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title: "Founder Associate"
company: "Clera"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/clera"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/clera-founder-associate-a9c44ce5-7736-47b4-aaee-f75d5c00f053"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/9e960128-5b1a-4d6b-97d7-3de30d1a3871"
workplace: onsite
location: "San Francisco"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: founding
role: software-engineering
region: united-states
date_posted: 2026-09-23T17:16:03.908Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-23T17:42:29.045Z
---

# Founder Associate

**Clera** · San Francisco

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/9e960128-5b1a-4d6b-97d7-3de30d1a3871

## About Clera

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## About the role

##### About the Role

This is a true 0-to-1 operator seat sitting directly alongside the founding team of a pre-seed AI recruiting startup. You will work across product, growth, operations, and key partnerships, driving high-impact projects end-to-end and helping shape the foundation of a category-defining platform in the global talent market.

##### What You'll Do

- Lead founder-priority projects spanning new market initiatives, strategy, and execution.

- Own and improve the candidate experience and conversion funnel to drive better outcomes.

- Design and implement scalable operational processes that keep pace with rapid growth.

- Support go-to-market efforts including messaging refinement, growth experiments, and partnerships.

- Translate real-world candidate and company feedback into actionable product priorities.

- Switch independently across operations, recruiting, strategy, and special projects as needed.

##### What We're Looking For

- Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience in a hands-on operator role.

- Prior experience as a Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable early-stage startup operator.

- Demonstrated ownership of operations end-to-end, rather than a primarily product or technical background.

- Background at high-performance organizations, such as top-tier consulting firms, fast-scaling tech companies, or venture-backed startups.

- Comfortable moving fast, thinking sharply, and holding yourself to high standards.

- Motivated by driving real outcomes, not just supporting others.

- Ambition toward becoming a founder, GM, or early executive.

##### Compensation & Benefits

**Salary:** $90,000 to $120,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

##### Location

On-site in **San Francisco, California**. This role requires living and working in person with the founding team. It is not remote.

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