Founder's Associate

The role

You will work directly with senior leadership to scale and optimise key business verticals and strategic initiatives across the US business. You will own growth strategies, pricing, merchandising and operational initiatives within your assigned vertical.

What you will do

• Work directly with senior leadership to help scale, optimise, and lead key business verticals and strategic initiatives across the US business.
• Own the execution and performance management of growth strategies, pricing, merchandising, and operational initiatives within your assigned vertical.
• Monitor vertical performance daily, troubleshoot operational or commercial bottlenecks, and implement solutions to drive growth, profitability, and customer experience.
• Build and maintain trackers, forecasting models, reporting frameworks, and weekly business reviews (WBRs).
• Conduct deep-dive analyses on category performance, pricing, customer behaviour, and unit economics.
• Support partnership management with key external partners, contributing to commercial negotiations and joint business opportunities.
• Evaluate financial performance, monitor investment efficiency, and allocate resources across your business area.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Finance, Marketing, Product, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.

Required qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in a high-growth startup, consulting, finance, e-commerce, or commercial role.
• A natural problem-solver with a strong bias for action and a flexible mindset.
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and business recommendations.
• Strong leadership and collaborative skills with a track record of influencing diverse stakeholders.
• Experience leading strategic planning and reporting to senior leadership.
• Strong commercial acumen, including experience supporting partnership management, negotiating commercial initiatives, or driving profitable business growth.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets, with experience building forecasts, trackers, and performance reporting.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and mental health support for eligible employees.
• Company RSUs (Restricted Stock Units).
• Gopuff employee rewards, including brand partnership deals.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Annual performance appraisal and bonus.

About the company

Gopuff delivers everyday wants and needs in minutes across the U.S. and U.K. The company describes itself as tech-first and focused on operational excellence.