Founder's Associate

Hercle; Italia; Ibrido; EUR 35.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A fintech company in Italy is seeking a Founders’ Associate to support the CEO and the Chief of Staff on strategic initiatives. This generalist role provides exceptional exposure across the business, supporting critical projects and decision-making processes. Ideal candidates will have experience in high-performance environments, strong analytical skills, and the capability to thrive in fast-paced settings. The company offers competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, and growth opportunities.

Servizi

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Collaborative work environment

Competenze

• 1+ years of experience in a high-performance environment (consulting, investing, high-growth startup, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data and financial concepts.
• Ability to thrive in fast-moving, unstructured environments.

Mansioni

• Collaborate with leadership on strategic initiatives, from conception to execution.
• Drive cross-functional projects and ensure clear outcomes.
• Support operations and strategic scaling efforts across various departments.

Conoscenze

Analytical thinking

Comfort with data

Execution bias

Descrizione del lavoro

About The Company

About The Company

Hercle is a fast-growing fintech building institutional-grade infrastructure that bridges fiat, stablecoins, and digital assets, enabling cross-border transactions at scale and in real time.

Serving over 200 clients globally, Hercle provides banks, brokers, payment service providers, and fintechs with seamless solutions for cross-border payments, trading, and treasury management.

Working at Hercle

We’re a lean, ambitious team where everyone gets real responsibility from day one, with the freedom to move fast and the support to grow. We work in a flat, collaborative environment where ideas matter more than titles. People here are self-starters who take initiative and help each other succeed.

If you\'re curious, driven, and excited to build the future of finance, we’d love to meet you.

About The Role

We’re hiring a Founders’ Associate to report to the Chief of Staff and work closely with the CEO and founding team on some of Hercle’s most strategic and high-impact priorities.

This is a unique generalist role at the heart of the company, offering exceptional exposure to how Hercle is built and scaled. You will be involved across the full operating spectrum, from strategy and execution to operations, people, legal, finance, and organisational development, depending on what the business needs at each stage.

You will act as a force multiplier for both the Chief of Staff and the CEO: helping drive critical projects forward, supporting founder-level decision making, and ensuring that the company’s most important initiatives move from idea to execution.

This role is designed for someone who wants to develop into a top-tier operator, with a deep understanding of how a serious financial infrastructure company works across every function.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Chief of Staff and CEO on Hercle’s most important strategic initiatives, from problem definition to execution.
• Own and drive cross-functional projects, turning direction into clear actions and outcomes.
• Operate across the business as needed, including Operations, Finance, HR, Legal, Compliance, Product, and Commercial, helping the company scale in a structured way.
• Support leadership with strong analysis, high-quality materials, and sound judgment on key decisions.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in a high-bar environment (e.g. consulting, investing, high-growth startup, strategy/ops role).
• Strong analytical thinking and comfort working with data, numbers, and financial concepts.
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with little structure.
• Natural bias toward execution and getting things done.
• Genuine interest in building a serious, long-term company.

Why Joining Hercle?

• Competitive salary.
• Career and personal growth opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements (remote/hybrid).
• Collaborative and forward-thinking work environment.

If you\'re interested, feel free to reach out to Andrea Felloni and send us your CV!

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