Skills

Communication Monitoring Project Management

Job Specifications

About Syroco Onwatch

Syroco is a Marseille-based tech startup dedicated to the maritime energy transition. The Onwatch team continuously supports a fleet of commercial vessels using the Syroco Live voyage optimisation application, providing navigation recommendations, weather alerts, and personalised tracking during each crossing.

We communicate daily with captains to help them make the best decisions on board. Our goal: improve safety, reduce vessel fuel consumption and emissions, and simplify life for crews.

The mission

A daily operational mission

You will join the Onwatch team and fully participate in the life of the service

Preparation and sending of departure briefings
Fleet monitoring at sea and alert management
Replies to Captains' messages
Monitoring of stopovers, data updates, document management

You will quickly become autonomous in key departmental tasks, with support from the team. You will develop a solid understanding of how a ship operates and its operational constraints.

A comprehensive project based on your profile

At the same time, you will lead a structuring project, to be defined together according to your skills, your interest, and the expectations of your school. Possible examples:

Improve communication with captains (support, formats, language)
Create a user feedback loop
Structure or automate certain internal processes
Develop a support tool (interactive FAQ, internal chatbot, etc.)
Better formalize our documentary base or our performance indicators

You will be encouraged to propose your own topic related to the mission, the team will help you frame and document it.

Profile

Level: Bac+4/5 – maritime, digital communication, design, UX, logistics, tech school with an interest in services
You are organized, curious, rigorous
You know how to write clearly in professional English (most exchanges are in English)
You are comfortable with digital tools
You are familiar with the maritime environment or adapt quickly to an environment that you are not necessarily familiar with
You want to learn both on the job and on a more structured project

What you will learn

The practical operation of an innovative B2B service in contact with professional users
The maritime environment, ship logistics and their technical constraints
Project management, continuous improvement, clear documentation
Collaboration within a multidisciplinary team (data, tech, maritime)

What We Offer

The opportunity to work on impactful projects at the forefront of maritime innovation
The chance to make a tangible difference in reducing the carbon footprint of the maritime industry
Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience
Collaborative work environment with a commitment to sustainability and excellence
Pleasant working conditions, close to the Vieux Port of Marseille
Daily meal vouchers provided
Internship compensation guaranteed

About the Company

Syroco is a Climate Tech startup that supports the energy transition of maritime transportation. It provides fleet owners and operators with a weather routing and voyage optimisation platform to improve efficiency and impact of merchant vessels. With innovation and impact being at the core of its strategy, the company was born from the complementary expertise of its founders in the scaling of hypergrowth startups, data and artificial intelligence, naval architecture, extreme sports and offshore racing. Know more