Founders Associate

About Zeropath

Zeropath is building next-generation security tools to help developers find and fix security vulnerabilities before they reach production. We're a YC-backed company working with engineering teams at large enterprises who need better security as their development cycles accelerate from LLM usage.

The Role

We're looking for our first Founders Associate to work directly with the founding team on the company's most important problems. This is a true generalist role where you'll wear many hats and have a direct impact on our growth trajectory. You'll be the go-to person for critical operational work that doesn't fit neatly into engineering or product. One day you might be running a customer PoC, the next you're helping refine our outbound strategy or triaging urgent customer issues. You'll get deep exposure to every part of the business and work directly with the founders daily. If you want to learn how to build a company from the ground up and are capable of self-direction, this is the role for you.

What You'll Do

• Support customer PoCs and sales calls: Join calls with founders and prospects, take detailed notes, and ensure follow-up communications.
• Own founder operations: Manage calendars, schedule meetings, triage inbound requests across email/Slack/LinkedIn, and keep the founders focused on high-leverage work
• Manage customer communications: Help push the ball forward for ongoing conversations, coordinate responses, escalate issues, and ensure timely follow-through on commitments.
• Drive marketing and social presence: Manage our LinkedIn accounts, coordinate content, engage with our community, and help build our brand
• Build automations and improve processes: Create workflows, scripts, and automations to make operations more efficient (Zapier, Make, Clay, or custom solutions)
• Support outbound efforts: Help with lead generation, outreach campaigns, and early-stage prospecting.
• Triage and coordinate issues: Help route technical issues to the right people, track resolution, and keep customers updated.
• Handle special projects: Take on one-off initiatives that are critical but don't fit elsewhere. Research, analysis, operations, whatever needs doing
  
  

You Might Be a Good Fit If

• You're highly organized and detail-oriented. You never miss a follow-up or let things slip
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills and can represent the company professionally.
• You're comfortable jumping on calls and taking thorough, actionable notes
• You're technically curious and can build basic automations or learn to do so quickly
• You can context-switch quickly between different types of work
• You're scrappy and resourceful; you figure things out and don't wait to be told what to do
• You want to understand how startups work from the inside and are considering starting your own company someday
• You thrive in unstructured environments and can prioritize effectively when everything feels urgent
• You're based in (or willing to relocate to) the Bay Area, or can work effectively as a remote team member
  
  

Nice to Have

• Previous experience at a startup
• Familiarity with developer tools or cybersecurity
• Experience with automation tools (Zapier, n8n, Clay) or light scripting
• Prior exposure to customer-facing roles or sales operations
• Experience managing social media for B2B companies
• Experience with CRM tools and project management software tools like Linear
  
  

Why Join Zeropath

• Work directly with founders and influence company strategy
• Get exposure to every function of an early-stage startup
• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible work environment
  
  

This role is perfect for someone who wants to build their own company one day or transition into a more specialized role (sales, ops, marketing, etc.) at a scaling startup. You'll learn an incredible amount in a short period of time.