AI-Native Founder's Associate

About the Role

This is a core operator role working directly with the CEO of a fast-growing AI-powered consumer health and e-commerce company. You will own high-impact projects end-to-end across operations, growth, and finance, in a lean, no-bureaucracy environment where your contributions are immediately visible.

What You'll Do

Partner with the CEO to turn ambiguous, high-stakes problems into structured analyses, decisions, and execution plans.

Support day-to-day operations across fulfillment, customer experience, supply chain coordination, and internal workflows.

Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, then design and build AI-driven solutions to eliminate them.

Use AI to scan the market for new products and ingredients, turning signals into a prioritized sourcing pipeline.

Build automated supplier discovery, qualification, and outreach workflows that operate at scale.

Design AI-assisted negotiation workflows for pricing, minimum order quantities, and terms, from first contact to signed agreement.

Support growth initiatives across marketing, experimentation, and performance tracking.

Develop financial models, dashboards, and reporting tools grounded in real unit economics.

Leverage automation and low-code tools to replace manual effort with scalable systems across all functions.

Own ad-hoc, high-priority projects and move fluidly between strategy and execution.

What We're Looking For

0 to 3 years of experience operating autonomously in an early-stage or startup environment.

Degree from a top-tier university in engineering, science, math, business, or a related field.

Proven, hands-on experience building AI-powered systems, automation workflows, or low-code solutions that delivered measurable business outcomes.

Fluency with AI and automation tools such as Make, Zapier, n8n, or similar platforms and APIs.

Demonstrated technical capability, whether through an engineering background or self-taught coding with applied results.

Experience building financial models, dashboards, or business intelligence tools for forecasting or performance analysis.

Background in operational analysis, process optimization, or supply chain workflows across fulfillment, sourcing, or logistics.

Experience with supplier discovery, vendor evaluation, and negotiation.

Cross-functional profile spanning AI automation, operations, strategy, finance, and growth rather than a single specialist domain.

High agency: you spot problems, take ownership, and execute without waiting to be told.

Bonus: experience with growth analysis, A/B testing, performance tracking, or content creation and community engagement.

Bonus: familiarity with consumer products, functional nutrition, or retail sourcing.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $120,000 to $140,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California , five days per week. This is a high-collaboration role requiring full-time in-office presence.