Founder Associate Intern

The role

You will work directly with a small founding team at an AI-powered recruiting and talent-matching startup. You will support candidates through recruiting workflows and help connect them with startup opportunities.

What you will do

• Support candidates through recruiting workflows and help connect them with suitable startup opportunities.
• Own and improve operational workflows that support candidate experience and recruiting delivery.
• Work with the founding team to drive initiatives across recruiting, growth, and startup operations.
• Help optimize processes and apply workflow automation where useful.

Required qualifications

• At least three months of internship experience.
• A completed bachelor's degree.
• Professional experience in founder support, operations, recruiting, growth, or startup execution, ideally in a fast-paced environment such as a startup, consulting, sales, or venture capital.
• Evidence of strong academic performance or standout project work, such as a selective academic background, substantial projects, or active GitHub contributions.
• Available for the internship, with no conflicting full-time commitment.
• Willing to commit to a six-day work week and shared living and working arrangements.

Nice to have

• Prior recruiting, talent acquisition, candidate relationship management, social media, or workflow optimization experience.
• Familiarity with venture-backed startups and their hiring practices.

Benefits

• Visa sponsorship is available.

Before you apply

• Relocation to San Francisco and participation in a shared living and working environment are required.
• Visa sponsorship is available.

About the company

clera is an AI-powered recruiting and talent-matching startup. It connects candidates with opportunities at venture-backed startups.