Founder Associate

Clera; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Clera is seeking a hands-on operator to join the founding team in San Francisco. You will work across product, growth, operations, and key partnerships to shape a category-defining platform for the global talent market.

This is a true 0-to-1 role alongside the founders, with high-impact, end-to-end ownership. The role emphasizes ownership across operations, recruiting, and strategy in a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of hands-on operator experience in a startup or similar environment.
• Experience as Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable early-stage operator role.
• Demonstrated ownership of operations end-to-end in fast-growth settings.
• Background in high-performance organizations such as top-tier consulting, fast-scaling tech, or venture-backed startups.

Responsibilities

• Lead founder-priority projects spanning new market initiatives, strategy, and execution.
• Own and improve the candidate experience and conversion funnel to drive better outcomes.
• Design and implement scalable operational processes that keep pace with rapid growth.
• Support go-to-market efforts including messaging refinement, growth experiments, and partnerships.
• Translate real-world candidate and company feedback into actionable product priorities.
• Switch independently across operations, recruiting, strategy, and special projects as needed.

Skills

Founder Associate

Chief of Staff

Operations ownership

Startup operator

Go-to-market

Job description

About The Role

This is a true 0-to-1 operator seat sitting directly alongside the founding team of a pre-seed AI recruiting startup. You will work across product, growth, operations, and key partnerships, driving high-impact projects end-to-end and helping shape the foundation of a category-defining platform in the global talent market.

About The Role

This is a true 0-to-1 operator seat sitting directly alongside the founding team of a pre-seed AI recruiting startup. You will work across product, growth, operations, and key partnerships, driving high-impact projects end-to-end and helping shape the foundation of a category-defining platform in the global talent market.

What You'll Do

• Lead founder-priority projects spanning new market initiatives, strategy, and execution.
• Own and improve the candidate experience and conversion funnel to drive better outcomes.
• Design and implement scalable operational processes that keep pace with rapid growth.
• Support go-to-market efforts including messaging refinement, growth experiments, and partnerships.
• Translate real-world candidate and company feedback into actionable product priorities.
• Switch independently across operations, recruiting, strategy, and special projects as needed.

What We’re Looking For

• Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience in a hands-on operator role.
• Prior experience as a Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable early-stage startup operator.
• Demonstrated ownership of operations end-to-end, rather than a primarily product or technical background.
• Background at high-performance organizations, such as top-tier consulting firms, fast-scaling tech companies, or venture-backed startups.
• Comfortable moving fast, thinking sharply, and holding yourself to high standards.
• Motivated by driving real outcomes, not just supporting others.
• Ambition toward becoming a founder, GM, or early executive.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $90,000 to $120,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. This role requires living and working in person with the founding team. It is not remote.