--- title: 'Operations & Marketing Associate at Seneca' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/operations-marketing-associate-seneca-sausalito-1gdbfw1hv8r9' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-20' --- # Operations & Marketing Associate at Seneca - **Company:** Seneca - **Location:** Sausalito, CA - **Compensation:** $71k–$100k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-09-15 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-20 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/seneca/abe9d60b-3e28-4e74-a50a-2640a38f6904 ## Job description The Opportunity: We are seeking an Operations & Marketing Associate to amplify our online presence, support customer deployments, and streamline internal operations. You will work cross-functionally across teams, and have the opportunity to interface directly with customers and public safety stakeholders. No two days will be the same, whether coordinating deployment logistics or supporting regulatory submissions. This is a high-ownership role at a fast moving company, and you’ll have real impact starting on Day 1. What Your First Six Months Will Look Like: - Coordinating deployment and demo logistics: scheduling, travel, equipment, site access, and stakeholder communication. You’ll find ways to improve customer experience and optimize our existing processes. - Defining and executing Seneca's social media presence across LinkedIn, X, and Instagram. Your work will drive engagement with key industry channels and amplify company leadership. - Quickly learning the FAA regulatory submission process. You’ll gain expertise collaborating with our flight team, drafting & formatting documents, and driving approvals across the line. - Preparing customer ready briefings, one-pagers, and presentations for leadership. Everything that leaves the company under Seneca's name; every phrase, graphic, and slide will maintain exceptional quality. - Representing Seneca in the field at demos, summits, and industry events. - Collaborating with our design team to draft company branded materials. The ideas you help generate will determine how Seneca shows up to the world. - Shaping the structure and context of internal and external video content. - Tackling any problem that arises with a good attitude & growth mindset. The Ideal Candidate Will Bring: - 2–4 years of professional experience in GTM, consulting, or operations. - Bachelor's degree in Economics, Political Science, Finance, Public Policy, or a related field that combines quantitative reasoning and communication skills. - Thrive in ambiguity: You identify problems and proactively solve them, take on projects without an initial playbook, and learn from other team members with humility. - Excellent written communication: You can move between a thirty-second video script and a formal submission to a federal regulator without changing the quality of the work. - Content creation experience: You understand what travels on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram, and you can produce it yourself. - Fluency in AI workflows: Modern tooling is a default part of how you work. - Customer first mindset: Excitement to engage directly with customers in the field and understand the unique operational challenges. - Fire service experience. You have worked in or alongside wildland fire, a fire department, or emergency response, and you understand the culture, the language, and the mission. - Willingness to travel: Deployments, demos and key events require a minimum of 25% travel. Ideal candidates will thrive equally at a desk as in the field. - FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate or willingness to obtain one. What We Offer: - Competitive Salary – Reflective of your skills and experience - Equity Compensation – Be a part-owner in the company’s future - Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical, dental, and vision plans - Health Savings Account (HSA) – Optional pre-tax savings for medical expenses - Unlimited PTO – Flexible time off to recharge, plus paid company holidays ## About Us Seneca is building cutting-edge drone and sensor technology for wildfire suppression, aiming to eliminate wildfire risk across 500 million acres of high-risk U.S. + allied territory. Backed by top-tier investors, including Convective Capital, Caffeinated Capital, First Round Capital, Slow Ventures, Nextview Ventures, Transition Capital, Bullpen Capital, Stepstone Group, Roar Capital, Offline Ventures, and leaders from Palantir, Google, Meta, and many others, the company has raised $110M in Series A funding and is valued over $500 million. Founded by Stu Landesberg (former Founder & CEO of Grove Collaborative — IPO in 2022 at $1.7B) and fire industry experts, Seneca is a mission-driven company dedicated to climate resilience and fire prevention. Don’t meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply — you may still be the right fit for our team. ## About Seneca ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Seneca builds autonomous aerial systems that detect and suppress wildfires rapidly, using AI, drones, and robotics to protect communities and ecosystems. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series unknown; raised $60M in venture capital) - **Headquarters**: Sausalito, California, USA - **Founded**: Founded in 2022 (as a corporate entity; founding team has prior experience with billions in capital raised and two IPOs) - **Founders**: Stuart Landesberg (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Fire Technology / Resilience Technology, Autonomous Systems, Climate Tech / Wildfire Defense - **Target customers**: Fire departments (municipal, county, state), utilities (e.g., power companies), government agencies (federal, state, local), and allied nations. **B2B / Government / Public Sector** - **Mission or purpose statement**: To protect 500 million acres in the U.S. and allied nations by 2035. (“Amor Fati” — love of fate — is a core philosophy, as is the belief that technology is how we create a more resilient civilization.) ## Products & Services - **Autonomous Fire Suppression System**: A complete system of autonomous suppression drones, modular ground cases (for field deployment), and a software platform. Each quadcopter is hand-portable, battery-electric, carries >100 lbs of suppressant (water + Class-A foam concentrate), and pumps at >100 PSI. Drones use AI (computer vision, heat signature recognition) to navigate and knock down fires. The system is offered as a **System-as-a-Service (SaaS) annual subscription**, including hardware, software, maintenance, and support — not a hardware purchase. - **Software / Control Dashboard**: An iOS and web-based interface that allows a single operator to supervise multiple drone swarms simultaneously, coordinate with manned aircraft (via ADS-B transponders), and manage missions from launch to automatic return/refill. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (raised $60M in venture capital) - **Key Metric**: **Total Funding: $60M** (the largest venture capital round in fire technology to date) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - **Lead Investors**: Caffeinated Capital, Convective Capital - **Participating Investors**: First Round Capital, Transition VC, Advance Venture Partners, Nextview Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Stepstone Group, DCVC, Offline Ventures, Roar Capital, Slow Ventures - **Key Partners / Advisory Board**: San Bernardino County Fire (Chief Dan Munsey), Aspen Fire Department (Chief Rick Balentine, 25-year Chief), Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell (former U.S. Fire Administrator), John Mills (Founder/CEO of Watch Duty) - **Growth Signals**: - Secured a **five-year contract** with a public agency (details not fully public; announced in 2025). - Rollout to field during **2026 fire season**. - 34 employees and growing (as of mid-2025). - Strong partnership with major fire agencies across the American West. ## Competitive Advantages - **First-mover in autonomous fire suppression**: The only company building an end-to-end, fully autonomous aerial suppression system from launch to knockdown. - **Speed to initial attack**: Autonomous drones can suppress fires in **under 10 minutes** from dispatch, vs. 30+ minutes for manned aircraft. This is critical for preventing small ignitions from becoming megafires. - **System-of-systems approach**: Drones coordinate among themselves, with manned aircraft, and with a central dashboard. Modular, case-based design for easy field deployment. - **Deep public-sector partnerships**: Developed in collaboration with leading fire agencies, not in a vacuum. This gives them credibility, real-world testing, and a clear go-to-market path. - **Business model**: Annual SaaS subscription provides predictable revenue and ensures customers always have the latest technology. ## Strategic Focus - **Production scaling**: Use the $60M to improve capabilities, harden the overall system, and increase production. - **Field deployment (2026)**: Roll out first systems to save lives during the 2026 fire season. - **Mission expansion**: Grow from initial contracts in the American West to a national/allied-nation footprint, targeting 500 million acres protected by 2035. ## Why Work Here - **High-impact mission**: Opportunity to work on a problem that affects 115 million+ Americans and costs $1T+ per year. The company’s stated goal is to “build technology to protect the things we love.” - **Elite team**: Founding team has built multiple companies, raised billions, and taken two companies public. Backed by world-class investors. - **Fast-paced, high-resource environment**: Designed for exceptional people — “No useless meetings, hierarchy, or office politics.” The team is resourced to move quickly. - **Cross-disciplinary work**: Roles span deep learning (perception), controls, embedded software, iOS development, electrical engineering, UAV test engineering, hardware fabrication, and people operations. - **Office culture**: Based in Sausalito, CA (near San Francisco). **In-office culture** with hybrid flexibility in certain cases. The team is expected to be physically present for hardware/software integration and team collaboration. - **Recent job openings** (as of mid-2025): Senior Deep Learning Engineer, Senior Software Engineer (Controls), Software Engineer (Embedded & iOS), Electrical Engineer, UAV Test Engineer, Hardware Assembly & Fabrication Specialist, Recruitment + People Operations Specialist. ## Sources 1. [Seneca.com Careers](https://seneca.com/careers/) 2. [Seneca Jobs (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/seneca) 3. [PRNewswire - Seneca Launch / Funding](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/seneca-launches-with-60-million-to-equip-firefighters-utilities-and-communities-with-advanced-wildfire-defense-technology-302589441.html) 4. [Sacra - Seneca Company Profile](https://sacra.com/c/seneca/) 5. 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