# Founder Associate

**Company:** [Valon](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/valon)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $110k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** AI Tools, Claude, Data Analysis, Cross-Functional Project Management, Process Automation, Strategic Modeling, Ai Enablement, Org Design, Stakeholder Management, Workflow Automation
**Posted:** 2026-04-29

> Works directly with cofounder and executives on high-leverage cross-functional projects including client deployments, operations, pricing, and AI initiatives at a Series C fintech. Requires high agency, generalist skills, AI fluency, and 0-8 years experience.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do

- Own critical cross-functional projects end-to-end — scoping, stakeholder alignment, execution, and delivery. These will span client deployments, internal operations, pricing, AI enablement, and whatever else matters most right now.
- Be the COO's force multiplier — synthesize information across teams, prepare materials for executive and board-level decisions, and flag problems before they become crises.
- Build new functions from 0 → 1 — when Valon needs something that doesn't exist yet (a process, a team, a system), you'll be the person who figures out what good looks like and stands it up.
- Use AI as a default tool — you regularly use Claude Code or similar agentic coding tools to automate your own workflows, analyze data, and move at a pace that would be impossible without AI fluency.
- Navigate ambiguity with confidence — you won't get detailed briefs or clear swim lanes. You'll get context, constraints, and trust.

## Who You Are

- 0–8 years of experience — you might be coming from a top consulting firm (MBB), a high-growth startup, an early-stage CoS role, or a rotational program. What matters more than pedigree is evidence of exceptional output and high agency.
- Generalist by nature — you're the person who picks up new domains fast, whether it's mortgage servicing economics, AI deployment strategy, or org design.
- High agency and low ego — you volunteer for the unglamorous work, you don't wait for permission, and you'd rather ship something imperfect today than perfect it next month.
- Strong written communicator — you can write a crisp one-pager, a persuasive Slack message, or a detailed process doc with equal fluency.
- AI-native — you already use AI tools daily to amplify your work. You think in terms of \"how do I automate this\" before \"how do I do this manually.\"
- Based in New York — this role is hybrid and requires in-person presence.

## Benefits

- Competitive salary + meaningful equity (Series C stage)
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible PTO
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Quarterly team events

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