Founders Associate
Taptap Send
Posted on 26 Sep
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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
Taptap Send is looking for a seasoned, strategic operator to join as a Founders Associate. Youll work directly with our Founder and senior leadership, owning high-stakes, cross-functional projects that will define the future of the business. From the very start, youll be in the drivers seat crafting strategy, steering execution, and making an immediate impact.
Every day, we re moving billions of dollars across continents, serving diasporas in dozens of countries, and navigating the beautifully complex world of international finance. As we grow, we need someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and brings both analytical firepower and relentless execution to the table. This isn t a role for the sidelines it s for builders who want to operate at the heart of a company scaling globally with urgency and purpose.
Why now? Taptap Send is at a pivotal inflection point our user base is growing rapidly, new markets are opening up, and the challenges we face are more complex and exciting than ever. As a Founders Associate, you ll be trusted with some of our most pressing and high-leverage opportunities. You ll have close proximity to Leadership, exposure to every part of the business, and the chance to help architect the systems, processes, and strategy that will power our next stage of growth.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead strategic initiatives across the company scoping opportunities, building execution plans, and delivering results
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Finance, Ops, Legal, etc.) to turn strategy into reality
- Design and improve key business processes and systems
- Support prioritization and resourcing across major initiatives with executive leadership
- Conduct high-quality analysis using SQL, Excel, and other tools to support decision-making
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to build internal tools that drive efficiency and scalability
- Help shape internal operating cadence, tracking KPIs and ensuring accountability
Requirements
- 4-8 years of experience in a high-performing, analytical environment (consulting, biz ops, startup/scale-up, or similar)
- Proven track record of taking initiatives from concept to execution
- Strong analytical skills; comfortable working with SQL, Excel, and data visualization tools
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Owner mindset thrives on responsibility and is equally comfortable in the weeds or thinking big-picture
- Bias for action and instinct to simplify complex problems
Desired Candidate Profile
Our Missionbr> br /strong>Reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets.br> br /strong>The Teambr> br /strong>
- Founded by Harvard grads / 3rd-time founders --- also founded Segovia (successful exit) and GiveDirectly (>300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO).
- Top performers from top and varied organizations (e.g., Bain, Bolt, Google, McKinsey, SafeBoda, Uber, Zipline) --- we like moving fast, and we hire people that do as well.
- Driven by mission, guided by values (see below) in deed, not just word.
- Team as global as the mission, >30 languages from 25 countries (i.e., if you re interested in learning to make Chicken Moambe, we re the place).br> br /
- We charge fees for transfers on fixed exchange rate corridors (e.g., XOF, XAF).br> br /
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Taptap Send
Taptap Send is backed by top VCs (Spark, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, etc.), rapidly growing and a great place for those looking for both impact and a fast-paced tech startup environment. Read more about the journey in Reid Hoffman s words or TechCrunch articlebr> brLaunched in 2019, Taptap is tapping into a transformative shift in global finance: from banks to phones. While this has affected wealthier countries as well, it has been nothing short of a revolution for the emerging markets where the overwhelming majority of population had been unable to access digital finance previously. Taptap Send allows immigrants to send money home instantly and with no fee*, saving money in the process. With a formal market size of >700B alone, we ve got a lot more saving to do for our users. Our mission is to reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets. And that s just the beginning...
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