Website:
ethara.ai
Job details:
About Ethara AI
Ethara AI is an AI research company focused on post-training intelligence. Through reinforcement learning, human feedback systems, evaluation pipelines, and benchmark datasets, we help frontier AI models evolve from memorization to reasoning, planning, and autonomous decision-making.
Our Reinforcement Learning as a Service (RLaaS) platform partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to build intelligent systems capable of solving complex real-world problems.
About the Role
We are looking for a Manager – Founder's Office to work directly with the founders on the company's highest-priority strategic and operational initiatives.
This is a high-ownership role designed for someone who enjoys solving ambiguous business problems, driving cross-functional execution, and ensuring ideas become measurable outcomes.
You'll work across strategy, business operations, partnerships, special projects, founder enablement, and organizational planning—helping the founders scale the business efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
Founder Support & Execution
- Partner closely with the founders on strategic priorities.
- Translate discussions into actionable execution plans.
- Track critical initiatives across teams.
- Drive accountability and ensure timely delivery.
- Prepare business updates, presentations, reports, and executive briefs.
- Anticipate business needs and proactively solve operational challenges.
Business Strategy
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis.
- Identify growth opportunities and new business initiatives.
- Support strategic planning and business case development.
- Assist in evaluating partnerships and expansion opportunities.
- Lead founder-sponsored special projects.
Partnerships & Business Development
- Support outreach to enterprise clients, universities, ecosystem partners, and technology companies.
- Coordinate partnership discussions and follow-ups.
- Assist in preparing commercial proposals and presentations.
- Maintain relationship trackers and partnership pipelines.
Corporate Development
- Support fundraising activities.
- Prepare investor materials and board presentations.
- Coordinate due diligence documentation.
- Assist with strategic initiatives involving investors and advisors.
Commercial Operations
- Coordinate NDAs, partnership agreements, vendor documentation, and commercial contracts.
- Work with legal counsel to ensure documentation is complete.
- Track contract status and commercial approvals.
- Help improve internal commercial processes.
Marketing & Executive Branding
- Support founder branding initiatives.
- Coordinate LinkedIn content and executive communications.
- Assist with PR opportunities and thought leadership.
- Ensure consistent messaging across company communications.
Operational Excellence
- Improve internal workflows and business processes.
- Build dashboards, trackers, and reporting systems.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
- Use AI tools to automate repetitive workflows.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from a reputed institution.
- 4–7 years of experience in one or more of the following:
- Founder's Office
- Corporate Strategy
- Business Operations
- Management Consulting
- Enterprise Sales
- High-growth startups
- Experience working closely with founders, CXOs, or leadership teams.
Required Skills:
Strategic Thinking
- Business strategy
- Market research
- Competitive intelligence
- Structured problem solving
- Financial reasoning
Business Operations
- Cross-functional coordination
- Project management
- Process improvement
- KPI tracking
- Business reporting
Commercial Understanding
- Enterprise partnerships
- Proposal development
- Commercial negotiations
- Contract coordination
Communication
- Executive presentations
- Business writing
- Stakeholder management
- Meeting facilitation
- Clear verbal communication
Leadership
- High ownership
- Strong execution
- Bias for action
- Decision-making
- Adaptability
AI Fluency (Required)
We expect AI to be your default way of working.
You should be comfortable using modern AI tools to improve research, execution, documentation, and decision-making.
Expected Competencies
- Strong prompting across modern LLMs.
- Hands-on experience with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Codex, or similar platforms.
- AI-assisted market research and business analysis.
- Workflow automation using AI.
- Documentation and knowledge management with AI.
- Curiosity for emerging AI technologies.
What Success Looks Like
The ideal candidate:
- Thinks strategically and executes consistently.
- Brings structure to ambiguity.
- Takes ownership without waiting for instructions.
- Communicates clearly with stakeholders.
- Builds scalable processes.
- Uses AI to work smarter and faster.
- Helps founders focus on the company's most important priorities.
This Role Is Not For You If
- You prefer highly defined responsibilities.
- You need constant direction.
- You avoid ownership.
- You struggle with ambiguity.
- You prefer working within a single function rather than across teams.
We'd Love to Meet You If
You're intellectually curious, execution-focused, and thrive in fast-moving environments. You enjoy solving complex business problems, working directly with leadership, and using AI to improve how work gets done.
If you're looking for a role with significant ownership, broad exposure, and the opportunity to shape a high-growth AI company, we'd love to hear from you.
Click on Apply to know more.