Founders' Associate (CEO)

Qubitra; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Qubitra, a London-based startup at the intersection of quantum computing and financial services, is seeking a Founders' Associate to be the CEO's right hand on revenue, branding and investor work: turning founder conversations into pipeline, collateral, board material and a growing platform community. It is a generalist, high-exposure role.

You will work directly with the founders, our investors and partners (Standard Chartered and Fujitsu), and senior people at banks, hedge funds and quantum

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of overall work experience.
• 2–3 years in a marketing, business development, commercial strategy, communication, co-ordination or business-support role.
• Start-up or small-company experience.
• Experience or interest in a B2B environment.

Responsibilities

• Business development and go-to-market support (~15%).
• Research target institutions and decision-makers; prepare briefing notes before CEO meetings.
• Draft tailored outreach, follow-ups and intro emails for the CEO's review.
• Turn meetings into next steps: capture actions, chase owners and keep threads moving.
• Support proposals, POC scoping documents and pitch materials for prospective clients and partners.
• Coordinate partner-led opportunities with Standard Chartered, Fujitsu and ecosystem partners.
• Business development operations (~10%).
• Own CRM hygiene: contacts, opportunities, stages and next steps kept current.
• Maintain the pipeline view and weekly pipeline report for the CEO.
• Track funnel metrics: leads, meetings, conversion and time in funnel.
• Manage the CEO's commercial calendar around meetings, events and travel.
• Marketing materials (~10%).
• Maintain the master pitch deck and its client-segment variants (banks, hedge funds, partners).
• Produce one-pagers, case studies, product sheets and event collateral.
• Keep materials accurate: every performance figure traceable to an approved source.
• Marketing and social media content (~15%).
• Draft LinkedIn posts for the company page and the CEO's profile.
• Coordinate press releases, media features and thought-leadership pieces with research input.
• Keep website content and news current; track impressions, visits and inbound enquiries.
• Customer success (~10%).
• Act as day-to-day contact for clients and POC partners on non-technical matters.
• Coordinate onboarding steps across commercial, engineering and research.
• Run check-ins, gather feedback and track satisfaction (NPS) and open requests.
• Spot renewal and expansion opportunities and raise them with the CEO.
• Quantum platform community champion (~20%).
• Grow the platform community: registrations, active users and partner engagement.
• Run onboarding for early users and platform demos alongside engineering.
• Organise webinars, meetups and community content; represent Qubitra at ecosystem events.
• Feed user and partner feedback into the platform roadmap.
• Board packs (~10%).
• Coordinate the quarterly board pack: timeline, contributor inputs and assembly.
• Draft the commercial, GTM and platform narrative sections for the CEO.
• Work with the COO, who owns the financial numbers, to keep the pack consistent.
• Prepare investor updates and track board actions to completion.
• Town hall and internal comms (~10%).
• Prepare town hall agendas, slides and talking points for the CEO.
• Draft internal updates on wins, client news, OKR progress and new joiners.
• Collect questions and follow-ups from the team and close the loop.

Skills

Communication

Project coordination

Startup experience

B2B mindset

Tools

Notion

CRM management

AI tools

Job description

About The Company

We are a fast-growing startup at the intersection of quantum computing and financial services, applying cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions to solve complex business problems for our clients.

About The Company

We are a fast-growing startup at the intersection of quantum computing and financial services, applying cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions to solve complex business problems for our clients.

Our mission is to deliver real-world impact through high-quality product development, operational excellence, and strategic client engagement. We value collaboration, curiosity, and ownership, and are building a team that thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

About The Role

The Founders' Associate is the CEO's right hand on revenue, brand and investor work: the person who turns founder conversations into pipeline, collateral, board material and a growing platform community.

It is a generalist, high-exposure role. You will work directly with the founders, our investors and partners (Standard Chartered and Fujitsu), and senior people at banks, hedge funds and quantum hardware providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Business development and go-to-market support (~15%)
• Research target institutions and decision-makers; prepare briefing notes before CEO meetings.
• Draft tailored outreach, follow-ups and intro emails for the CEO's review.
• Turn meetings into next steps: capture actions, chase owners and keep threads moving.
• Support proposals, POC scoping documents and pitch materials for prospective clients and partners.
• Coordinate partner-led opportunities with Standard Chartered, Fujitsu and ecosystem partners.
• Business development operations (~10%)
• Own CRM hygiene: contacts, opportunities, stages and next steps kept current.
• Maintain the pipeline view and weekly pipeline report for the CEO.
• Track funnel metrics: leads, meetings, conversion and time in funnel.
• Manage the CEO's commercial calendar around meetings, events and travel.
• Marketing materials (~10%)
• Maintain the master pitch deck and its client-segment variants (banks, hedge funds, partners).
• Produce one-pagers, case studies, product sheets and event collateral.
• Keep materials accurate: every performance figure traceable to an approved source.
• Marketing and social media content (~15%)
• Draft LinkedIn posts for the company page and the CEO's profile.
• Coordinate press releases, media features and thought-leadership pieces with research input.
• Keep website content and news current; track impressions, visits and inbound enquiries.
• Customer success (~10%)
• Act as day-to-day contact for clients and POC partners on non-technical matters.
• Coordinate onboarding steps across commercial, engineering and research.
• Run check-ins, gather feedback and track satisfaction (NPS) and open requests.
• Spot renewal and expansion opportunities and raise them with the CEO.
• Quantum platform community champion (~20%)
• Grow the platform community: registrations, active users and partner engagement.
• Run onboarding for early users and platform demos alongside engineering.
• Organise webinars, meetups and community content; represent Qubitra at ecosystem events.
• Feed user and partner feedback into the platform roadmap.
• Board packs (~10%)
• Coordinate the quarterly board pack: timeline, contributor inputs and assembly.
• Draft the commercial, GTM and platform narrative sections for the CEO.
• Work with the COO, who owns the financial numbers, to keep the pack consistent.
• Prepare investor updates and track board actions to completion.
• Town hall and internal comms (~10%)
• Prepare town hall agendas, slides and talking points for the CEO.
• Draft internal updates on wins, client news, OKR progress and new joiners.
• Collect questions and follow-ups from the team and close the loop.

Required Experience

• Overall work experience of 1–5 years.
• 2–3 years in a marketing, business development, commercial strategy, communication, co-ordination or business-support role.
• Start-up or small-company experience.
• Experience or interest in a B2B environment.

Nice To Have Experience

• Passion for frontier technologies such as quantum computing.
• Notion / CRM management experience.
• AI tool experience (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor).
• Interest in financial services