Founder's Associate — Growth, Ops & Fundraising Leader

Faction; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Relocation coverage

Team meals

Equity

Job summary

Faction is seeking a Founder's Associate to work directly with the founders, shaping company DNA across growth, product, hiring, and fundraising. You will act as an extension of the founders, ruthlessly prioritizing what matters while supporting customer-facing ops and high-impact projects.

You’ll likely contribute production code or demos, as the company philosophy is that everyone codes, regardless of title.

Qualifications

• Startup experience in early-stage environments.
• Ability to learn quickly across diverse domains.
• Thrives under high pressure and high stakes.
• Owns outcomes and demonstrates extreme ownership.
• May produce demos or production code as part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Work with the founders as an extension, ruthlessly prioritizing what matters.
• Support customer-facing ops: outbound, demo prep, onboarding, on-site visits, CXO relationships at large industrial customers.
• Own high-impact projects across strategy, growth, ops, including hiring, GTM scaling, fundraising materials.
• Be the go-to for urgent tasks and fast execution.

Skills

Startup experience

Polymathic

Pressure handling

Extreme ownership

Coding / demos

Job description

Faction is seeking a Founder's Associate to work directly with the founders, shaping company DNA across growth, product, hiring, and fundraising. You will act as an extension of the founders, ruthlessly prioritizing what matters while supporting customer-facing ops and high-impact projects.

You’ll likely contribute production code or demos, as the company philosophy is that everyone codes, regardless of title.