Founder's Associate

Encord • San Francisco, CA

114d

About The Position

At Encord, we're building the AI infrastructure of the future. The biggest challenge AI companies face today is not half as glamorous as the outside world may think: it's all about data quality. In fact, the success of any AI application today relies on the quality of a model's data — and for 95% of teams, this essential step is both the most costly, and the most time-consuming, in getting their product to market. As ex-computer scientists, physicists, and quants, we felt first-hand how the lack of tools to prepare quality training data was impeding the progress of building AI. AI today is what the early days of computing or the internet were like, where the potential of the technology is clear, but the tools and processes surrounding it are still primitive, preventing the next generation of applications. This is why we started Encord. We are a talented and ambitious team of 100+, working at the cutting edge of multimodal AI and deep learning, backed by top investors, including Next47, CRV and YC, leading industry executives like Luc Vincent, former VP of AI at Meta, and other top Bay Area leaders in AI. We are one the fastest growing companies in our space, and consistently rated as the best tool in the market by our customers. We have big plans ahead and are looking for a rockstar Founder’s Associate to join us and help us scale.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in high-intensity, high-velocity startups, as an early-employee or founder, or in top-tier consulting, IB, PE or similar fast-paced environments
• You're a do-er. You are happy to roll up your sleeves and get stuff done - from slides for an internal meeting to a demo for a client
• You're an expert at taking end-to-end ownership of broad, ambiguous problems and thinking from first principles to achieve a result
• You're obsessed with achieving an objective and getting results. You work best when given an outcome to aim towards, and iterating autonomously to find a way there
• You're an entrepreneur and want to be a part of building a business from the ground up
• You're detail oriented and organized, and you proactively pull others in when you need help before you get stuck

Responsibilities

• Working directly with the co-founders and other members of the senior team on a variety of projects/ tasks – from presentations to spreadsheets to basic reporting to various growth initiatives
• Research - ranging from customer research to identifying new opportunities to supporting strategic decisions
• Tracking the ROI of various growth channels to improve resource allocation and identify new growth curves
• Designing, releasing & improving 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 etc.)
• Be integral part in growing the business – support Encord’s presence on social media, conferences and more
• Crunching numbers on customer's usage of the product to help inform our Customer Success team's quarterly success planning

Benefits

• 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, host events across UK, Europe and US
• Company lunches twice a week
• Monthly socials & bi-annual off-sites

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees