Confidential company, Strategy
Founder's Associate at early-stage AI cybersecurity startup
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- £110k including Equity
Are you ready to build the defense layer for the future of autonomous systems? We're looking for a Founder's Associate to join an early-stage AI cybersecurity startup in London.
Working directly with the founders, you'll tackle high-impact projects across research, operations, and product strategy. This is a unique opportunity for a versatile generalist to shape the security infrastructure of the AI era with high ownership and meaningful equity.
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Role overview
As a Founder’s Associate, you will work directly with the founding team to build security infrastructure for autonomous systems. This generalist role spans research, operations, and product strategy, tackling the emerging threats facing agentic AI. You will own high-impact projects from day one, helping scale a mission-critical platform in the evolving defensive cyber landscape.
About the company
Early-stage AI cybersecurity startup
What you will do
- Support founders across strategy, operations, and product development to accelerate company growth and achieve technical milestones.
- Conduct deep-dive research into emerging AI threat vectors and synthesize findings into actionable product requirements for the engineering team.
- Build and manage critical internal infrastructure, from operational data pipelines to customer engagement frameworks for sophisticated defense clients.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven analytical and research capabilities with the ability to navigate complex technical and commercial landscapes independently.
- Versatile generalist mindset, comfortable transitioning rapidly between strategic planning and hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.
- Deep curiosity about AI security and a desire to solve one of the most critical infrastructure challenges of the decade.
Why this role is remarkable
- Direct partnership with founders who have deep expertise in offensive cyber and venture capital from world-class institutions.
- Work at the absolute frontier of AI safety, building the essential defense layer for autonomous agents and reasoning systems.
- High-ownership environment with meaningful equity in a startup recognized by elite research programs and global technology forums.
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What happens next?
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