Founders Associate — Remote, Strategic Ops & Growth

Jobgether; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 829,000 - 2,073,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobgether seeks a Founders Associate based in South Africa to work directly with the founder, driving strategic initiatives and cross‑functional operations. You will own high‑impact projects, streamline processes, and enable scalable growth in a fully remote setting.

You will explore partnerships, manage multiple priorities, and contribute to sales, marketing, and business development with significant autonomy from day one.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, marketing, or business development is an advantage.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in growth strategy.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to coordinate multiple priorities.
• Proactive, hands-on problem solving; take initiative.
• Adaptability across functions; fast-paced environment.
• Ownership, accountability, and willingness to go the extra mile.
• Full-time availability to contribute to growth.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate directly with the founder on strategic priorities and projects.
• Own key projects across multiple business functions.
• Build, optimize, and document internal processes for scalable growth.
• Coordinate activities between teams and keep projects on track.
• Research new business opportunities, partnerships, and emerging markets.
• Identify operational challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Support customer relationships, sales initiatives, and business activities.
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities and provide support where needed.

Skills

Sales/BD

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Organization & coordination

Proactive problem solving

Adaptability

Ownership & accountability

Full-time

Job description

Jobgether seeks a Founders Associate based in South Africa to work directly with the founder, driving strategic initiatives and cross‑functional operations. You will own high‑impact projects, streamline processes, and enable scalable growth in a fully remote setting.

You will explore partnerships, manage multiple priorities, and contribute to sales, marketing, and business development with significant autonomy from day one.