Founder Associate
Role Overview
Join the founding team of an early-stage AI-enabled recruiting and talent-matching company as a hands-on operator. This role works across product, growth, operations, and partnerships to improve candidate outcomes and help build scalable company foundations.
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About the Role
Join the founding team of an early-stage AI-enabled recruiting and talent-matching company as a hands-on operator. This role works across product, growth, operations, and partnerships to improve candidate outcomes and help build scalable company foundations.
What You'll Do
Lead high-priority projects from planning through execution, including new market initiatives and strategic work.
Improve the candidate experience and funnel, with a focus on conversion, quality, and outcomes.
Design and implement operational processes and systems that support company growth.
Support go-to-market efforts by refining messaging, running experiments, and developing partnerships.
Turn feedback from candidates and hiring teams into actionable product priorities.
Move independently between operations, strategy, recruiting, and other time-sensitive projects.
What We're Looking For
Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience.
Experience as a Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup operator.
Ability to work independently across operations, strategy, recruiting, and special projects.
Comfort with ambiguity, a fast pace, and taking ownership of outcomes.
Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $90,000 to $120,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
- On-site in San Francisco, California. The role involves working closely in person with a small founding team.
Qualifications
- Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience as a Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup operator.
- Ability to work independently across operations, strategy, recruiting, and special projects.
- Comfort with ambiguity, a fast pace, and taking ownership of outcomes.
- Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
- Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary: $90,000 to $120,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
- Location
- On-site in San Francisco, California. The role involves working closely in person with a small founding team.
Responsibilities
- Lead high-priority projects from planning through execution, including new market initiatives and strategic work.
- Improve the candidate experience and funnel, with a focus on conversion, quality, and outcomes.
- Design and implement operational processes and systems that support company growth.
- Support go-to-market efforts by refining messaging, running experiments, and developing partnerships.
- Turn feedback from candidates and hiring teams into actionable product priorities.
- Move independently between operations, strategy, recruiting, and other time-sensitive projects.
- Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience as a Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup operator.
- Ability to work independently across operations, strategy, recruiting, and special projects.
- Comfort with ambiguity, a fast pace, and taking ownership of outcomes.
- Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
- Base salary: $90,000 to $120,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
- On-site in San Francisco, California. The role involves working closely in person with a small founding team.
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