Co-Founder

Clera

$150K — $180K *
Staffing
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in early-stage startups or high-growth tech environments.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML products or talent acquisition technologies.
  • Understanding of marketplace business models or B2B SaaS.
  • Strong instincts for identifying product-market fit quickly.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions in small teams.
  • Excellent communication skills with an ability to engage diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with co-founders to set and execute the company's vision and strategy.
  • Build and scale an AI-driven recruitment platform for direct candidate-company connections.
  • Drive business growth by establishing relationships with startups and expanding the candidate pool.
  • Influence product design, particularly in candidate matching and user experience.
  • Recruit and mentor initial team members in engineering, operations, and growth domains.
  • Ensure the platform achieves high-quality, efficient placements for users.

Benefits

  • Founding-team opportunity with significant ownership influence.
  • Work directly with experienced co-founders.
  • Contribute to the creation of an innovative AI recruitment platform.
  • Dynamic work environment that fosters creativity and initiative.
  • Potential for impactful professional relationships with startups and candidates.
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding-team opportunity at a pre-seed AI recruiting startup that is rethinking how top talent connects with high-growth companies. You will work directly alongside the existing co-founders to shape the product, go-to-market strategy, and culture from the ground up. The role carries real ownership and is central to the company's trajectory.
What You'll Do
  • Partner with co-founders to define and execute the overall vision, strategy, and roadmap.
  • Help build and scale an AI-powered platform that matches candidates directly with startup hiring managers.
  • Drive growth by deepening relationships with startups and expanding the network of companies and candidates on the platform.
  • Contribute to product decisions, including how the matching algorithm and candidate experience evolve.
  • Hire and develop early team members across engineering, operations, and growth.
  • Work cross-functionally to ensure the platform delivers high-quality, efficient placements for both candidates and companies.
What We're Looking For
  • Demonstrated experience building, scaling, or operating within early-stage startups or high-growth technology environments.
  • Background in one or more of: AI/ML products, talent acquisition technology, marketplace businesses, or B2B SaaS.
  • Strong commercial instincts, with the ability to identify product-market fit signals and act on them quickly.
  • Experience working with or at top-tier consulting, technology, or venture-backed organizations is a strong plus.
  • Comfort operating with high ambiguity and a bias toward action in a very small team.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with founders, candidates, and investors alike.
Location

Based in San Francisco, California. On-site presence expected given the early stage of the team.

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