Founders Associate: End-to-End Ops & AI

CivicMarketplace; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Remote work

Job summary

Civic Marketplace is looking for a Founders Associate to work directly with the CEO, turning cross-functional priorities into structured, end-to-end initiatives. You’ll collaborate across UK/US teams, design AI-enabled workflows, and drive outcomes that shape the company’s growth while coordinating with partners and investors.

You'll manage senior stakeholder relationships across time zones, maintain an execution-focused cadence, and own decisions that move the business forward with low ego and

Qualifications

• Three to five years post-MBB, or an operator at a Series A to C company who has run a cross-functional programme.
• Owned something from brief to result without a handover.
• Wants more ownership rather than a stepping stone.

Responsibilities

• Own flagship programmes end to end: for example our solicitation sourcing programme with a cooperative partner, designing the process and the AI tooling around it and running it to the outcome.
• Bring structure to ambiguous questions: turn a half-formed question from the CEO, the board or a partner into a framed problem with options and a recommendation, usually within a day.
• Run the operating rhythm: leadership syncs, board and investor updates, OKR reviews and the all hands, so decisions get made and then get done.
• Represent the CEO with partners: hold your own with procurement directors, cooperative executives and investors, and take the meetings that do not need Al.
• Build with AI: use Claude, our MCP server and internal agents as a default part of how you work, and help the team do the same.

Skills

Strategic frameworks

Executive presence

Ownership track record

Experience with senior stakeholders

Analytical fluency

Hands-on AI tooling

Low ego high standards

Public sector curiosity

Job description

Civic Marketplace is looking for a Founders Associate to work directly with the CEO, turning cross-functional priorities into structured, end-to-end initiatives. You’ll collaborate across UK/US teams, design AI-enabled workflows, and drive outcomes that shape the company’s growth while coordinating with partners and investors.

You'll manage senior stakeholder relationships across time zones, maintain an execution-focused cadence, and own decisions that move the business forward with low ego and