Entrepreneur in Residence (Internship)

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

UMAI provides software to restaurants helping them save time and increase revenues by automating manual tasks, minimize last-minute cancellations, upsell customers more effectively and provide more personalized service, as well as marketing opportunities.

UMAI operates across 4 continents, with offices in 3 countries.

The team has extensive experience in building internet companies and has been part of building some of the largest e-commerce ventures in the Asia Pacific Region. Founded by a former MD of Foodpanda.sg, the largest food delivery service in Singapore, and a member of the founding-team of Nova Founders Capital. 

This is not a formal corporate role. We are looking for someone who has a “hustle” attitude, who is results driven, comfortable with ambiguity, is a self-starter and has a sense of humor.

• Next start date: July/August 2021

• Min. duration: +4 months (Ideal: 6)

• Important information: We are hiring on a contractor term, which means you will have to invoice us your salary every month. (There will be opportunity for full-time employment following the internship)

Job Description

As an Entrepreneur in Residence, you will help drive UMAI’s growth in Denmark along with the founders and our team, you will push progress on our main objectives – grow our client base and scale our marketing, sales and operations. You will gain a thorough insight perspective on an internet startup, manage day-to-day in an international context and experience the full scale of entrepreneurship.

This role is meant to quickly lead into a central position in our growth team. You will be part of an international team of highly motivated and talented people – and have immense opportunities to grow personally and professionally every day. Although moving at high speed towards ambitious goals, we are proud of our open and friendly culture, valuing leadership, ownership and can-do-attitude.

Qualifications

You are an entrepreneur at heart. You have an entrepreneurial way of thinking and interest or experience in project management, sales or entrepreneurship. You have graduated or are graduating from a top university and/or have gained work experience in high-performance environments - Or are an entrepreneur by heart.

More importantly, you have a clear track record of personal and professional achievements. You love bringing structure to chaos and bring analytical skills, combined with a real hands-on attitude.  Above all, you are determined, have a go-getter mentality,  passionate about building things, love independence, speed and flexibility. You are pragmatic but deliver on targets and deadlines with great interpersonal skills.

Living in Denmark and able to travel around for customer meetings. Able to communicate and speak English fluently (also speaking Danish is a big plus). 

Additional Information

As a UMAI team member, you will benefit from:

- an international start-up environment in one of the fastest growing F&B tech companies in its industry 

- The chance to be a key player at a fast growing company

- The opportunity to sell a product that is improving the F&B industry

- You will work on the company’s further improvement and development while working together closely with the CEO – thereby acquiring insight into the entrepreneurial life

- An attractive compensation structure, accelerated based on results

We can only consider applications from candidates who are able to stay with us at least 4 months, in order that you can take full ownership of your projects! (Candidates with previous sales experience are also considered for shorter periods)

UMAI is one of the fastest growing  F&B tech players in South East Asia and we are now expanding to Europe! If you’d like to become part of UMAI and change the future of the hospitality industry, we urge you to apply!