Founder's Associate / Chief of Staff
About the role
We’re hiring a Founder’s Associate / Chief of Staff to work directly with our Founder & CEO and their teams across multiple ventures operating across education, recruiting, AI, talent development and workforce innovation. These include Equal Teaching, EQL Edtech and Equal Education Partners.
This is a role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, thinks like a founder, and wants an accelerated path to leadership or future entrepreneurship. You’ll contribute across strategy, operations, systems, relationships, content, and execution - from day one.
Responsibilities:
Strategic & Operational Execution
• Drive execution on cross-company initiatives
• Build systems, workflows, SOPs and automations
• Identify patterns, bottlenecks and opportunities to improve operations
Client, Partner & Investor Engagement
• Help to manage high-value relationships
• Draft proposals, memos, contracts, decks and materials
• Support global client and partner communication
Brand, Content & Communication
• Manage and triage high volumes of correspondence
• Draft and refine content for LinkedIn, newsletters and events
• Build websites, pages and MVPs using AI & no-code tools (working with Marketing colleagues)
• Maintain brand consistency across multiple ventures (working with Marketing colleagues)
Events & External Representation
• Coordinate presence at key conferences (BETT, SXSW, ASU+GSV, etc.)
• Prepare materials, logistics and communications
• Represent the Founder & CEO, the MD and the company in meetings
Business Operations
• Support invoicing, payroll coordination, vendor management
• Help run efficient operations across systems and teams
• Improve and implement SOPs across the organisation
Founder Enablement
• Prioritise, triage and manage workflow
• Operate across WhatsApp, Slack, email, Asana, voice notes etc. with ease
• Remove blockers and help keep the Founder & CEO and MD focused on what matters most
Why this role is different
• Work directly with the Founder across multiple ventures
• High ownership from day one
• Accelerated exposure to leadership, strategy & global networks
• Learn how to build AI-enabled organisations
• Craft a career path toward future founder, chief of staff or senior operator roles
• Gain active mentorship & guidance from experienced colleagues and build an enviable network across regions and sectors
• Operate across the UK, US and Europe
The successful applicant will be:
• Ambitious, curious, optimistic and grounded
• Operate with founder-level ownership, pace and resilience
• Have demonstrated excellence academically and/or professionally
• Strong writing and communication skills
• High organisation, attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Care deeply about impact, social mobility and the future of work
• Comfortable with senior stakeholders as well as frontline staff
• Enjoy building: systems, relationships, processes, prototypes
• Excited by AI, automation, talent development and modern education
• Thrive in environments with high autonomy and high expectations
How to apply
Submit the following:
• CV or LinkedIn
• 3–5 sentences on why this role
• Examples of writing, projects, or automations
• (Optional) 90-second Loom intro
1. Core Compensation & Support
- Competitive salary (benchmarking against founder’s office / CoS roles depending on experience & location)
- Additional performance based pay
- Pension / 401(k) contributions (depending on jurisdiction)
- Employer-covered equipment (laptop, accessories, workspace setup)
- Phone allowance / mobile reimbursement
- Technology + AI tools budget
2. Professional Growth & Career Acceleration
- Direct mentorship from the Founder/CEO
- Exposure to leadership across multiple ventures (education, AI, talent, workforce)
- Dedicated annual learning & development budget (books, courses, conferences)
- Attendance at major global events
- Opportunity to sit in on strategic calls with investors, founders, government leaders
- Clear career progression path (FA/Chief of Staff → Director/Head of a team → future founder)
- Opportunities to lead cross-company special projects
- Access to advisory boards, investor networks, and partner organisations
3. Work-Life Flexibility & Autonomy
- Hybrid / flexible working in Cardiff (Wales), London or Austin
- Flexible hours focused on high performance, not time logged
- Ability to travel for events, client visits, and international expansion
- High-trust environment with autonomy from day one
4. Perks, Culture & Mission-Aligned Extras
- Work directly at the centre of impactful ventures in education, AI, talent & social mobility
- Small, high-trust, low-politics environment
- Opportunity to shape systems, processes and culture across multiple teams
- Access to co-working spaces or our own offices (Austin, London, Cardiff, etc.)
- Opportunities to collaborate with world-class operators, educators, founders and policymakers
- A role where your work rapidly becomes visible and meaningful
5. Long-Term Alignment
- Structured pathway to progression for the right candidate
- Opportunity to take ownership of strategic units or spin-out initiatives
- Become part of the Founder’s trusted team working across multiple ventures
- Long-term support in your own founder journey if you choose to build something
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