Founder's Associate
Company: Encord
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
About us Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps
300 AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform
indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI
lifecycle, from development through production. Trusted by Woven by
Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more. We're an ambitious team of
100 working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C
funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.
The Role This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious,
multi-talented individual who wants to see the inside of a
fast-paced scale-up and work closely with the co-founders and
senior team. The ideal candidate is a superstar who is willing to
work hard, roll up their sleeves and support the founders in their
day-to-day tasks, while learning about every aspect of what it
takes to run a fast growing business. You will work directly with
Encord's senior team and get unique visibility into an exciting,
high-growth, mission-based scale-up. What you'll do Work directly
with the co-founders and other members of the senior team on a
variety of projects and tasks: from presentations and spreadsheets,
to basic reporting and various growth initiatives Research: ranging
from customer research to identifying new opportunities to
supporting strategic decisions Track the ROI of various growth
channels to improve resource allocation and identify new growth
curves Design, release, and improve a careers page to attract the
next wave of Encord talent Ensure we keep our start-up atmosphere
as we scale: plan and coordinate activities and events (e.g. team
outings, in-office events) Be an integral part in growing the
business — support Encord's presence on social media, conferences,
and more Crunch numbers on customers' usage of the product to help
inform our Customer Success team's quarterly success planning Who
we're looking for A do-er with a founder's mentality — comfortable
rolling up your sleeves for anything from an internal slide deck to
a client demo, and energised by building something from the ground
up You take end-to-end ownership of broad, ambiguous problems and
think from first principles to get to a result — without needing
hand-holding Obsessed with outcomes: you work best when given a
goal and the autonomy to find a way there, iterating scrappily and
resourcefully until it's done Entrepreneurial and comfortable
context-switching rapidly — a candidate interview, an Excel model,
and a vision-pitch draft might all land in the same afternoon
Detail-oriented and proactively communicative — your team is always
up to date, things rarely slip, and you're already thinking three
steps ahead Experience requirements 2 years in a high-intensity,
high-velocity environment — early-stage startup (founding team or
first 20 employees), top-tier management consulting, investment
banking, private equity, or a similarly demanding,
execution-focused setting Demonstrated ability to take an ambiguous
brief, structure the problem, and drive it to a high-quality output
end-to-end Strong analytical and quantitative skills — comfortable
building Excel or Google Sheets models, analysing product usage
data, tracking growth metrics, and drawing actionable conclusions
from numbers Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
with the ability to produce polished decks, memos, and
external-facing materials quickly and to a high standard Proven
track record of managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
without dropping the ball Bonus: prior exposure to B2B SaaS or
AI/ML; experience supporting a founder or C-suite executive
directly; familiarity with GTM functions such as marketing, sales
ops, or customer success What we offer Competitive salary,
commission, and equity in a hyper-growth business Strong in-person
culture: most of our team is in the office 3 days a week Generous
holiday allowance public holidays Annual learning and development
budget Paid trips to visit prospects, attend conferences, and host
events across the UK, Europe, and US Company lunches twice a week
Monthly socials & bi-annual off-sites
Keywords: Encord, North Highlands , Founder's Associate, Sales , San Francisco, California
