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Founder Associate (fmd)
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29 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
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26 August 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Your mission
About ClearOps
ClearOps is building the AI operating system for industrialafter sales.
We connect manufacturers dealers service partners and machines on one platform to predict and coordinate spare parts and service operations globally - helping keep the worlds machines moving.
Today ClearOps supports thousands of connected dealers and millions of machines worldwide working with leading industrial manufacturers across industries such as agriculture construction machinery material handling trucking and automotive.
Following our recent Series A funding round led by Hitachi Ventures we are entering the next phase of global growth.
The Role
We are looking for a highly entrepreneurial Founders Associate to work directly with our Founder & CEO across some of the companys most important strategic initiatives.
This is not a traditional assistant PMO or project management role.
You willoperateat the center of company building - supporting initiatives across growth sales partnerships thought leadership strategic projects market positioning AI initiatives ecosystem expansion and special operations.
One day you may prepare a strategic customer discussion with a global OEM. The next day you may help shape a market expansion initiative support a high-impact thought leadership campaign structure a strategic partnership or drive a growth initiative from idea to execution.
The role is intentionally broad fast-moving and high ownership.
You should enjoy ambiguity move quickly think independently and be excited about solving hard problems acrossvery differentdomains.
ClearOps is entering a unique phase: the foundations have been built the market timing is right and the company is now scaling globally.
This role offers a front-row seattothat journey.
Responsibilities
ClearOps is building the AI operating system for industrialafter sales.
We connect manufacturers dealers service partners and machines on one platform to predict and coordinate spare parts and service operations globally - helping keep the worlds machines moving.
Today ClearOps supports thousands of connected dealers and millions of machines worldwide working with leading industrial manufacturers across industries such as agriculture construction machinery material handling trucking and automotive.
Following our recent Series A funding round led by Hitachi Ventures we are entering the next phase of global growth.
The Role
We are looking for a highly entrepreneurial Founders Associate to work directly with our Founder & CEO across some of the companys most important strategic initiatives.
This is not a traditional assistant PMO or project management role.
You willoperateat the center of company building - supporting initiatives across growth sales partnerships thought leadership strategic projects market positioning AI initiatives ecosystem expansion and special operations.
One day you may prepare a strategic customer discussion with a global OEM. The next day you may help shape a market expansion initiative support a high-impact thought leadership campaign structure a strategic partnership or drive a growth initiative from idea to execution.
The role is intentionally broad fast-moving and high ownership.
You should enjoy ambiguity move quickly think independently and be excited about solving hard problems acrossvery differentdomains.
ClearOps is entering a unique phase: the foundations have been built the market timing is right and the company is now scaling globally.
This role offers a front-row seattothat journey.
Responsibilities
- Support strategic sales and customer initiatives
- Drive growth and go-to-market projects
- Help shape ClearOps external positioning and founder thought leadership
- Prepare strategic presentations workshops and executive materialsfor board meetings and other
- Support strategic partnerships and ecosystem initiatives
- Conduct market research and strategic analyses
- Drive high-impact initiatives from idea to execution
- Identifyoperational improvements and scaling opportunities
- Support AI-related initiatives and experimentation
- Act as a force multiplier for the CEO across rapidly changing priorities
Your profile
- Highly ambitiousand entrepreneurial mindset
- Exceptional communication and structuring skills
- Strong business judgment and curiosity
- Ability tooperateindependently in ambiguous environments
- Strong execution capabilities and bias toward action
- Comfortable switching between strategic thinking and hands-on execution
- Strong interest in technology AI startups and company building
- AI-native mindset and curiosity around new tooling and workflows
- High levelof ownership reliability and attention to detail
- Fluent in EnglishandGerman
Why us
What Makes This Role Unique
This role offers unusually broad exposure to company building at a fast-scaling enterprise SaaS company.
You will gain firsthand insight into:
- scaling a global B2B software company
- enterprise software and AI
- strategic sales and partnerships
- founder-led company building
- market positioning and category creation
- international growth and operational scaling
- investor customer and ecosystem dynamics
The ideal candidate willlikely goon to become a founder operator investor or businessleaderthemselves.
The learning curve in this role is intentionally steep.
Why Join ClearOps
- Work directly with the Founder & CEO
- Be part of a category-defining AI company
- High ownership and real impact from day one
- Exposure to global enterprise customers and strategic initiatives
- Dynamic international and highly entrepreneurial environment
- Opportunity to help shape the future of industrial AI and autonomous service networks
- Join at a defining moment following our Series A growth phase
About us
At ClearOps we keep the world of machinery moving by transforming the entire service supply chain of machine manufacturers into a seamless data ecosystem. Our platform connects manufacturers dealers and machines to predict the demand for parts and services in ways never seen before ensuring that machinery never stops working. As a young ambitious team of 50 experts spread across Munich Lisbon San José and Atlanta were passionate about personal growth and professional impact.
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About Company
ClearOps empowers leading manufacturers by enhancing downstream supply chain visibility through a revolutionary aftersales platform
