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Founders Associate

Companytalentpluto
LocationNew York
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMay 3, 2026
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
Categories
TechnologyManagement & LeadershipFinance & AccountingEngineeringSoftware
Benefits
Equity
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
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.
📋Job Type
full time
💰Salary Range
$175,000 - $350,000
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
8
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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