# Founder's Associate

**Company:** [Encord](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/encord)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Excel, Google Sheets, Data Analysis, Market Research, Customer Research, Growth Metrics, ROI Analysis, Social Media, B2B SaaS, AI/ML, Marketing, Sales Operations, Customer Success
**Posted:** 2026-05-08

> Supports the co-founders and senior team across strategic research, growth analytics, communications, recruiting, events, and customer-success planning. The role requires at least two years in a demanding startup, consulting, finance, or similarly execution-focused environment, plus strong analytical and communication skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work directly with the co-founders and senior team on presentations, spreadsheets, reporting, and growth initiatives.
- Conduct customer and market research to identify opportunities and support strategic decisions.
- Track the ROI of growth channels to improve resource allocation and identify new growth opportunities.
- Design, launch, and improve the careers page to attract talent.
- Plan and coordinate team activities and events, including outings and in-office events.
- Support the company's presence on social media, at conferences, and through other channels.
- Analyze customer product-usage data to inform quarterly Customer Success planning.

## Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in a high-intensity, high-velocity environment, such as an early-stage startup, top-tier management consulting, investment banking, private equity, or a similarly demanding execution-focused setting.
- Ability to take ambiguous briefs, structure problems, and drive high-quality outputs end to end.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including building Excel or Google Sheets models, analyzing product-usage data, tracking growth metrics, and drawing actionable conclusions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce polished decks, memos, and external-facing materials.
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Entrepreneurial, resourceful, detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable with rapid context switching.

## Nice-to-haves
- Exposure to B2B SaaS or AI/ML.
- Experience supporting a founder or C-suite executive directly.
- Familiarity with go-to-market functions such as marketing, sales operations, or customer success.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary, commission, and equity.
- Generous holiday allowance plus public holidays.
- Annual learning and development budget.
- Paid trips to visit prospects, attend conferences, and host events across the UK, Europe, and US.
- Company lunches twice a week.
- Monthly socials and bi-annual off-sites.

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