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Founding Operator

Nowadays· Operations
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San Francisco$90k - $130kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

AI-native platform for corporate meetings and events; zero-to-one operations role at Nowadays, an early-stage startup building an AI-powered platform to plan corporate events end-to-end.

Responsibilities

  • Own events end-to-end, including clear, on-brand written and verbal client communication
  • Own and evolve the full operational flow—from first request to post-event wrap
  • Act as the point person for triaging urgent vs. non-urgent ops issues
  • Turn tribal knowledge into clear documentation, onboarding materials, and reusable templates
  • Build scalable playbooks for running a single complex event start-to-finish and for managing many events in parallel
  • Partner closely with engineering to translate customer feedback and bugs into clear product requirements; help test, validate, and refine tools before launch
  • Create and maintain internal resources, including ops onboarding docs, client-facing guides and planning templates

Qualifications

  • A client-first mindset, with willingness to work late or on weekends when needed
  • Ability to juggle multiple workstreams and prioritize quickly
  • Strong instinct for turning complexity into clarity
  • Deep care for process without sacrificing momentum
  • Extreme attention to detail
  • Comfort working across ops, product, engineering, sales, and clients
  • Clear, thoughtful communication and strong judgment
  • Enjoyment in building systems others can run
  • Desire to shape how a company operates, not just follow a playbook

Skills

Required:Event operationsClient communicationOperational workflow designDocumentation & templates
Nice to have:Scaling playbooksEngineering collaborationInternal resource creationSQL / data analysis (bonus)

Benefits

  • Free lunch + dinner
  • Quarterly team offsites
  • Monthly fitness stipend
  • Health insurance
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • Generous PTO + recharge time
  • High ownership, autonomy, and direct access to founders
  • Access to top venues, events, and travel experiences
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Nowadays

AI co-pilot for corporate retreat and event planning

Nowadays is an AI copilot that automates the boring parts of planning corporate events and retreats. For example, our AI can contact venues by email and phone to get availability, deal with back-and-forth negotiations, and present the best options.

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