# Founding Strategy & Operations at Cranston AI

- Company: Cranston AI
- What the company does: Cranston prepares tax and accounting work inside the software your firm already uses. Your team reviews every judgment call. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.cranston.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cranston/13d638db-bd7a-4ad4-ad22-d3b7ff3e21b0
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cranston-ai-founding-strategy-and-operations/

## About the role

Own customer outcomes. Understand what each firm needs, build a practical plan, and drive it through to completion. Solve messy problems. Investigate issues, distinguish symptoms from root causes, and work with engineering to get the right things fixed.

## What they're looking for

- You get up to speed quickly in unfamiliar domains
- You can break an ambiguous problem into concrete steps and start making progress
- You’ve owned something difficult and can explain what you personally did, what changed, and what you learned
- You communicate clearly and listen carefully. You can build credibility with a business owner and collaborate effectively with an engineer
- You’re comfortable with numbers, spreadsheets, new software, and AI tools
- You take initiative, care about details, and finish what you start

Tags: Operations