Founding Operator — Strategy, AI & Growth

Fulcrum, Inc.

San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 280,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary and equity
Health, dental & vision insurance
Office in San Francisco

Job summary

Fulcrum, Inc. is searching for a Founding Operator to partner with the leadership team on the hardest, most ambiguous problems. You will move between strategic projects, customer-facing work, analytics, and operational builds, shipping outcomes quickly and owning unbounded scope.

You will tackle strategic problem solving, analytics, and cross-functional execution, while leveraging frontier AI. This is an in-person role based in San Francisco, with equity as part of the compensation.

Qualifications

  • 1 to 4 years of experience at an MBB or bulge-bracket / elite investment bank.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to interact with senior leadership, customers, and investors.
  • Analytical rigor across modeling, deliverables, and verbal communication.
  • Genuine humility and collaboration.
  • AI-native mindset; familiarity with frontier models and practical use.
  • Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate; in-person role.

Responsibilities

  • Own unstructured, high-stakes problems and build clear frameworks, recommendations, and decisions.
  • Drive analyses behind pricing and commercial strategy for enterprise customers.
  • Produce board materials and executive narratives with a strong analytical/storytelling bar.
  • Collaborate with product on roadmap prioritization and pilot design; support deployments.
  • Build GTM workflows, renewal motions, and internal reporting infrastructure.

Skills

Executive presence
Analytical thinking
Strategic thinking
Problem solving
Relocate to SF

Job description

Fulcrum, Inc. is searching for a Founding Operator to partner with the leadership team on the hardest, most ambiguous problems. You will move between strategic projects, customer-facing work, analytics, and operational builds, shipping outcomes quickly and owning unbounded scope.

You will tackle strategic problem solving, analytics, and cross-functional execution, while leveraging frontier AI. This is an in-person role based in San Francisco, with equity as part of the compensation.

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