Foundation Partners
Founders Associate
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Founders Associate London · Hybrid · Series A
About Us My client is a fast-growing insurtech on a mission to transform how people experience insurance. With 40 people and real momentum behind them, they're at an inflection point — scaling the product, expanding the customer base, and building the team that will take us to the next stage of growth.
As Founders Associate, you'll be at the centre of it all.
The Role No fixed job description. By design. You'll operate as a trusted extension of the leadership team — equal parts strategist, operator, and doer. One week you might be preparing materials for a Series B raise; the next you might be designing an operational process, digging into loss ratio data, or running point on a key hire. The key is facilitating the leadership team to be at their best — ensuring they're spending time on the right things, knowing you're there to carry key projects, manage day-to-day BAU, and liaise with their teams and boards on their behalf.
What stays constant is the expectation that you bring rigour, curiosity, and a bias for action to everything you touch.
What You'll Do Strategic support — Research and develop key strategic initiatives, from new product lines to partnership opportunities and market expansion. Fundraising & investor relations — Support the preparation of pitch decks, data rooms, board packs, and investor updates. Operational improvement — Identify bottlenecks across the business and drive projects that improve how we work — from underwriting ops to customer experience. Data & analysis — Build models, synthesise data, and turn insights into clear recommendations for the founders and leadership team. Cross-functional project management — Own and drive high-priority projects end-to-end, working across product, commercial, tech, and finance. External representation — Attend meetings, conferences, and calls on behalf of the founders where needed. Special projects — Whatever matters most right now. You'll move fast between contexts and pick things up quickly.
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About You Experience 2–4 years in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, or a high-growth startup (insurtech or broader fintech experience a bonus) A track record of delivering complex, ambiguous projects with limited oversight
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Skills & attributes Exceptionally strong analytical and structured thinking — comfortable building models and synthesising information from scratch Outstanding written and verbal communication; able to distil complexity into crisp, compelling narratives High emotional intelligence and discretion — you'll be privy to sensitive commercial and strategic information Proactive and self-directed; you don't wait to be told what to do next Comfortable with ambiguity and able to switch contexts quickly without losing quality Genuine curiosity about insurance, financial services, and technology
Bonus Points Experience in or exposure to Lloyd's, MGAs, broking, or the wider London insurance market Knowledge of insurtech business models (embedded, parametric, usage-based, etc.) Previous experience in a founders associate, chief of staff, or similar role
Sound like you? We're a small team doing meaningful work. If you're energised by ambiguity, love getting into the details, and want to operate at the heart of a fast-moving insurtech — we'd love to hear from you.
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