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Clera • 3 days ago
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$90k – $120k per year
Location
Hybrid (San Francisco, United States)
Seniority
Junior · 1+ year exp
Visa
Sponsorship offered in the posting
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026. Clera scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Clera

Clera is a San Francisco company that runs an AI recruiting platform positioned as a talent agent rather than a job board, matching engineers and other technical candidates to roles at venture-backed startups. Its system reads a candidate's background and preferences, then represents them to hiring teams at companies funded by firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Index Ventures and General Catalyst, compressing the introduction step that traditional headhunting handles manually. The model is aimed at the segment where recruiter fees are highest and candidate supply is thinnest, and the platform handles screening, scheduling and pipeline tracking for both sides of the match.
getclera.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • HR & Recruiting AI • Recruiting & Staffing • 11-50 employees • Est. 2023

About the Role

This is a true 0-to-1 operator seat sitting directly alongside the founding team of a fast-growing AI recruiting startup. You will work across product, growth, operations, and key partnerships, driving whatever moves the company forward fastest. The role is pivotal in shaping the foundation of a category-defining platform in the AI talent space.

What You'll Do

  • Lead founder-priority projects spanning new market initiatives, strategy, and end-to-end execution.

  • Own the candidate experience and conversion funnel, improving quality and outcomes at scale.

  • Design and implement scalable operational processes that keep pace with rapid growth.

  • Support go-to-market efforts including messaging experiments and partnership development.

  • Translate real-world candidate and company feedback into actionable product priorities.

  • Switch independently across operations, recruiting, strategy, and special projects as business needs evolve.

What We're Looking For

  • Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant professional experience in an operator, Founder Associate, Chief of Staff, or comparable startup role.

  • Substantial hands-on operations ownership, rather than a primarily product or technical background.

  • Proven ability to drive outcomes end-to-end with real ownership, not just support.

  • Comfort operating with ambiguity and context-switching across multiple functions at speed.

  • Background at high-performance organisations such as top-tier consulting firms, large tech companies, or early-stage startups is a strong signal.

  • Genuine desire to build, with a long-term goal of founding a company, becoming a GM, or stepping into an early executive role.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $90,000 to $120,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, USA. This role is fully in-person with the founding team and is not open to remote or hybrid arrangements.

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