Founder's Associate

A Founders Associate sits between an EA and a Chief of Staff. Youre not a specialist. Youre a generalist who moves fast picks up context quickly and applies good judgment across whatever the founder needs most right now.

Youll work directly with a founder or senior executive at a fast-growing company in the US or Europe. One week youre building a research brief. The next youre managing a GTM launch coordinating a hiring process or pressure-testing a decision before they walk into a board meeting. No two weeks are the same.

We train you on the tools and workflows that run world-class companies then place you with a high-performance operator who needs a right hand they can trust.

This is a launchpad. Founders Associates at top startups go on to become Chiefs of Staff department heads and operators in their own right. You wont be a task executor here. Youll be in the room where decisions get made.

What youll own

• Track and close open loops across the executives full workload

• Research analysis and structured recommendations across any function

• Meeting prep decision briefs and post-call follow-up

• Calendar inbox and communications management

• Operational projects that cross departments hiring GTM fundraising prep process builds

• Proactive identification of problems before they surface

• Whatever is the highest priority that week

Who this is for

• A genuine generalist - you dont need a defined lane to do great work

• Sharp driven and honest - you flag problems early and always bring a solution

• Strong written and spoken English; you communicate clearly at executive level

• Curious about AI and how its changing the way fast-moving companies operate

• Comfortable with ambiguity - you make good calls with limited context and dont wait to be told

• ecently graduated or early in your career and looking for the fastest path to real ownership

What you get

• Monthly salary up to R 20000

• Performance-based bonuses that can add up to 3 months salary

• Modern laptop/hardware provided by us

• Specialized training in AI and LLM tools

• Access to a community of automation engineers designers and senior operators

How we hire

Selection is rigorous. We hire for potential judgment and intellectual curiosity not years of experience. If youre the kind of person who solves problems before they become problems we want to hear from you.