktikum), a longer duration can be arranged.
- Compensation: Unpaid, under the §22 MiLoG exemption for voluntary internships. This is a learning-focused, top-of-funnel role without a sales quota.
- Location: Germany-based; remote within CET
- Start: As soon as available
For more info on the product, visit https://taxhilfe.de