Founder's Operations & HR Associate

SalesAPE.ai; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Mentorship

Collaborative culture

Growth opportunities

Autonomy

AI startup exposure

Job summary

SalesAPE.ai is seeking an early-career Founder's Associate to sit at the operational core of the business in London. Hybrid role with around three days a week in the office, ownership from day one across HR, admin, finance-adjacent tasks, and investor relations.

You’ll coordinate people ops, onboarding, contracts, payroll, and systems access; manage equity schemes; and act as the go-to for managers when things break.

Qualifications

• : 1–2 years in operations, people ops or HR (internships count).
• - Strong working knowledge of Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Drive, Forms).
• - Excellent written communication and close attention to detail.
• - Highly self‑managing with a genuine self‑starter mentality.
• - Comfortable handling sensitive, confidential information with discretion.
• - A calm, positive problem-solver who thrives when addressing fires.
• - Strong people skills; navigate sensitive conversations with tact.

Responsibilities

• : Own People Ops & HR end‑to‑end: onboarding/offboarding, contracts, payroll coordination with finance, systems access, equipment, and all things Rippling.
• - Administer core company workspaces and platforms, including Google Suite, Slack, etc.
• - Support investor relations and cap table management (SeedLegals, Carta), working with the Finance team, investors, and HMRC on related matters
• - Manage UK EMI and US ISO equity schemes, including issuance and ongoing cap table administration
• - Work with Finance team on expense control and spend management (Brex), including SaaS spend increases and vendor admin
• - Own DocuSign for all official documents: routing, chasing signatures, and securely handling sensitive information
• - Partner with our infosec advisor on platform security, access management, and GDPR compliance
• - Liaise with our fractional General Counsel on legal matters as they arise
• - Be the first responder when things break, such as systems access issues, platform outages, or urgent people matters
• - Act as the go‑to person for managers and staff navigating people, process, or systems questions
• - Help plan company events and logistics: all‑hands, team dinners, office space bookings, and department visits

Skills

People ops

HR operations

Discretion

Problem solving

Written communications

Self-starter

Relationship mgmt

Tools

Rippling

SeedLegals

Carta

Brex

DocuSign

1Password

Google Workspace

Job description

SalesAPE.ai is seeking an early-career Founder's Associate to sit at the operational core of the business in London. Hybrid role with around three days a week in the office, ownership from day one across HR, admin, finance-adjacent tasks, and investor relations.

You’ll coordinate people ops, onboarding, contracts, payroll, and systems access; manage equity schemes; and act as the go-to for managers when things break.