Founder's Office, Founder Associate

Decagon Decagon · Vertical AI · San Francisco, CA · Founders Office

Decagon is seeking a Founder Associate to join their Founder's Office. This role will work directly with Founders and Execs to scale the business and shape the foundation of a world-class AI company. Responsibilities include driving strategic initiatives, identifying areas for improvement, and building processes. The ideal candidate is a past founder or aspiring founder, a strong operator, comfortable owning projects end-to-end, uses first-principles thinking and data to inform decisions, and is an excellent communicator.

What you'd actually do

  1. drive strategic initiatives across the company
  2. identify key areas for improvement
  3. build processes
  4. ultimately get things done

Skills

Required

  • past founder experience or founder ambitions
  • strong operational skills
  • ability to thrive in fast-paced environments
  • high ownership
  • ability to wear multiple hats
  • comfort owning projects end-to-end
  • first-principles thinking
  • data analysis and decision-making
  • process optimization
  • performance tracking
  • excellent communication skills
  • stakeholder management
  • bias for action and intensity

What the JD emphasized

  • high leverage
  • high motor
  • high impact
  • scale the business
  • shape the foundation
  • highest-priority strategic and operational challenges
  • past founder
  • killer operator
  • thrives in fast-paced environments
  • extremely high ownership
  • enjoy wearing multiple hats
  • new and ambiguous challenges
  • owning projects end-to-end
  • identifying the problem
  • implementing scalable solutions
  • first-principles thinking
  • analyzing problems
  • using data to inform decisions
  • optimize processes
  • track performance
  • excellent communicator
  • partner with cross-functional teams
  • influence stakeholders at all levels
  • passionate about building from the ground up
  • strong bias toward action
  • intensity