Clera
Founder Associate
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- Arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry level
- Posted
- 13 November 2026 (2 days ago)
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About this role
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join the founding team of an early-stage AI recruiting and talent-matching startup as a hands-on operator. You will take on high-impact work across strategy, operations, recruiting, growth, and product, helping improve the experience for candidates and hiring teams.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Lead founder-priority projects, from exploring new market opportunities through execution.
- Improve candidate funnel conversion, matching quality, and overall experience.
- Build operational processes and systems that can scale with the business.
- Support go-to-market work, including messaging, experiments, and partnerships.
- Turn feedback from candidates and hiring teams into actionable product priorities.
- Move independently between operational, strategic, recruiting, and special projects as priorities evolve.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience, with growing responsibility in an early-career operating role.
- Experience in founder support, strategy, recruiting, growth, special projects, or startup operations.
- Previous Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup operator experience.
- Ability to work independently across varied, ambiguous responsibilities and drive projects through to outcomes.
- Interest in early-stage startups and AI-enabled recruiting or talent matching.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary is $90,000 to $120,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California. The role is designed for close, in-person collaboration with a small founding team.
Work location
- San Francisco, CA, US
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Published 13 November 2026, last checked yesterday. 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.