Senior Associate (founder shadow)

About NucleusNucleus is a research-driven talent and intelligence platform for the next generation of investors, built at the intersection of data, experimentation, and community. We hire investors for some of the best firms in the world and are building the network, community, and intelligence layer around the people shaping the future of venture and company building.The RoleThis is a foundational hire working directly with the founder across research, community, events, client relationships, fellow experience, and search execution. One day you may be building cap tables. Another you may be running a mixer for 40 fellows or sitting in on a GP hiring conversation at a top firm.The title is intentional. You will be in the room early, learning how the best firms operate and earning responsibility as you prove you can carry it. Over time you will own projects and workstreams. The starting point is proximity, pattern recognition, and high output across a wide surface area.The founder focuses on strategy, vision, brand, community, and high-trust client relationships. Your role is to absorb the operational surface area so his time goes to the work only he can do. Nothing drops while he goes deep.What the work looks like Work side by side with the founder across research, community, content, events, and client deliveryOwn the operational follow-through: prep materials, follow-ups, scheduling, and keeping workstreams moving between meetingsConduct research on investors and firms. Build and maintain the Nucleus Brain so the founder can go deeper on priority engagements.Collaborate on candidate shortlists and search materials for active client workHelp coordinate NEXT Fellowship programming, pod logistics, and fellow experiencePlan and execute community events: mixers, firesides, dinners, partner programmingDraft and edit external communications: emails, proposals, partnership materials, client decks • Contribute to content across Nucleus Intelligence, Substack, social, and the Rise podcastHelp shape brand and media presencePick up whatever needs to get done so nothing falls through the cracksWho you are 1 to 2 years in a high-intensity environment: investment banking, management consulting, executive search at a top firm, or an operating role at a venture-funded startupGenuinely curious about venture capital, the people in it, and how the industry actually worksTechnical bias. At the least, you are highly analytical by nature and can find information others can't and synthesize it clearlyWarm, high-energy, and natural with people. You make rooms better when you walk in.Excellent writer with a tight, dense styleComfortable with ambiguity and context-switching in a fast-moving, founder-led environmentBased in San Francisco or NYC. Remote will be considered. Must be in the US and be willing to travel.Why this roleYou will have a front-row seat to how the best venture firms operate, hire, and think about talent. You will build relationships with builders, investors, LPs, and emerging managers that most people spend years trying to access. And you will help build a company from the ground floor with real revenue, real clients, and a vision that extends well beyond search.Promotions follow ownership and output, not tenure. We stay intentionally lean. Earn it, and the path to real ownership is short.CompensationBase: $120-180k DOEBonus eligible day oneProfit sharing with meaningful upside as the business growsDM alexklein0x on X for the fastest reply. Will check LinkedIn weekly.