# Founder's Associate at Risely AI

- Company: Risely AI
- What the company does: The University OS: every student, course, dollar, and donor on one record, Risely's agents drafting in every office, and staff approving every move. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.risely.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Associate
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-05-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.gem.com/risely-ai/am9icG9zdDoI17PNuSJiZZCSiWlvjFXG
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/risely-ai-founder-s-associate/

## About the role

You'll work directly with the founders to support and manage the company behind the scenes. The job is to take the messy operational reality of an early-stage startup and turn it into something that actually functions. Anything that needs an owner becomes yours until someone else picks it up.

## What they're looking for

- Master of your own time. You'll have ten things going at once and that feels normal. You prioritize ruthlessly, switch context fast, and protect time for the work that actually matters
- You actually build. Python, SQL, APIs, scripts that run nightly. You've shipped real code before and you use it every day
- AI-native. You've built something real with Claude or Cursor and have opinions on where agents add leverage and where they don't
- Sharp writer. Memos, recaps, internal docs, customer emails. People understand what you mean and act on it
- Naturally organized. You take notes that you can find later. Things you commit to get done