Working Student (f/m/d) Business Development & Operations

TUM Venture Labs is a joint venture initiative of UnternehmerTUM an TUM. We combine a network of domain specific incubators acting as springboard for Entrepreneurship in deep tech and life sciences. Our mission is to help start-ups with strategic advice, infrastructure, and an active network of academic and industry experts to scale from first idea to investor readiness.

Are you ready to make an impact? Help us in our business development efforts to build Europe’s biggest domain specific incubator network. We are looking for enthusiastic team member throughout this journey – and need you for it! We are happy to welcome a:

Working Student in Business Development & Operations (f/m/d) for the TUM Venture Labs in Munich/ Garching

We are looking for a Working Student (Business Development & Operations, 15-20h/week) to support ourbusiness development team at TUM Venture Labs. This role is ideal for students eager to gain hands-on experience in operations, stakeholder management, fundraising, and sponsorship processes. You will gain insights on all the mentioned topics within the individual labs and discover the best practices in sponsorship of each individual domain and industry.

As part of our team, you will help streamline internal processes, refine data management, and support engagement with partners and sponsors. You will support and enhance the information flow at the interfaces TUM and UnternehmerTUM, and the TUM Venture Labs (and the interfaces between the different labs).

• Assist in the refinement and management of our contact management system (our active sponsors and prospects) for partner & sponsor relations
• Support the team in managing the Interfaces to different labs (and cross-lab activities) and interface to UTUM TUM
• Develop and implement strategies tailored to different labs and domains to strengthen sponsorship engagement, support existing sponsors, and attract potential new sponsors through targeted initiatives and domain-specific opportunities
• Analysing communications, information, and experiences of different stakeholders to derive best practices in sponsorship management
• Support fundraising and sponsorship processes, including research, data tracking & outreach
• Help set up structured workflows for sponsor management, especially using advanced AI tools
• Support in preparing reports, presentations, and funding applications
• Assist in day-to-day operations and business development activities
• Work closely with our business development team

• Enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program (Business, Management, Finance, or related fields)
• Strong interest in deep-tech innovation and diving deep in the relevant industries and deep-tech domains
• Structured and detail-oriented, with a proactive problem-solving approach
• Experience with Salesforce, Notion, and AI tools is a plus
• Strong communication skills in English (German is a plus)
• Strong analytics skills and ability to simplify complex set of information and derive strategies and best practices. Able to obtain relevant information needed to support us in our mission.
• Experience with stakeholder management.

• A hands-on role in one of Europe’s leading deep-tech startup ecosystems
• Opportunity to work closely with business leaders
• Flexible working hours to fit your studies
• Hybrid work setup: Work from TUM Venture Labs (Munich) + remote flexibility
• A dynamic environment with opportunities to expand your startup knowledge & network