# Founder Associate at Clera

Founder Associate at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $90k–$120k. Posted November 6, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $90k–$120k
- Experience: 1+ year
- Posted: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Clera/2fa54d74-2e13-4f62-93e0-11e96926087a/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founder-associate-clera-kcn81n

## Requirements

- Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience as a Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup operator, with hands-on ownership in founder support, strategy, recruiting, growth, or special projects.
- Ability to work independently across varied, ambiguous projects and drive outcomes end to end.
- Willingness to work closely with a small founding team in an early-stage environment.

## Description

### About the Role

Join the founding team of an early-stage AI-powered recruiting and talent marketplace company as a hands-on operator. You will take on high-impact work across product, growth, operations, and partnerships to improve candidate outcomes and help the business scale.

### What You'll Do

- Lead founder-priority projects, from exploring new markets to executing strategic initiatives.

- Improve the candidate experience, funnel conversion, and hiring outcomes.

- Design and implement scalable operating processes and systems.

- Support go-to-market efforts by refining messaging, running experiments, and developing partnerships.

- Turn feedback from candidates and hiring companies into actionable product priorities.

- Independently shift between operations, strategy, recruiting, and special projects as business needs evolve.

### What We're Looking For

- Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience.

- Experience as a Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup operator, with hands-on ownership in founder support, strategy, recruiting, growth, or special projects.

- Ability to work independently across varied, ambiguous projects and drive outcomes end to end.

- Willingness to work closely with a small founding team in an early-stage environment.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $90,000 to $120,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

### Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. Candidates must be based in San Francisco or willing to relocate. The role involves working in person with the founding team in a shared living and working setup.