# Founder Associate at Clera

Founder Associate at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time, paying $90k–$120k. Posted October 29, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $90k–$120k
- Experience: 1+ year
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/7f17bade-0a31-4c14-bddb-39553e8d51cb/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founder-associate-clera-qpp9tp

## Requirements

- Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience as a Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup operator.
- Hands-on operations experience beyond a primarily technical or product-management background.
- Ability to work independently across operational, strategic, recruiting, and project work in a fast-moving startup environment.

## Description

### About the Role

Join the founding team of an early-stage AI-powered recruiting and talent-matching startup. This hands-on operator role spans product, growth, operations, and partnerships, helping the team improve candidate experiences and build scalable ways to connect talent with startups.

### What You'll Do

- Lead high-priority projects from planning through execution, including new market initiatives and strategic work.

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

- Build operational processes and systems that support rapid growth.

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

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

- Switch independently across operations, strategy, recruiting, and special projects as priorities 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.

- Hands-on operations experience beyond a primarily technical or product-management background.

- Ability to work independently across operational, strategic, recruiting, and project work in a fast-moving startup environment.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $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 for an in-person team and hacker-house setup.