Founder's Strategy & Growth Associate

Aries Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unmatched talent density

High autonomy and ownership

Global reach with growth opportunities

Job summary

Aries Global is seeking a high-impact operator to join a fast-paced, founder-led environment. You will shape strategy, drive cross-functional initiatives, and lead 0-to-1 projects across commercial, marketing, finance, and product teams.

Ideal candidates bring experience close to decision-makers, a bias for action, and a track record of delivering results with minimal supervision. The role offers significant ownership, growth, and a potential long-term path within Aries Global.

Qualifications

• Exceptional Operator: experience in fast-paced environments (startup, scale-up, investment firm, consulting), comfortable with strategy, operations, execution.
• Execution Excellence: highly organized, detail-driven, dependable under pressure.
• Ownership Mentality: responsible end-to-end, anticipates needs, shows initiative.
• Strong Communication & Judgment: clear written/verbal communicator with good prioritisation.
• Process & Systems Mindset: plans, workflows, and operating rhythms to improve efficiency.
• Ambition & Growth Orientation: high performance mindset in founder-led environment.
• Opportunity to Convert: clear potential to convert to long-term role based on performance.

Responsibilities

• Work hands-on across strategy, product, hiring, GTM, and group operations, acting as a direct 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 a fast-paced, founder-led environment. You will shape strategy, drive cross-functional initiatives, and lead 0-to-1 projects across commercial, marketing, finance, and product teams.

Ideal candidates bring experience close to decision-makers, a bias for action, and a track record of delivering results with minimal supervision. The role offers significant ownership, growth, and a potential long-term path within Aries Global.