Founder's Associate: Strategy, Ops & Growth

Aries group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aries Global is seeking a high-impact operator to join our executive team in a role designed to accelerate growth and transformation across strategy, product, hiring, GTM, and group operations. You will work hands-on with founders and senior leaders to break down objectives, drive end-to-end initiatives, and optimize processes for fast-paced execution.

The position offers exposure to decision-makers, opportunities to build scalable systems, and a clear path to a long-term role based on

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced environment close to decision-makers.
• Highly organised, detail-driven, dependable under pressure.
• Ownership mindset with end-to-end responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Work hands-on across strategy, product, hiring, GTM, and group operations as an extension of the Founders & Chief of Staff.
• Break down high-level strategic objectives into actionable plans and drive execution across commercial, marketing, finance, operations, and product teams.
• Lead 0-to-1 initiatives and critical cross-functional projects end-to-end: opportunity sizing, scoping, execution, stakeholder management, and delivery at speed.
• Drive operational optimisation by identifying inefficiencies, implementing process improvements, and using data to measure impact.
• Build leverage for leadership by preparing decision-ready materials for founders, investors, and board discussions.
• Support talent acquisition and org build-out: role design, candidate research, interview processes, and closing top operators.
• Provide hands-on, ad-hoc support to the Founder and leadership team, adapting quickly to shifting priorities and high-stakes initiatives.

Job description

Aries Global is seeking a high-impact operator to join our executive team in a role designed to accelerate growth and transformation across strategy, product, hiring, GTM, and group operations. You will work hands-on with founders and senior leaders to break down objectives, drive end-to-end initiatives, and optimize processes for fast-paced execution.

The position offers exposure to decision-makers, opportunities to build scalable systems, and a clear path to a long-term role based on