GSA Talent Program - Technology and Operations

Join Our Talent Program for Students at Global Startup Awards!

Are you ready to be part of the world's largest startup ecosystem competition and network?

About Global Startup Awards:

Global Startup Awards (GSA), a leading advocate for tech innovation, is seeking a proactive and tech-savvy intern to join our team. As we kickstart the development of our new IT Competition System, we need a driven, data-focused individual ready to dive into a variety of technical challenges and collaborate closely with our TechLead and Product Owner, Luiza. You will also get to collaborate with Xinyu, who assists Luiza in managing tech-related tasks. Together, you'll play a vital role in shaping the next generation of GSA’s technology.

One of the biggest projects of GSA for 2024 is the refactoring of the competition system, meaning that code will be completely rewritten. More info here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7250418482268229633/

Your Role in the Talent Program:

As a participant in this program, you’ll immerse yourself in the technological and operational challenges of running an international competition platform.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and optimization of our IT Competition System.

• Manage and enhance our CRM system, primarily HubSpot, ensuring efficient workflow and automation that support our marketing and operational efforts.

• Collaborate in brainstorming sessions to evaluate and implement software solutions that streamline operations and enhance data collection.

• Participate in conducting workshops, assisting with the design and execution of sessions that foster innovation and operational excellence.

• Support the management of Edition 11 of our competition, which includes managing nominations, engaging with global startups, and ensuring the quality of entries.

• Working with the competition team involves a lot of data-related tasks, so it's a huge plus if you can deal with large datasets.

• Take on additional tasks, supporting other team members as needed, demonstrating flexibility and a collaborative spirit.

Qualifications:

• A strong eagerness to learn and a tech-savvy mindset.

• Experience with Agile Development and methodologies. 

• Experience with or a strong interest in CRM platforms, particularly HubSpot, is highly desirable.

• Ability to come up with creative ideas for workflow automation and system improvements.

• Analytical skills with a data-driven approach to problem-solving.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills, comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in English; Bulgarian language skills are a plus.

What You’ll get from us

• Freedom to grow and do amazing things that you will be proud of

• Agile and inclusive environment to foster your ideas and personal growth

• A real chance to make an impact on an international level

• Great workmates (no, seriously), a team of global citizens

• Flexible working hours in sync with the Head of Operations

• Flexible holiday plan

• All in all: lots of freedom, hand in hand with a lot of responsibility.

You experience as we imagine:

• Google Drive, Suite & Products, MS Excel :)

• General interest in startups and tech innovation globally

• Speaking and writing confidently in English (we mean it). 

• If you don’t meet some or even most of the above mentioned points, but still think you are the best for this job, feel free to convince us :)

• Oh, and we don’t believe in experience defined by years or age. We believe in hard work, motivation, energy, willingness to learn and develop, and to walk the extra mile. We weirdly enjoy working late nights sometimes, but also to have a rest whenever we need. Our heart beats practicality.