Founders Associate
Aurelius SystemsCounter-UAS Directed company
San FranciscoMid
General Catalyst
Alumni Ventures
Draper Associates
Outlander VC
Decisive Point
DNX Ventures
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Supports founders and leadership by managing scheduling, travel, and internal operations.
- •We need a Founder's Associate to work directly alongside our founders and leadership team, owning the systems and coordination that make the whole company move faster.
- •Key Responsibilities Executive and team scheduling, calendaring, and meeting coordination across the organization, including for the CEO and CTO Travel and hotel booking for the team and the logistics behind demos, off-sites, and visits Internal tooling and SaaS administration, including provisioning, renewals, and access Vendor and office coordination on the business side: contracts, renewals, follow-ups Internal documentation and knowledge bases that stay current and findable Requirements 2-5 years in a founder's associate, business operations, chief of staff-adjacent, consulting, banking, or high-output generalist role.
- •Military S-1, adjutant, or admin backgrounds welcome.
- •Exceptional organizational horsepower: comfortable holding many threads at once and bringing structure to ambiguity.
- •Strong judgment.
- •You can take a vague problem and turn it into a plan without being handed one.
- •Startup mindset: bias toward the simple thing that works today over the enterprise tool that deploys next quarter.
- •Direct, clear, trusted communicator who works cleanly across teams and with leadership.
Nice-to-have skills
Project ManagementVendor ManagementContract ManagementRisk ManagementCustomer Service
Domain expertise
defense
Benefits & perks
Competitive salary + equity, United Health Care medical, dental, and vision coverage, Flexible 18 days PTO + 5 sick days, Travel to field test events and range days, Covered daily lunches and office snacks + drinks, E-bike / scooter stipend (Up to $500), Direct access to leadership and real ownership over your work