Founder's Associate, Strategy & Operations

Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly analytical and execution-oriented professional to work directly with a Founder, driving the company’s key priorities and bridging strategy with execution. Key Highlights: 1. Direct collaboration with a Founder and proximity to business decisions. 2. High learning intensity, high expectations, and accelerated growth. 3. Opportunity to develop uncommon judgment and execution capability. At **Nexu**, we are looking for a person with strong analytical ability, sound judgment, and execution capability to work directly with one of our Founders. This role exists to help advance the company’s most important priorities with clarity, accountability, and speed. You will be closely involved in decisions that move the business forward—connecting strategy with execution and ensuring critical topics actually get done. This is not a traditional analytical role, but it does require strong applied data analysis skills to understand what is happening, identify opportunities or friction points, and translate insights into actionable decisions. ### **What You’ll Do** * **Synthesize complex information across data**, projects, and market context into actionable recommendations for decision-making. * **Analyze business data** to identify relevant findings, patterns, risks, and opportunities for operations and growth. * **Relentlessly track commitments and pending items** for the Founder, ensuring clear ownership and deadlines. * **Identify organizational bottlenecks and operational friction points** before they escalate, proposing concrete solutions. * **Manage special strategic projects without defined owners**, from design through execution and closure. * **Serve as the Founder’s liaison** with internal leaders, investors, strategic suppliers, and other external stakeholders. * **Prepare executive materials**, including briefs, presentations, progress reports, and situation analyses. * **Design and maintain tracking of OKRs and priority initiatives.** * **Facilitate strategic communication** between the Founder and the organization to ensure alignment and clarity. ### **What We’re Looking For** * **3+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, founder’s associate, chief of staff, or similar roles.** * Degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Actuarial Science, or another discipline with a strong analytical foundation. * **Advanced English proficiency. Part of the hiring process will be conducted in English.** * Strong command of **applied business data analysis.** * Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. * Sound judgment to prioritize and drive topics with minimal supervision. * Clear, concise, and executive-level written communication. * Ability to interact effectively across all levels both inside and outside the organization. ### **Tools and Work Style** * Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets. * Comfort working with databases, tables, metrics, and analysis for decision-making. * **Power BI,** Looker, or Tableau. * Project tracking and organization tools. * Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable deliverables. ### **What Challenge and Learning Does This Role Offer?** Being close to business-moving decisions while working directly with a Founder at a company building something that did not previously exist. This is a high-learning, high-expectation, and accelerated-growth role for someone who wants to cultivate uncommon judgment and execution capability. ### **What We Offer** * Competitive fintech salary: MXN 70k–80k gross per month. * Performance bonus. * SGMM (Mexican Social Security Institute coverage). * 20 days of year-end bonus (aguinaldo). * Hybrid work model in CDMX. * Personal leave days. * Flexible policies, including extended vacations and work-life balance support. * Birthday off. * TotalPass, with access to gyms and fitness studios. * WeDoctors, offering medical, nutritional, and psychological support. * Career development and continuous learning plan. * Direct employment with full payroll registration (100% nómina). ### **Our Culture** We believe in ownership. We work toward objectives—not hours spent at a computer. We aim for our work to generate impact, and every challenge is also an opportunity to keep learning and growing together.