Founder's Associate, Business Operations (SF)

About the role

Prime Intellect is hiring a Founder's Associate, Business Operations to act as a right hand to senior management . This is a high-trust, high-pace role for someone with exceptional judgment and execution who wants to operate at the centre of a frontier AI company. You'll work directly with leadership to drive priorities forward, keep execution tight, and remove friction across the org. The work is varied, ambiguous, and intensely practical - the reward is outsized learning, real responsibility, and a clear path to bigger scope for high performers. About Prime Intellect Prime Intellect's mission is to build the open superintelligence stack : from globally distributed compute to frontier agentic models, enabling anyone to train, deploy, and benefit from AGI. Backed by leading investors including Founders Fund and Menlo Ventures , we're building foundational infrastructure and models for openly accessible AGI.

Responsibilities

• This role is designed to be a force multiplier for senior leadership. You'll own outcomes end-to-end and build the operating cadence that helps a fast-growing team move faster.
• Leadership Support & Execution
• Act as a day-to-day extension of senior management: follow-ups, prioritisation, and closing loops
• Turn ambiguous problems into clear plans, timelines, owners, and shipped results
• Drive special projects across functions (ops, finance, recruiting coordination, internal comms, logistics)
• Prepare briefs, updates, decision memos, and meeting notes that keep everyone aligned
• Operational Cadence & Systems
• Build lightweight systems that make execution predictable (tracking, documentation, SOPs)
• Create a high-quality internal "operating rhythm": weekly priorities, reporting, and accountability
• Spot recurring friction and implement fixes that reduce overhead for the team
• Cross-Functional Problem Solving
• Jump on whatever is highest priority that week - and deliver without hand-holding
• Coordinate across time zones (SF/Berlin) to ensure tight communication and fast turnaround
• Support key moments: hiring/onboarding coordination, team planning, travel/event logistics when needed
• Who We're Looking For
• We're looking for exceptional horsepower + low ego - someone who is comfortable doing whatever it takes to get the job done, while maintaining high standards and discretion.
• You'll likely be a strong fit if you:
• Have elite execution ability : fast, precise, relentlessly reliable
• Can operate independently with excellent judgment and follow-through
• Communicate clearly and proactively, especially in high-velocity environments
• Enjoy being accountable for outcomes, not just tasks
• Have strong organisational instincts and can impose structure on ambiguity
• Common backgrounds that do well here:
• Top-performing early-career candidates from finance, consulting, investing, research, or high-intensity startups
• People who've held high-responsibility leadership roles and thrive in demanding environments
• What Success Looks Like (First 90 Days)
• Leadership trust is earned quickly: you're plugged into priorities and reliably closing loops
• Cross-functional projects move faster because you create clarity and accountability
• The team has stronger operating rhythm: fewer dropped balls, faster decisions
• You build scalable systems that reduce friction and increase execution velocity
• Why This Role Is Different
• Proximity to decision-making: learn how frontier companies are built from the inside
• High trust + real responsibility: meaningful scope from day one
• Meritocratic growth: strong performers expand scope rapidly
• Mission + intensity: work alongside a world-class team pushing the frontier of open AGI
• To apply s end a short note on
• (1) a time you operated at unusually high standards under pressure
• (2) why Prime Intellect and this role.

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