Founding Community Ops Lead

adaption

Founding Community Ops Lead managing developer relations and community engagement for AI innovations. Driving strategy to empower builders globally with control over AI technologies.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish our overall strategy for supporting developers, researchers and enterprises who want to have more control over their AI.
Build and maintain Adaption's developer community spaces (Discord server, forums) from the ground up, answer questions, capture feedback, and turn it into actionable issues for the team
Organize and lead meetups, hackathons, office hours, and live streams that introduce Adaption to new developer audiences
Collaborate with developer groups, universities, accelerators, and open-source communities to co-host and amplify high-quality events
Spotlight user projects and design partners (case studies, writeups, guest talks).
Build automations and systems that make community operations scale - when you do something twice, you figure out how to do it better the third time
Work closely with technical and marketing teams on cross-functional projects and feedback loops
Stay connected with community members over time, keeping a mental map of who's doing interesting work, who should meet who, and what people are building

Requirements

What you’ll need

2–3 years in a community-focused role, with a track record of engaging technical users
Strong operations instincts - you've built scalable processes from scratch and driven cross-functional initiatives to completion
Strong written communication and experience engaging with communities over socials (Discord, X)
Proven experience organizing developer events end-to-end, from small meetups to large-scale hackathons
Genuine empathy for developers and curiosity about what they're building - you care about individuals, and about changing the status quo of who can shape AI. Energized by people - social situations charge you up, you're the first to say hello, and you follow up

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work: In-person collaboration in the Bay Area, a distributed global-first team, and quarterly offsites.
Adaption Passport: Annual travel stipend to explore a country you've never visited. We're building intelligence that evolves alongside you, so we encourage you to keep expanding your horizons.
Lunch Stipend: Weekly meal allowance for take-out or grocery delivery.
Well-Being: Comprehensive medical benefits and generous paid time off.

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Hard Skills & Tools

community engagementevent organizationprocess automationcross-functional collaborationfeedback analysis

Soft Skills

strong written communicationempathycuriositysocial engagementleadership