Clera
Founder Associate
- Compensation
- $90K–$120K / yr
- From job posting
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- Arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry level
- Posted
- 30 September 2026 (today)
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About this role
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a true 0-to-1 operator seat sitting directly alongside the founding team of a fast-growing AI recruiting startup. You will work across product, growth, operations, and key partnerships, driving whatever moves the company forward fastest. The role is pivotal in shaping the foundation of a category-defining platform in the AI talent space.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Lead founder-priority projects spanning new market initiatives, strategy, and end-to-end execution.
- Own the candidate experience and conversion funnel, improving quality and outcomes at scale.
- Design and implement scalable operational processes that keep pace with rapid growth.
- Support go-to-market efforts including messaging experiments and partnership development.
- Translate real-world candidate and company feedback into actionable product priorities.
- Switch independently across operations, recruiting, strategy, and special projects as business needs evolve.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience in an operator, Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup role.
- Substantial hands-on operations ownership, rather than a primarily product or technical background.
- Proven ability to drive outcomes end-to-end with real ownership, not just support.
- Comfort operating with ambiguity and context-switching across multiple functions at speed.
- Background at high-performance organisations such as top-tier consulting firms, large tech companies, or early-stage startups is a strong signal.
- Genuine desire to build, with a long-term goal of founding a company, becoming a GM, or stepping into an early executive role.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Salary range: $90,000 to $120,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California, USA. This role is fully in-person with the founding team and is not open to remote or hybrid arrangements.
Work location
- San Francisco, CA, US
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About this listing
Published on Ashby under the board identifier Clera, which is the name the employer’s own job board carries. RoleSprint has not verified the company’s registered or trading name, so it is shown exactly as published rather than tidied up.
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Published 30 September 2026, last checked today. A posting stops being advertised here 90 days after the employer published it, and one the employer takes down is marked closed rather than quietly removed.