Co-Founder

Clera; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera is a founding-team opportunity in a pre-seed AI recruiting startup. You will work directly with the co-founders to shape the product, go-to-market strategy, and culture from the ground up, with real ownership and influence on the company’s trajectory.

You will help build an AI-powered platform that matches candidates with hiring managers, drive growth with startups, and shape product decisions, including the matching algorithm and candidate experience, while hiring early team members

Qualifications

• Experience in early-stage startups or high-growth tech environments.
• Background in AI/ML, talent acquisition technology, marketplace businesses, or B2B SaaS.
• Ability to identify product-market fit signals and act quickly.
• Experience with top-tier consulting, technology, or venture-backed organizations is a strong plus.
• Comfort operating with high ambiguity and a bias toward action in a small team.
• Excellent communication and ability to build trust with founders, candidates, and investors alike.

Responsibilities

• Partner with co-founders to define and execute the overall vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Help build and scale an AI-powered platform that matches candidates with startup hiring managers.
• Drive growth by deepening relationships with startups and expanding the network of companies and candidates on the platform.
• Contribute to product decisions, including evolving the matching algorithm and candidate experience.
• Hire and develop early team members across engineering, operations, and growth.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure the platform delivers high-quality, efficient placements for candidates and companies.

Skills

Startup experience

AI/ML

Talent tech background

Product-market fit signals

Consulting/VC background

Ambiguity tolerance

Excellent communication

Job description

About The Role

This is a founding-team opportunity at a pre-seed AI recruiting startup that is rethinking how top talent connects with high-growth companies. You will work directly alongside the existing co-founders to shape the product, go-to-market strategy, and culture from the ground up. The role carries real ownership and is central to the company's trajectory.

What You'll Do

• Partner with co-founders to define and execute the overall vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Help build and scale an AI-powered platform that matches candidates directly with startup hiring managers.
• Drive growth by deepening relationships with startups and expanding the network of companies and candidates on the platform.
• Contribute to product decisions, including how the matching algorithm and candidate experience evolve.
• Hire and develop early team members across engineering, operations, and growth.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure the platform delivers high-quality, efficient placements for both candidates and companies.

What We're Looking For

• Demonstrated experience building, scaling, or operating within early-stage startups or high-growth technology environments.
• Background in one or more of: AI/ML products, talent acquisition technology, marketplace businesses, or B2B SaaS.
• Strong commercial instincts, with the ability to identify product-market fit signals and act on them quickly.
• Experience working with or at top-tier consulting, technology, or venture-backed organizations is a strong plus.
• Comfort operating with high ambiguity and a bias toward action in a very small team.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with founders, candidates, and investors alike.

Location

Based in San Francisco, California. On-site presence expected given the early stage of the team.