Founder's Associate

Risely AI•San Francisco, CA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Risely is seeking a Founder's Associate to work directly with the founders to manage the company's operations. This role involves taking the operational aspects of an early-stage startup and ensuring they function smoothly. The Associate will be responsible for internal processes, data, tools, follow-ups, and ongoing projects, acting as the company's operating system while founders focus on customer calls, hiring, fundraising, and product development. The role requires a proactive individual who can manage multiple tasks, switch contexts quickly, and drive projects to completion.

Requirements

An operator at heart, with an instinct to clean up, document, and automate chaotic processes.
Master of time management, able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize ruthlessly, switch context quickly, and protect time for important work.
Proficiency in building with Python, SQL, APIs, and scripts.
Experience shipping real code.
AI-native, with experience building with tools like Claude or Cursor and an understanding of agent leverage.
Sharp writing skills for memos, recaps, internal documents, and customer emails.
Naturally organized with the ability to find notes and complete commitments.
0-2 years out of school.

Nice To Haves

Higher education experience.
A genuine interest in improving university operations.
Experience shipping products that real users have used.
Experience supporting and managing operations.
Ops-heavy internships.
Internal tooling work.
Sales or customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

Support and manage internal operations, including vendors, contracts, hiring logistics, finance operations, and the back office.
Build internal tools and agents using Python and TypeScript to automate manual processes such as CRM hygiene, prospect research, reporting, and internal workflows.
Own strategic projects end-to-end, including market research, competitive analysis, hiring sprints, vendor evaluations, and special founder-driven projects.
Maintain company organization through Notion hygiene, project tracking, meeting preparation, and follow-ups.
Support customer launches by coordinating integration timelines, tracking internal handoffs, and preparing for go-live.
Support sales execution by conducting pipeline research, managing prospect outreach, handling deal follow-ups, building proposals, and preparing for customer meetings and conferences.
Ensure customer success post-launch by monitoring value realization, flagging issues, and managing the operational aspects of customer relationships.
Act as a second pair of eyes to catch overlooked details, finalize deliverables, and manage loose ends.