Founder’s Associate

Accountabilities

As a Founder’s Associate - Product, you will progressively take ownership of a product area, contributing to discovery, strategy, execution, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with company leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure that product decisions address real user needs and deliver measurable business value. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Take end-to-end ownership of a product area, progressing from discovery and research to development, launch, and iteration. 
• Engage with sales representatives and Revenue Operations professionals to understand their workflows, challenges, and use of Salesforce. 
• Translate customer insights and complex business processes into clear product opportunities and actionable decisions. 
• Help define AI-powered features, determining how artificial intelligence can capture, summarise, and surface relevant information while minimising unnecessary noise. 
• Write clear product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria to guide engineering and design teams. 
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to ensure timely, high-quality product delivery. 
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor product adoption, and evaluate feature performance using data. 
• Gather feedback, analyse results, and continuously refine product functionality and user experience. 
• Contribute to product strategy, roadmap prioritisation, and quality standards while developing an independent product management perspective. 
• Collaborate closely with the founders, bringing initiative, structured thinking, and a strong focus on customer value to product decisions. 

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a proactive, intellectually curious professional with strong analytical and communication skills and a genuine interest in product management, technology, and AI. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, taking initiative, and moving from ambiguous problems to practical solutions. The following qualifications and skills are expected:

• Excellent academic background in economics, business, industrial engineering, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated ability. 
• Previous experience in a high-growth startup, venture capital, consulting, or another environment requiring independent execution and broad responsibilities. 
• Exceptional written communication skills, with the ability to express complex ideas clearly, concisely, and persuasively. 
• Strong curiosity, independent thinking, and well-developed opinions about effective product management. 
• Ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing priorities, and proactively identify the next steps without requiring constant direction. 
• Strong interest in technology, UX/UI, user research, and the intersection of product management and engineering. 
• Experience working on a product is a significant advantage. 
• Analytical thinking and the ability to use data, customer feedback, and business insights to inform product decisions. 
• Strong organisational and collaboration skills, with the ability to coordinate work across multiple teams. 
• Fluency in English. 
• Motivation to work closely with founders, take ownership of meaningful projects, and contribute directly to product outcomes.