Growth manager, summer intern

Growth manager, summer intern Overview

At Bending Spoons, we aim to build one of the most outstanding companies by serving a vast customer base, fostering team member growth, and maintaining high standards of effectiveness and ethics. Our approach involves acquiring and enhancing digital businesses for long-term ownership, with transformations designed to accelerate innovation, benefit users, and improve business performance. The company operates with minimal hierarchy, small and talented teams, and a startup-like agility, even with established products. Deep integration of AI into our workflows ensures that human judgment and machine intelligence work hand-in-hand.

Internship Overview

This internship opportunity is open to exceptional students and runs from June to September 2027. It is available in one of our offices located in Milan, London, Madrid, or Warsaw. Interns will be entrusted with meaningful responsibilities that directly impact our customers and will have the chance to learn at an unparalleled pace.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate: Gain a deep understanding of the product, its business model, and growth drivers by conducting detailed research using AI, data, and user insights to uncover opportunities and challenge assumptions.
• Innovate: Use insights from users, market signals, and new technologies to identify high-impact features and initiatives. Employ modern tools, first-principles reasoning, and creative thinking to explore solutions quickly and refine product strategies.
• Test: Design and execute rigorous experiments with real users, working closely with designers, engineers, and analysts to validate ideas and iterate based on findings.
• Execute: Turn innovative ideas into impactful features by prioritizing tasks based on data, managing the development process from start to finish, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to meet user needs effectively.
• Iterate: Use ongoing experimentation and product metrics to evaluate success, learn from results, and continuously improve the product through iterative cycles.

Candidate Profile

• Strong reasoning skills, capable of solving complex problems with structured, first-principles thinking while avoiding biases.
• Highly ambitious with a proactive attitude, demonstrating initiative, effort, and resilience.
• Excellent team player, willing to support colleagues, share ideas, and contribute to team success without expecting immediate returns.
• Reliable, honest, and transparent in communication and work ethic.
• Proficient in English, with excellent reading, writing, and speaking skills.

What We Offer

• Work within small, autonomous, results-oriented teams alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.
• Significant opportunities for growth, with chances to lead major projects and develop skills rapidly.
• Competitive compensation, with annual salary ranges from £85,797 to £151,436 in London and â?¬66,065 to â?¬107,837 elsewhere in Europe, depending on experience and seniority.
• Exceptional candidates with extensive experience may receive offers up to £316,052 in London or â?¬240,330 in other locations.
• Option for a permanent contract with part of the salary potentially paid in discounted company equity.

Application and Selection Process

All applications are submitted exclusively through our careers page. We evaluate every candidate based on merit, focusing on verifiable signals of excellence regardless of seniority. The process includes challenging tests that may take several hours and involve unfamiliar problems. We maintain high standards and may keep roles open for extended periods until the right candidate is found. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request.

Additional Information

Applicants who have previously applied but did not receive an offer are advised to wait at least one year before reapplying. The role requires a high level of commitment and ambition. During the initial months, most work will be onsite at the Milan office to facilitate cultural integration and team bonding, with flexible remote options available afterward based on mutual agreement. We support travel and accommodation costs for onboarding.

If you are passionate about this role and eager to contribute your best, we look forward to your application. Apply now to join us in shaping the future of digital products.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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