Founders Associate: Strategy & Growth at a spacetech startup

Foundational; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EMI share options (UK employees)

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to work scheme

Work alongside engineers andScientists

Offices in central London, with snacks

Job summary

Foundational is building the most precise picture of Earth and orbit from ground-based laser ranging. We are a small, fast-moving team in London backed by leading space actors.

This role offers direct interaction with the founders and the chance to shape commercial, operations and fundraising initiatives. You will run projects, build analyses, prepare investor materials, and manage partner relationships, learning how a deep-tech company moves from early stage toward scale in a hands-on

Qualifications

• 1–4 years in consulting, banking, venture capital, a startup or similar.
• Excellent structured thinking, writing and spreadsheet skills.
• A strong sense of ownership, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Curiosity about space and deep tech.

Responsibilities

• Run projects across commercial, operations and strategy
• Build analyses and models that support decisions
• Prepare investor, board and customer materials
• Manage partner and supplier relationships where needed
• Keep cross-team priorities moving, and follow up on actions

Skills

Consulting experience

Banking experience

VC/startup exposure

Structured thinking

Strong ownership

Curiosity about space

Deep tech interest

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Foundational is building the most precise picture of Earth and orbit from ground-based laser ranging. We are a small, fast-moving team in London backed by leading space actors.

This role offers direct interaction with the founders and the chance to shape commercial, operations and fundraising initiatives. You will run projects, build analyses, prepare investor materials, and manage partner relationships, learning how a deep-tech company moves from early stage toward scale in a hands-on