An early-stage enterprise AI company is hiring a Founding Business Associate (Strategy & Operation) to work directly with the founders during a critical phase of growth. This is a true builder role for someone who wants to be close to customers, deals, and decision-making, rather than sitting in a narrow function.
The company is selling a complex, high-impact AI product into enterprise customers. As a result, this role sits at the intersection of GTM, customer deployments, operations, and special projects. You will help get customers live, support enterprise deals, translate customer needs back into the product, and build the internal processes required to scale.
This is not a strategy-only or observer role. You will be hands-on day to day, owning unstructured problems and driving them to resolution. One week you might be supporting a live customer deployment, the next helping prepare materials for an enterprise deal, the next working directly with founders on a critical internal initiative.
The ideal profile has 2–6 years of experience from management consulting, investment banking, or a high-growth B2B SaaS startup. You are likely someone who has learned quickly in demanding environments and now wants to move closer to execution. You should be comfortable with ambiguity, fast iteration, and taking responsibility without needing heavy direction.
This role is best suited to someone who:
• Enjoys being in the details and solving real problems
• Learns products quickly and can explain complex concepts clearly
• Is comfortable working across customers, sales, product, and operations
• Wants ownership, impact, and exposure rather than hierarchy or polish
The role is on-site in San Francisco. Compensation is competitive and includes meaningful upside.
You will work directly with the founders and gain early exposure to how an enterprise AI company is built from the ground up.
If you are looking for a role where you can move fast, take ownership, and play a real part in building something early, this is worth exploring
