Founder Associate: Growth Strategy & Execution

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Founder Associate to support the CEO and COO by tackling high-priority problems that drive growth. You will define questions, conduct analyses, build models, and push insights into execution.

You'll prepare for rooms that matter—board meetings, investor discussions, and strategic partnerships—by shaping what gets said. The role demands outstanding communication, commercial judgment, and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5+ years in strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity, or an operating role at a high-growth startup.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to identify the two numbers that actually matter.
• You write and communicate difficult concepts in clear terms at an expert level.
• You can influence without authority.
• High tolerance for ambiguity and pace.

Responsibilities

• Own the CEO & COO’s highest-priority problems end to end, defining the question, performing analysis, forming a view, and driving execution.
• Do the analysis yourself: pull data, build models, and stress-test conclusions without delegating.
• Turn strategy into deliverables and ship initiatives that create measurable impact.
• Prepare the CEO & COO for board meetings and investor conversations, shaping messaging.
• Spot overlooked problems and bring them to leadership's attention.

Skills

Agency and resilience

Strategic mindset

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Influence without authority

Commercial judgement

Ambiguity tolerance

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Founder Associate to support the CEO and COO by tackling high-priority problems that drive growth. You will define questions, conduct analyses, build models, and push insights into execution.

You'll prepare for rooms that matter—board meetings, investor discussions, and strategic partnerships—by shaping what gets said. The role demands outstanding communication, commercial judgment, and comfort with ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment.