Founder's Associate Program Palo Alto, California

Jerry; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

401(K) plan with 4% employer matching

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Jerry.ai in Palo Alto is seeking 2-3 associates to work directly with our Cofounder/CEO on high-leverage growth challenges across product, growth, operations, finance, engineering, and data. You will learn how a serial founder/CEO thinks and makes decisions while shaping the next phase of a late-stage tech startup.

Reporting to the CEO, you’ll develop the craft of product-building, navigate day-to-day startup challenges, and gain exposure to nearly every function.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in management consulting, venture capital, private equity, or a startup environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline such as STEM, economics, or similar.
• Ability to work in-person in our Palo Alto office alongside our CEO and executive team for the first 6-12 months.

Skills

Owner mindset

First principles thinking

Tenacity

Sense of urgency

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or economics

Job description

About us:

Jerry.ai is a Series C, YC-backed tech startup with 5M+ customers and $240M in funding. Founded in 2017, product launched in 2019, and achieved profitability in 2024.

Why we exist:

Your car, home, and motorcycle aren't just purchases, they're the physical embodiment of the life you've worked hard to build. Yet the experience of owning them is stuck in the 90s. Every step of the journey — buying, insuring, maintaining, repairing, selling — is fragmented, complicated, and expensive.

Imagine having a trusted friend in your pocket who takes care of everything: they find you the right car or home at the right price, lock in the best insurance rate without you lifting a finger, remind you before that service appointment turns into an expensive repair, and help you sell at the best price when the time is right. That friend is Jerry.

We are building the first AI-powered advisor to manage all your physical assets. We started with your car in 2019, now we’re expanding into new verticals (e.g. home, motorcycle, RV, boat).

About this program:

Our next chapter is about accelerating growth – going from 5M to 50M customers by 2030.

This year alone, we launched 5 new products – home insurance, property tax, motorcycle insurance, car repair shop bids, and roadside assistance. Each of these new businesses comes with its own operational complexity, distinct user personas and painpoints, and its own path to scale.

As our business expands, we have a growing list of ideas but not enough people to execute them. This program exists to close that gap. We are looking for 2-3 associates to work directly with, and be mentored by, our Cofounder/CEO, and work on some of the highest-leverage problems in our business.

Reporting directly to our CEO, you will have a unique opportunity to develop the craft of product building, learn how a serial founder/CEO thinks and makes decisions, and see/understand a late stage tech startup’s day-to-day challenges as it goes through a rapid growth phase. You will be exposed to nearly every function at the company (i.e., product, growth, operations, finance, engineering, data), learn how to execute big-picture strategies and navigate the intricacies of a complex business.

A successful graduate will likely go on to become a product leader, growth leader, or run a function here or elsewhere. If you’re looking for an opportunity to greatly accelerate your career trajectory, we’d love to hear from you.

Who we get excited about:

• Owner: You act like your name is on the door. If something is broken, you feel responsible for fixing it, even if it’s outside of your swim lane.

• First principles thinker: You break ambiguous problems into clear hypotheses, and your instinct is to ask "What are we trying to accomplish here?" before jumping to "What is the solution?".

• Tenacious: You are highly resilient. No challenge is too difficult, no issue unsolvable.

• Sense of urgency: You have a strong bias for action and are impatient when progress is stalled.

What you bring:

• 2+ years of experience in management consulting, venture capital, private equity, or a startup environment

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline such as STEM, economics, or similar

• Ability to work in-person in our Palo Alto office alongside our CEO and executive team for the first 6-12 months

Compensation:

This position offers base salary and stock options. The base salary for this position within the San Francisco Bay Area is $120,000—$160,000 USD, but we can be flexible based on your prior experience and appropriate job levelling. We also offer comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, paid parental leave, 401(K) plan with 4% employer matching, and wellness benefits, among others.

Location:

This role requires being in our Palo Alto office five days a week, at least until you are capable of operating independently.

Please note: Jerry.ai is only able to hire full-time salaried employees who currently reside in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MA, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, or Ontario, Canada, and full-time hourly employees who currently reside in AZ, FL, GA, NV, NY, NC, TN, TX, UT, or VA. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from candidates residing elsewhere at this time.

Jerry.ai is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, reproductive health decisions or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Jerry.ai is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed on this job posting, determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future. In addition to base salary, the compensation may include opportunities for equity grants.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to regular employees, including health, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, paid parental leave, 401(K) plan with employer matching, and wellness benefits, among others. Equity opportunities may also be part of your total rewards package. Part-time, contract, or freelance roles may not be eligible for certain benefits.

About Jerry.ai

Jerry is building the first AI-powered advisor to manage all your physical assets.

Your car, home, and motorcycle aren't just purchases, they're the physical embodiment of the life you've worked hard to build. Yet the experience of owning them is stuck in the 90s. Every step of the journey — buying, insuring, maintaining, repairing, selling — is fragmented, complicated, and expensive.

Imagine having a trusted friend in your pocket who takes care of everything: they find you the right car or home at the right price, lock in the best insurance rate without you lifting a finger, remind you before that service appointment turns into an expensive repair, and help you sell at the best price when the time is right. That friend is Jerry.

We started with car insurance in 2019, became one of the top 3 brokers in the U.S., then added driving insights, diagnostics, and a repair marketplace. We've reached 5M+ customers, raised $240M+, and achieved profitability in 2024. We're now expanding into home, motorcycle, RV, and beyond.

Led by serial entrepreneurs and backed by Y Combinator, our team comprises talented and big-hearted leaders from places like Nvidia, Meta, Amazon, BCG, McKinsey, Bain, and GEICO. Our culture is the #1 reason people join Jerry and stay — we are a small and mighty team of competitive but kind people who think and act like owners, care deeply about the quality and impact of our work, and are relentless in our pursuit of learning and mastery over our craft.

We are proud to consistently rank as one of Y Combinator's Top Companies, Forbes and Statista's Best Startup Employers, and to have received other accolades in fintech and insurtech innovation, workplace culture, and leadership.

We support remote work for most roles, but if you prefer in-person or hybrid, we also have offices in Palo Alto, New York City, Chicago, and Toronto.