Founder's Associate

SupportFinity™; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

SupportFinity™ is seeking a Founder's Associate to be the operational backbone of its proptech studio in Los Angeles. This role is crucial for freeing up the founders to focus on strategy, product, and fundraising, by ensuring that operational tasks are efficiently managed.

The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of experience in a fast-paced startup environment and strong communication skills. Responsibilities include managing operational projects, tracking GTM pipeline, and coordinating with the team to keep everything flowing smoothly. The role prefers in-person work but allows remote arrangements initially for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in an ops role at a fast-paced startup.
• Experience in consulting, investment banking, VC, or hospitality is a plus.
• Extreme proficiency in startup ops tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and run studio-level operational projects.
• Manage the full GTM pipeline and track every lead.
• Keep fundraising materials investor-ready.

Skills

Strong communication skills

High initiative and ownership mentality

Proficiency in Notion, Slack, Asana

Consulting experience

Tools

Google Suite

Figma

Job description

Breakwater is a Los Angeles‑based proptech studio operating at the intersection of real estate and modern hospitality. We build AI‑native software that delivers immediate, measurable ROI for prosumer hospitality operators—those running short‑term rentals, vacation rentals and independent hotels.

We are hiring a Founder's Associate to serve as the operational backbone of the studio. The role frees up the founders to focus on strategy, product and fundraising by providing execution firepower and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

You will own studio operations end‑to‑end, run the GTM pipeline and keep the fundraising machine investor‑ready at all times. Without this role, operational bottlenecks constrain founder bandwidth and slow everything down. With you in the seat, the entire studio moves faster.

Responsibilities

• Own and run studio‑level operational projects: build the execution hub, set the weekly cadence and drive accountability across the team.
• Manage the full GTM pipeline, track every inbound and outbound lead, stage deals, assign next steps and ensure nothing goes cold. Run weekly pipeline reviews and hand off warm opportunities to founders for closing.
• Keep all fundraising materials investor‑ready: pitch deck, one‑pager, metrics sheet, data room and outreach tracker, updated and organized so the team can take investor meetings at a moment's notice.
• Create SOPs, spreadsheets, briefs and documentation that bring structure to a fast‑moving studio environment.
• Coordinate across teams, including overseas team members, implementing daily standups and weekly planning to keep execution tight.
• Support venture validation and spin‑out execution for Breakwater’s portfolio companies.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in an ops role at a fast‑paced startup (BizOps, Founder's Associate, Chief of Staff or similar).
• Strong communication skills; you’ll be the connective tissue between teams, founders and external stakeholders.
• High initiative and ownership mentality; you operate without oversight and take accountability for outcomes, not just tasks.
• Extreme proficiency in the startup ops toolstack: Notion, Slack, Asana, Google Suite, Figma and similar tools are second nature to you.
• Willing, hungry attitude and genuine commitment to an intense work culture.
• Comfort with ambiguity, rapidly changing priorities and detail‑oriented execution across multiple workstreams.
• High agency and the ability to generate ideas beyond assigned tasks.
• Availability for late hours to coordinate with the overseas team when needed.
• Experience in consulting (especially MBB), investment banking, VC or hospitality is a plus.

Process

• Initial conversation to explore fit and background.
• Interview focused on your execution approach, analytical thinking and how you work with senior stakeholders.
• Case assessment involving a concrete operational or GTM problem relevant to studio operations.
• Final interview with founders and offer.

Location

Los Angeles (strong preference for in‑person; remote acceptable initially, open to anywhere for the right candidate).

If you thrive in high‑ownership, high‑ambiguity environments and want to be the person who makes a fast‑growing PropTech studio actually run, we'd love to hear from you.