Associate Partner - Financial Services / Data & AI (m/f/d)

Alaika

München, Bavaria 10/29/2026 Full-time

Advise. Invest. Build. Meet ALAIKA —&nbsp;a new kind of Financial Services firm — globally scaling, headquartered in Munich. The work is hard. The bar is high.&nbsp;Partner&nbsp;promotion&nbsp;possible, for the ones who can keep up and actually build a business themselves on our platform.&nbsp; <h2>About ALAIKA&nbsp;</h2> At ALAIKA, our vision is to build the future of Financial Services with&nbsp;three brands under one roof — Advisory (Strategy Consulting), Capital (Private Equity), Building (Company Builder). Right now, we are&nbsp;in the midst of&nbsp;building our trojan horse ALAIKA Advisory.&nbsp; The ambition: building the leading Financial-Services-specific entrepreneurial holding — Fortune 500 access, PE discipline, Silicon Valley technology-depth and thinking.&nbsp;Three networks that compound and multiply.&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">One industry.&nbsp;Financial Services. Nothing else.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">One focus.&nbsp;The intersection of business and technology — across Strategic Transformations, AI &amp; Data Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">One goal.&nbsp;Being the go-to partner for the world's leading Fortune 500 financial services companies — and the ones we might help build into that.&nbsp;</li> </ul> Founded&nbsp;in October 2022 by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-von-geyr-374b81/">Johanna von Geyr</a>&nbsp;(build-up and led Financial Services Practice for a NASDAQ-listed strategy consultancy) and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harald-braunstein/">Harald Braunstein</a>&nbsp;(serial entrepreneur with exits incl. IPO), we bring together deep functional domain expertise and networks in global Financial Services, with a proven track record in building, scaling, and investing in leading software product companies. &nbsp; Curious what ALAIKA is all about? Explore our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alaika-advisory.com/">website</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pX8HFTMUueKa5bTrP3k22kR1kFjq2Ot9/view">introduction deck</a>.&nbsp; Join the movement — apply now. &nbsp; <h2>The role and what you will work on&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Advise.&nbsp;Take on the most pressing strategic and technology challenges of the world’s leading financial services companies —&nbsp;across Strategy, Data &amp; AI, and Cyber, with deep&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Servicesdomain&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;as your anchor.&nbsp;You are the guiding thought leader for your clients’ topics before the problem is fully defined.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">Own.&nbsp;Own client holding groups end-to-end — the relationships, the revenue, the team, the outcomes. You do not own pieces or projects; you own accounts.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">Lead.&nbsp;Run project teams and large key initiatives. Set the standard for&nbsp;your team&nbsp;— challenge them, develop them, raise&nbsp;their game.&nbsp;Multiply the output of everyone around you&nbsp;— not just your own.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">Sell.&nbsp;Own the full sales process end-to-end, independent of deal size. Open new buying&nbsp;centers. Originate mandates. Turn one client into three. Your pipeline is your business — and you run it like one.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1">Connect.&nbsp;Industry-shaping relationships. C-suite at the leading Financial Services firms. Your network walks in with you, extends with the role, and becomes the platform for everything the practice does next.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1">Grow.&nbsp;Sharpen the rare profile the market is short on — analytical mastermind, data &amp; AI expert, entrepreneurial dealmaker.&nbsp;The partner&nbsp;promotion&nbsp;for&nbsp;you is not a question of IF. It is a question of WHEN.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1">Build.&nbsp;We are scaling, with real building left to do — IP, processes, go-to-market, strategy.&nbsp;You are a strategic partner in shaping what ALAIKA becomes.&nbsp;That&nbsp;is&nbsp;not a&nbsp;slogan&nbsp;—&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;your&nbsp;Tuesday.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>When you are a fit&nbsp;</h2> “Show me an athlete who did well academically. An athlete because they know what it takes to win and they have had to experience loss.”&nbsp; — Kenneth C. Griffin, Founder of Citadel&nbsp; You will work alongside intrinsically driven people chasing an uncapped career — people who do "what it takes". You fear&nbsp;"being one more number stuck in middle management".&nbsp;&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1">Book-smart.&nbsp;Strong academic foundation. Think&nbsp;in&nbsp;structures, not gut feel.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Street-smart.&nbsp;Read the room fast.&nbsp;Prioritise&nbsp;ruthlessly. Grasp commercial reality.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1">People-smart.&nbsp;Communicate with precision — clear, direct, persuasive.&nbsp;Build&nbsp;trust&nbsp;across&nbsp;functions&nbsp;and&nbsp;seniority.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1">Athlete performance mindset.&nbsp;High aspirations. Grit. Learn faster than the environment changes.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1">Entrepreneurial guts.&nbsp;You have built something, owned something, or bet on yourself at some point — and it shows in how you&nbsp;operate. P&amp;L is not an abstraction. Ambiguity is not a problem.&nbsp;Youmove.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>What you bring&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1">Background.&nbsp;Outstanding degree in an analytical field from a top-tier university, or&nbsp;a track record&nbsp;that speaks for itself.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1">Track Record.&nbsp;A track record&nbsp;of building&nbsp;a&nbsp;leading practice&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;consultancy&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;major Financial Services firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1">Senior Network.&nbsp;Established C-Level and Tier 1-3 relationships across financial services.&nbsp;Your network walks in with you.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1">Sales Track Record.&nbsp;Proven ability to originate and close mandates at €2m+ scale.&nbsp;You have built a book before.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1">Leadership.&nbsp;You have hired, developed, and graduated, as well as made&nbsp;the hard&nbsp;calls on people.&nbsp;You understand that it is your task to build the best sports team — not a family.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1">Analytical edge.&nbsp;Data-driven by default. Leverage data to drive decisions, not just decorate slides and / or make sure your team does not.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1">Languages.&nbsp;Fluent in English and German.&nbsp;Additional&nbsp;languages are a plus.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h2>Why join ALAIKA&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1">Partner track within reach.&nbsp;From Associate Partner to Partner possible.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="24" data-aria-level="1">Compensation.&nbsp;Above market with very entrepreneurial-driven bonus structures.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> “My biggest economic misunderstanding was that people got rich from high salary, but almost no one on Forbes got there through salary but only with equity.”&nbsp;&nbsp; — Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI&nbsp;&nbsp; <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="25" data-aria-level="1">Stellar Network.&nbsp;Shoulder-to-shoulder with financial services executives running today’s giants and the founders building&nbsp;tomorrow’s.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:220,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;•&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="26" data-aria-level="1">Offices.&nbsp;Munich and Barcelona. More coming.&nbsp;</li> </ul> Plus: the essentials done right — EGYM&nbsp;Wellpass, bike leasing, a kitchen stocked with healthy food and team events worth showing up for: Oktoberfest, team dinners, and more.&nbsp; &nbsp; Advise the leaders. Build what comes next. Invest in the future of Financial Services.&nbsp; Apply with CV, transcripts, and references.&nbsp;Let’s&nbsp;see if you are the one.&nbsp; &nbsp; <hr> &nbsp;<div class="content-conclusion">Equal Opportunities for all (f/m/d) ALAIKA is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire on merit and welcome applications from people of all genders, backgrounds, ages, and identities.&nbsp;Our team spirit celebrates diversity. We want you to be your true “you” and offer everyone an open culture and safe space</div>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com">Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>

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