Founder's Associate

Founder's Associate

You are the CEO's force multiplier, absorbing whatever the company needs next: market research one week, a hiring process, board materials or an operational bottleneck the next.

Remote · Latin America · $1,800-$2,600 USD/month · Full-time · Independent Contractor · Monday to Friday · 9 AM-6 PM EST

Why this role exists

Our client is a profitable, 20-plus year old e-commerce company with 8-figure annual revenue. They are a top 1% Amazon seller in their category and are now building a fast-growing direct B2B channel selling to institutional buyers nationwide. The team is deliberately lean and AI-native, and this role combines strategic work with the CEO's day-to-day operations in one position.

What you'll own

• Market research and analysis, going deep on a question and coming back with a recommendation, not just data
• Hiring support: sourcing, screening and building out process as the team grows
• Operational fixes for whatever is breaking or slow
• Inbox triage, project tracking, scheduling, travel and points, and AI-assisted research so nothing falls through the cracks
• Call and meeting summaries so the CEO stays current without sitting through everything

Why this is interesting

• You work directly with the CEO
• The role is defined by what the company needs, not a fixed job description
• A lean, AI-native team with no bureaucracy or unnecessary layers
• You lean heavily on AI to build workflows and automate the routine

What we're looking for

• A generalist with real range and judgment: you get up to speed on anything fast and decide well without a playbook
• You own outcomes. When something is on fire and nobody told you what to do, you step in and drive it
• AI-native, using tools like Claude or ChatGPT daily to do the work of a much larger team
• Proactive by default: you bring the CEO a status update and a plan of action
• Attentive to details, you catch what others miss
• E-commerce experience
• English C1, written and spoken

Bonus

• Familiarity with board-level reporting and investor materials
• Track record of building or optimizing hiring processes
• Comfort with financial or operational metrics

What success looks like

First 90 days

You have mapped the CEO's recurring pain points and have a prioritized list of operational fixes underway. Your first market research project delivered a clear recommendation that shaped a business decision, and the CEO relies daily on your system for inbox triage, meeting summaries and project tracking.

Ongoing

The CEO and leadership move faster because you removed friction and gave them the information they need to decide. Hiring moves at pace with minimal CEO involvement, and you fix 2 to 3 operational bottlenecks that save the company time or money each quarter.

Why Puente

Puente connects experienced Latin American professionals with growing US companies. We do not operate as a generic job board: we selectively match candidates with active roles and guide them through the hiring process.

3% acceptance rate · 2,873+ professionals placed · 97% retention beyond 12 months · 18 countries · 100% remote

Hiring process

• Apply, including a short skills assessment
• Puente screening: a WhatsApp intro, then a recruiter interview
• Client interview with the hiring manager
• Background check and offer

Apply now

Submit your resume in PDF and complete the short skills assessment we share with every applicant. It is how we evaluate written communication, accuracy and attention to detail for this role.