Founder Associate
CleraOn-site - San Francisco, California, United StatesPosted 2026-11-13
- This listing's locations
- On-site - San Francisco, California, United States
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- On site
- Compensation
- USD 90000–120000 per year
Department: Engineering
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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.