Founders Associate

About the role

Civic Marketplace is an AI native cooperative procurement platform for US local government. The Founders Associate works directly with the CEO to tackle the company's most important cross functional problems, running them end to end with a small team and owning outcomes.

What you'll do

• Own flagship programmes end to end, from design to outcome, including AI tooling and process design.
• Bring structure to ambiguous questions by framing problems, options, and recommendations quickly.
• Manage the operating rhythm, including leadership syncs, board and investor updates, and OKR reviews.
• Represent the CEO with partners and run meetings that do not require the CEO's direct involvement.
• Build with AI, using tools like Claude and MCP server to integrate into workflows.

What they're looking for

• Three to five years post MB B or operator experience at Series A to C with cross functional program ownership.
• Strong executive presence and ability to engage senior public sector or investor audiences.
• Proven ownership of a programme, launch, or deal from plan to outcome.
• Experience coordinating across time zones and keeping work moving while others are asleep.
• Analytical fluency in spreadsheets, dashboards and SQL adjacent tools; hands on AI tooling experience.

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states global, remote eligibility with location London base and US Central overlap; it is not explicit about Nigeria availability. Confirm before interviewing.
• Remote first with travel to the US; time zone overlap is required with US Central hours.
• Pay currency or range is not stated; confirm compensation details during interview.
• Contractor vs employee status is not specified; confirm during interview.
• Daily overlap into US Central hours and regular travel to Texas are noted; Nigeria residency is not excluded but requires confirmation.