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Founders Associate

5/3/2026

The Founders Associate will act as a force multiplier for the CTO, driving execution across technical and operational priorities. They will manage high-priority projects, coordinate across engineering teams, and serve as an organizational backbone for the company.

Salary

175000 - 350000 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

2-10 employees

Language

English

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About The Company

talentpluto is the AI-native platform connecting elite GTM professionals with high-growth startups. Our mission is simple: streamline the hiring journey for exceptional GTM talent and innovative companies, ensuring the perfect match every time. Talentpluto empowers professionals, even those not actively job hunting, to discreetly explore exciting career paths and opportunities. Join talentpluto today and transform your hiring experience, connecting the best talent with visionary startups, faster and smarter than ever.

About the Role

Founders Associate
Location: New York City
Work Model: In person
Compensation: $175K–$350K+ base plus meaningful equity

About the company

Our partner is building on-chain access to the world’s most liquid markets for people who do not have reliable access to transparent, trustworthy brokers. The platform enables users to trade major markets permissionlessly with self-custody, using blockchain rails to make access more transparent and auditable. The company has raised roughly $27M to date, has generated $30M+ in revenue, and is operating with a team of about 35 people.

About the role

Our partner is hiring a Founders Associate to work directly with the CTO. This is not a generic assistant role. It is a high-trust, high-responsibility position for someone who can operate alongside a deeply technical leader, help drive execution across a fast-scaling engineering org, and earn credibility with an already strong team of developers, quants, and operators. The founder described it as someone helping the CTO lead a ~25-person dev team and stepping into work that requires real judgment, technical fluency, and intensity.

What you’ll do

Work directly with the CTO as a force multiplier across technical and operational priorities
Help prepare for standups and keep execution moving across a globally distributed engineering team
Drive high-priority projects across product, engineering, and company-building initiatives
Act as an organizational backbone for a fast-moving technical team
Help coordinate across internal stakeholders and external touchpoints as the company scales
Travel as needed for team collaboration, conferences, and strategic priorities
Operate with a founder-level ownership mindset in an environment with very little hand-holding

What they’re looking for

Strong technical foundation; this is a must-have
Degree background in math, computer science, physics, neuroscience, engineering, or similarly rigorous technical fields
Someone who can earn the respect of highly technical teammates, including people from top trading, crypto, and engineering backgrounds
Strong organizational ability and project management instincts
Interest in finance, markets, startups, or technical company-building
Comfortable with intensity, early starts, and a fast-moving environment
Founder-like profile: someone who could plausibly start their own company, but wants to build alongside an exceptional CTO

Key Skills

Technical fluencyProject managementEngineering leadershipOperational strategyStakeholder managementProduct managementCross-functional collaborationStrategic planningData analysisCommunication