AI-Native Founder's Associate
clera · San Francisco · onsite
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.