About
Teylor is a Swiss Fintech founded in 2018 that is bringing small business lending into the modern age. Over the last six years, Teylor has grown to become continental Europe's largest and most successful SME lending fintech. At the heart of Teylor's fast growth is its technology platform, which automates and digitises the entire credit lifecycle.
Teylor aims to become the world's largest SME lending fintech in the next 24 months. To do this, the company is growing both organically and through strategic M&A transactions. The company is working to consolidate the market aggressively and will execute 10-15 M&A transactions in the next 18-24 months.
In order to manage the growth of our company, its processes, and the integration of the acquired companies, Teylor is looking for an associate in the COO team.
This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the financial industry and join a highly dynamic team. If you are looking to join the leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO and Founder of one of the fastest-growing and best-funded FinTechs in Europe, then this role is for you.
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly motivated, analytically strong, and business-savvy Associate to the COO. This role is a unique opportunity to work side-by-side with our Chief Operating Officer to drive strategic initiatives, operational scale-up, M&A integration, and cross-functional projects across the business. It is an ideal position for someone with 3–5 years of work experience in consulting, banking, private equity, or operations who wants to have direct exposure to strategic decision-making at executive level, a steep learning curve with ownership from day one and to grow into a senior leadership or specialist role in tech, finance, or operations.
You’ll support the COO across project management, strategic analysis, business operations, performance tracking, and internal communications, and you are involved in M&A and PMI activities. Your job is to make sure things run smoothly and efficiently across teams and functions.
Your Responsibilities
- Strategic Support: Assist in preparing presentations, board materials, investor updates, and internal strategy documents.
- Operational Analytics: Analyze business performance data and provide insights to improve operations and efficiency.
- Project Management: Drive and coordinate cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment across teams, timelines, and deliverables.
- Process Optimization: Identify together with business stakeholders bottlenecks and drive process improvements across departments.
- Team Coordination: Support the COO in managing the daily operations of the company and ensure seamless collaboration across departments.
- Meeting Preparation & Follow-Up: Prepare agendas, materials, and documentation for leadership meetings; follow up on action items.
- Ad Hoc Support: Be a flexible and dependable partner to the COO, ready to take on whatever challenge comes next.
- Business Research & Benchmarking: Conduct research and produce actionable insights on competitors, partners, market trends, or operational best practices.
- Target Operating Model Design & Governance: Support the COO in designing and operationalizing scalable governance frameworks and a sustainable target operating model across the growing multi-product and international organization
- M&A and Post-Merger Integration support: Assist in the M&A process and drive end-to-end post-merger integration based on the target operating model across the organization
Your Profile
- 3–5 years of professional experience in a fast-paced environment (e.g. management consulting, investment banking, VC/PE, or an operational role in a high-growth company)
- Excellent project management skills and a structured approach to work
- Strong analytical mindset and proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets and PowerPoint / Google Slides
- High level of intellectual curiosity, ownership, and initiative
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to interact effectively across seniority levels and functions
- Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and dealing with ambiguity
- Fluent in English; German is a strong plus
- Extremely hard working and driven.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Equity participation in the company
- 25 days of paid leave per year, plus local holidays
- Annual team meetups to connect with colleagues
- A diverse and inclusive international team
- A flexible and hybrid work environment
- Potential for growth and development as Teylor continues to expand
- The opportunity to contribute to a disruptive product revolutionizing SME lending
- The chance to become part of a dynamic tech team with a strong startup mindset