Robert Walters
Founders Associate
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Founder's Associate
Altrincham Town Centre | £30,000 + Bonus | Growing Startup
Ready to get out of a traditional role and have a genuine impact on a growing business?
We're working with an ambitious, fast-growing startup based in the heart of Altrincham town centre, and they're looking for a Founder's Associate to work closely with the founder and play a key role in the next stage of the company's growth.
This is not a traditional 9-5 role where you'll be given a fixed list of responsibilities.
You'll be working across strategy, operations, competitor analysis and projects, helping the founder make decisions, identify opportunities and turn ideas into action.
The business currently has around 10 employees, with ambitious plans to grow to 55+ people over the next few years. You'll have the opportunity to grow alongside the business, take on increasing responsibility and see the direct impact of your work.
What will you be doing?
- Working closely with the founder across a variety of strategic and operational projects
- Conducting competitor analysis and market research to identify opportunities and threats
- Supporting the development and implementation of business strategy
- Taking ownership of projects from initial idea through to completion
- Analysing business performance and identifying areas for improvement
- Looking at processes and operations and finding ways to make the business more efficient
- Helping identify new opportunities for growth
- Working across different areas of the business rather than being restricted to one function
- Preparing research, analysis and recommendations for the founder
- Helping build and implement new processes as the company scales
- Getting involved in recruitment, team structure and wider business development as the organisation grows
- Being the person who gets things done - taking an idea and turning it into reality
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About you
We're looking for someone who is hungry and ambitious.
You might be someone who has:
- Previously set up your own business or side hustle
- Worked within a startup or fast-growing business in an operational or commercial capacity
- Experience across operations, strategy, project management, business development or consulting
- Been in a larger organisation but is now frustrated by the lack of ownership and wants to make a bigger impact
- A natural entrepreneurial mindset and enjoys figuring things out without being told exactly what to do
Most importantly, you'll be commercially minded, highly driven and proactive.
You won't necessarily have all the answers - but you'll be someone who wants to find them.
What we're looking for
- Ambition and a genuine desire to progress quickly
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organisation and project management ability
- Commercial awareness
- Confidence working directly with senior stakeholders
- A proactive, entrepreneurial approach
- Someone comfortable working in an environment where priorities can change quickly
- The ability to take ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do
- A genuine interest in how businesses grow and scale
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What's in it for you?
- This is an opportunity to get genuine exposure to running and scaling a business.
- You'll work directly alongside the founder, have visibility across the whole organisation and be given increasing levels of responsibility as you prove yourself.
- The business is currently around 10 employees, with plans to grow to 55+ over the next few years. Your role, responsibility and earning potential will grow with it.
- £30,000 starting salary + bonus/OTE
- Salary progression expected over the first 12-18 months whilst gaining more exposure
- Direct exposure to the founder
- Genuine ownership and autonomy
- Opportunity to work across strategy, operations and growth
- Clear opportunity to progress as the business scales
- Altrincham town centre location
The opportunity
If you're ambitious, entrepreneurial and want to be part of building something rather than simply working in something, this could be an excellent next step.
You'll have the opportunity to learn how a business operates from the inside, take ownership of projects and play a genuine role in helping take the company from 10 to 55+ employees.
If you're hungry to progress and want your work to have a visible impact, we'd like to hear from you.
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