# Founding Growth & Operations Lead at Fernstone

> Onsite · United States · Staff · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Afernstone%3Adcbc02ce-bf20-4dd4-adc7-dfa42818c04a (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Fernstone](https://alderhq.app/companies/fernstone)
- Location text: New York City
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United States (evidence: "Location: New York City")
- Posted: 2026-09-24 (42 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-03
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fernstone/dcbc02ce-bf20-4dd4-adc7-dfa42818c04a

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $90k–$130k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (New York, n 381): p25 $155k, median $188k, p75 $220k

## Description (the employer's text)

Fernstone is building a new kind of insurance company: we combine AI with expert advisors to place insurance faster and at better terms.

Insurance is a $1T category that still runs on pen and paper. We believe AI will fundamentally reshape how insurance is bought, sold, and serviced.

We’ve raised $3M from YCombinator and other notable investors.

Fernstone was founded by James (BCG, Traba, UChicago), and Bryant (Google, SentiLink, Vanderbilt). We work in-person in our NYC office.

Since the start of the year we’ve grown from 0 to 500+ customers – we’ve built a compelling product, and now we are scaling it up to reach thousands more.

As Founding Growth & Ops Lead, your scope will span Growth, Operations, and Product:

Growth: own, launch, and grow an industry vertical core to our business

Operations: partner with insurance carriers to place coverage and transact on policies

Product: transmit operations work into scalable, agent-led workflows

We’ll be most excited if you:

Have 2 - 4+ years working on a team that requires operational rigor and analytical excellence (high-growth startup, consulting, banking/PE, or similar)

Have built something before and are excited about ownership, ambiguity, and fast execution

Have accomplished impressive things in your life, whether professionally, academically, competitively, or otherwise

This is a founding role, and that is reflected in scope, equity, and upside.

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