Founder Success Manager $250,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
Develop founders, not curricula.
The conventional view holds that high school prepares students for what lies ahead. We believe what lies ahead begins today. Founders School is a four-year institution for students unwilling to postpone building something meaningful until adulthood. Our students don't work on simulated business assignments. They're founding actual companies, collaborating with experienced entrepreneurs, becoming fluent in AI, and addressing problems that matter. Our expectations are bold because our students are bold: launch a million-dollar business, pinpoint problems worth solving, and achieve mastery of AI ahead of most adults. Your responsibility is to make that boldness sustainable.
You won't deliver classroom instruction or dictate how students should operate their ventures. You'll coach a cohort of young entrepreneurs daily, ensuring they remain accountable, navigate obstacles, and maintain momentum when company-building becomes challenging. You'll discern when to push them, when to support them, and when to introduce them to the appropriate mentor or resource. The curriculum, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, and founder ecosystem supply the startup knowledge. You supply the consistency, rigor, and drive that transform capability into achievement.
This role also represents a chance to construct something foundational. As part of our founding team in New York City, you'll influence the culture, infrastructure, and everyday reality of a school created to reimagine what high school can deliver. Your contributions won't merely affect one student cohort. They will inform the model for every Founders School location that comes after. If startups energize you, you believe ambitious expectations yield ambitious results, and you want to channel your efforts into cultivating the next wave of entrepreneurs, we want to hear from you.
What you will be doing
- Provide coaching and motivation to a cohort of student founders through weekly one-on-one sessions, daily touchpoints, and group stand-ups that ensure continuous, measurable advancement.
- Maintain an exceptionally high standard for execution while delivering the support and accountability students require to navigate challenges and continue building.
- Track student advancement via FounderOS, recognize when students encounter roadblocks, and facilitate connections with mentors, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, or additional resources that speed their development.
- Contribute to building the culture, rituals, workshops, events, and daily operational cadence of a world-class entrepreneurial high school.
- Accompany students on travel several times annually while cultivating enduring relationships with founders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurial families.
What you will NOT be doing
- Serving as the primary startup advisor or formulating business strategy for students. FounderOS, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, and visiting mentors handle that responsibility.
- Delivering traditional academic instruction or evaluating coursework.
- Tolerating mediocre effort from students with the capacity for exceptional achievement.
- Facilitating workshops beyond your domain of expertise or depending on generic startup guidance.
- Operating within a rigid institutional framework where administrative overhead impedes meaningful student outcomes.
Key responsibilities
Foster an environment where every student reliably develops as an entrepreneur by integrating exceptional coaching, rigorous accountability, valuable connections, and a culture that transforms ambitious teenagers into competent founders.
Candidate requirements
- A minimum of 3 years of leadership or high-impact experience in a startup or high-growth business.
- Solid business judgment and the capability to engage confidently with early-stage founders while recognizing when to bring in subject matter experts.
- Proven capacity to coach, inspire, and maintain accountability with high-performing individuals.
- Daily, practical experience leveraging AI to enhance the quality and efficiency of your work.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities with students, families, mentors, and founders.
- Availability to work full-time on-site in New York City, with periodic travel throughout the year.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
Nice to have
- Founded or co-founded a business.
- Background in coaching, mentoring, or directing programs for teenagers or young adults.
- An existing network of founders, investors, operators, or mentors.
- Experience in early-stage startups where you frequently worked across multiple functions.
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