The RoleAs Founders Associate at Adaption, you are the right hand, force multiplier, and ultimate leverage point for the founding team. Your primary directive is simple: make the founders' day radically lighter so they can focus on high-leverage decisions and accelerating our 0 to 1 trajectory.
You are a true swiss army knife: equally comfortable with jumping on operations, coordinating team strategy or traveling alongside the founders to handle logistics and live execution. You thrive in intense, fast-moving environments where ambiguity is constant, context-switching is mandatory, and being available on short notice is second nature. From high-level strategic initiatives to critical operations, no job is too big or too small if it moves the company forward.
Responsibilities- Founder Leverage: Serve as the central point of leverage for the founders. Clear operational friction before it even reaches their desks. Be a trusted intermediary for key asks, anticipating operational needs and proactively coordinating next steps
- High and Low Execution: Tackle tasks across the full spectrum of operations- from helping with procurement to coordinating team logistics.
- Day-to-Day Operations & Scale: Build internal rituals, communication channels, and operations infrastructure to keep a fast-growing, distributed team aligned and running efficiently.
- Agile Context-Switching: Rapidly pivot between high-level strategic problem-solving and immediate tactical tasks based on founder priorities and urgent operational needs.
- Travel & On-the-Ground Support: Travel directly with the founders for investor meetings, conferences, key hires, and strategic offsites. Manage door-to-door travel logistics, schedule adjustments, and live operational needs on short notice.
- 0 to 1 Special Projects: Own high-priority, cross-functional initiatives end-to-end from first principles. Take undefined, ambiguous problems that don't fit into standard job descriptions and build working systems from scratch.
Qualifications & Mindset- 1-6+ years of experience in operations, founder's office, or special projects-ideally within a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment. Former founders welcome
- Hyper-adaptable & available on short notice: Comfortable with irregular hours, fast turnarounds, and last-minute travel demands during critical build phases
- Exceptional multi-tasking abilities: Proven track record of managing competing priorities, context-switching seamlessly, and keeping key initiatives moving without dropping details
- Low ego, high agency: A "no task is too small" attitude coupled with the drive to take full ownership of high-stakes projects
- Strong organizational & logistical instincts: Impeccable attention to detail, proactive anticipation of founder needs, and bulletproof administrative follow-through
Above all, we're looking for great teammates who make work feel lighter and aren't afraid to go out on a limb with bold ideas. You don't need to be perfect, but you do need to be adaptable. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check every box.
Benefits- Flexible work: In-person collaboration in the Bay Area, a distributed global-first team, and team offsites.
- Adaption Passport: Annual travel stipend to explore a country you've never visited. We're building intelligence that evolves alongside you, so we encourage you to keep expanding your horizons.
- Lunch Stipend: Weekly meal allowance for take-out or grocery delivery.
- Well-Being: Comprehensive medical benefits and generous paid time off.
