Founder's Associate — Deep-Tech Startup (Cambridge)

The Talent Collective; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Talent Collective are partnering with a Cambridge start-up to recruit an exceptional Oxbridge graduate or early-career professional as Founder's Associate. This role offers firsthand exposure to how a world-changing deep-tech company is built, from commercial strategy and fundraising to customer engagement and business operations.

You'll work directly with the founders, supporting high-impact initiatives across the business.

Qualifications

• STEM background from Oxford or Cambridge or experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm.
• Curious and eager to learn.
• Highly organised.
• Analytical and commercially minded.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity.
• Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture.
• Excited by climate technology and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Business Operations
• Investor Relations

Skills

STEM background/Oxford-Cambridge

Strategy consulting experience

Curious and eager to learn

Highly organised

Analytical and commercially minded

Comfortable with ambiguity

Detail-oriented

Education

STEM subject from Oxford or Cambridge

Job description

The Talent Collective are partnering with a Cambridge start-up to recruit an exceptional Oxbridge graduate or early-career professional as Founder's Associate. This role offers firsthand exposure to how a world-changing deep-tech company is built, from commercial strategy and fundraising to customer engagement and business operations.

You'll work directly with the founders, supporting high-impact initiatives across the business.