AI-Native Founder’s Associate at Aonic – San Francisco, California
Aonic
San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Position
Reports to: CEO
Compensation: $120,000 – $160,000 base + substantial equity (targeting 7-figure annual comp through upside)
Location: San Francisco (Jackson Square) - onsite, high-collaboration role
We’re building the modern, healthy PepsiCo: a next-generation functional nutrition company making vibrant wellness effortless for millions of Americans through scientifically advanced, delicious products.
Our ambition is extreme.
By 2026, our goal is to grow the business 20×, reach $40M ARR, and be profitable with a lean team of ~10 people.
We believe the next generation of category-defining companies will be built by small teams with extreme leverage, powered by AI, automation, and exceptional people.
Please find here a link to our company introduction.
As our AI-Native Founder’s Associate, you will work directly with the CEO on the highest-impact problems across operations, growth, and finance.
You are not a coordinator. You are not an observer. ou are a force multiplier.
Your job is to take ambiguous, high-stakes problems and turn them into structured analyses, decisions, and execution—often by building AI-powered systems and workflows yourself.
This role is intentionally broad and demanding.
It is designed for someone early in their career who wants maximum learning, responsibility, and exposure in the shortest possible time.
- Support and improve day-to-day operations across fulfillment, customer experience, supply chain coordination, and internal workflows.
- Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies and help design AI-driven solutions to remove them.
- Own specific operational projects end-to-end, from problem definition to execution.
- Support growth initiatives across marketing, experimentation, and performance tracking.
- Build AI-assisted workflows for reporting, analysis, and execution.
- Help translate growth objectives into operational and financial implications.
- Support financial analysis, forecasting, and unit economics.
- Build and maintain models, dashboards, and AI-powered reporting tools.
- Help leadership make decisions based on contribution margin and real economics, not vanity metrics.
- Leverage AI, automation, and low-code tools to improve speed and quality of execution across all functions.
- Build internal tools, scripts, and workflows that reduce manual work.
- Continuously look for opportunities to replace effort with systems.
- Tackle high-priority, ad-hoc projects directly with the CEO.
- Move fluidly between strategy and execution depending on what the business needs.
- Be comfortable owning problems that do not come with instructions.
To be successful in this role, all of the following must be true:
- Degree from a top-tier university in engineering, science, math, business, or a related field.
- Candidates with a business background must have self-taught at least light forms of coding and demonstrate technical fluency.
- AI-native mindset, with hands-on experience using AI tools, automation platforms, and low-code solutions to drive real outcomes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with comfort working across operations, growth, and finance.
- Genuine interest in solving real-world business problems, including those involving physical operations such as production, supply chain, warehousing, delivery, and customer experience.
- Extremely hungry and ambitious, actively seeking responsibility and steep growth.
- Strong work ethic and intensity, comfortable operating in an environment closer to 8–7 than 9–5.
The Profile We’re Looking For
This role requires a rare mix of traits:
- Book-smart: Strong academic foundation and structured thinking.
- Street-smart: Practical judgment, prioritization, and commercial intuition.
- People-smart: Able to work across functions without ego and communicate clearly.
- AI-native: Naturally reaches for AI and automation as a first instinct.
- High-agency: Sees problems, takes ownership, and executes without waiting.
Direct Founder Exposure
You will work side-by-side with the CEO on real decisions that shape the company.
Unmatched Learning Velocity
This role compresses years of experience into months.
Real Responsibility Early
You will own projects that matter, not shadow them.
Elite, Small Team
You will work with a tight group of highly driven operators in a no-bureaucracy environment.
Modern Stack
We invest in the best AI and automation tools and expect you to use them aggressively.
Meaningful Upside
This role is designed as a launchpad into senior leadership roles over time.
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San Francisco, California, United States
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