Founding Operations Associate

present of AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Conduct is seeking an operations generalist to join our New York office as the first operations hire. You’ll set up systems, vendors, and day-to-day processes while helping the office scale with the business.

You’ll work close with founders and senior leaders, handle interviews, events, and vendor contracts, and shape a welcoming culture as the company grows in AI tooling for enterprise software. This role blends hands-on logistics with strategic input on hiring, facilities, finance, and

Job description

This is a first operations hire for a New York office, so the role asks for someone who can set up systems, suppliers and processes from scratch while running the office day to day. A strong candidate has a few years of hands on generalist work at an early stage company, has touched hiring, finance, legal, facilities or events, and knows when to decide alone and when to escape. Detail, organisation and comfort around founders and senior leaders matter more than a narrow specialism.

How it fits the AI era

The company sells AI that maps and changes enterprise software, so the operations work sits next to a fast moving technical business and the pace of hiring and office growth reflects that. Much of the role stays human: running interviews, shaping how a new office feels, building relationships with suppliers and partners, and spotting what slows a team down. AI can help with scheduling, tracking and drafting, but judgement about people and priorities remains with the person in the seat.

How it builds AI experience

Working here gives exposure to an AI developer tools company and to the operational side of scaling one, including how AI products are sold and supported. A candidate can build relevant knowledge by learning how AI coding and testing tools fit into enterprise software work and by getting comfortable with the tools the team uses daily. That context helps when running events, supporting hiring and choosing suppliers for a company whose product is AI itself.

Worth showing

• Early stage generalist experience
• Office setup from scratch
• Hiring and interview support
• Budget and contract care
• Event running and culture

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About Conduct

Conduct is an AI operating system for enterprise software that maps how technical components connect to business logic and generates the code, tests, and implementation work needed to make changes safely, per the company.