Founders Associate (Growth)

Lio • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The Founders Associate (Growth) works directly with Lio’s founders to turn strategic priorities into action and support the company’s growth. The role spans go-to-market, customer initiatives, and internal operations, combining analytical thinking with hands-on execution. Projects may include building business cases for enterprise customers, exploring new markets, and improving collaboration across teams.

The associate brings structure to projects, keeps work moving, and turns ideas into measurable outcomes. They own initiatives from defining the problem and engaging the right people through execution and delivery. The role offers close collaboration with the founders and exposure to company-shaping decisions, while contributing to customer insights, growth initiatives, and scalable processes.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in consulting, strategy, finance, operations, or a high-growth startup.
• Ability to understand businesses quickly, ask thoughtful questions, and turn analysis into practical action.
• Commercial instinct and interest in customers, markets, and growth drivers.
• Clear and confident communication with colleagues, customers, and senior stakeholders.
• Attention to detail, initiative, and reliable follow-through to keep projects moving.
• Ability to thrive amid changing priorities.
• Curiosity about how AI can transform enterprise operations.
• Ambition, entrepreneurial mindset, care for customers and teammates, ownership, and willingness to move quickly and go above and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Work with the founders on high-priority strategic projects, conducting research and analysis and developing clear recommendations.
• Explore customer segments, test growth initiatives, and improve how Lio communicates its value as part of shaping the go-to-market approach.
• Support discovery for selected enterprise opportunities, develop business cases, and coordinate follow-up alongside the founders and Sales team.
• Translate customer insights into actionable feedback, working with Product and Solutions Engineering to identify valuable use cases.
• Improve company processes so teams can collaborate effectively and scale successful ways of working.
• Own projects end-to-end by defining the problem, bringing together relevant people, driving execution, and delivering clear outcomes.

Benefits

• Close collaboration with the founders and direct exposure to decisions shaping the company.
• Ownership of meaningful projects and the opportunity to contribute to company growth and foundational work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed