Business Operations Generalist
San Francisco$150k - $250kFull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Hiring a Business Operations Generalist to work directly with the CEO and the internal Operations team as we scale. You will tackle special projects across the business, build capabilities from the ground up, and serve as a flexible, utility player across qualitative research, quantitative modeling, and hands-on execution in an in-person San Francisco role.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of founder- and leadership- assigned special projects from kickoff through delivery, driving decision-making, owning cross-functional initiatives, building operating cadences, and monitoring core business metrics.
- Build new operational capabilities from scratch: billing and revenue operations infrastructure, business development support, and other functions we stand up as we scale.
- Gather qualitative and quantitative data, synthesize what you find, and develop actionable recommendations.
- Assist with business development activities including research, outreach support, deal tracking, and preparing materials for founder-led conversations.
- Support recruiting end-to-end (sourcing, top-of-funnel outreach, interview coordination, work trials, candidate relationships, and external recruiter management) so hiring moves quickly and without gaps.
- Support the company's administrative infrastructure: financials (payroll, expense tracking, vendor payments, invoicing), real estate and lease management, office setup, and any other operational foundations that keep the business running smoothly.
- Identify operational inefficiencies, model the tradeoffs, and propose prioritized solutions with clear implementation plans.
- Serve as connective tissue across the organization by communicating clearly, following through, and closing the loop.
- Build for durability, not just delivery. Stand something up, pressure-test it, document it, and hand it off cleanly so that it keeps working after you've moved on to the next problem.
Qualifications
- 1–4 years of experience at a top investment bank, consulting firm, private equity firm, or in a highly analytical strategy or operations role.
- Demonstrated ability to build from the ground up. You've operated in environments where the process didn't exist, and you created it.
- A genuine utility player: equally comfortable building a financial model, drafting a customer email, and mapping an operational workflow — and you don't think any of it is beneath you.
- High agency, low ego. You don't wait to be told what to do — you identify the gap, propose the solution, and execute. If something is broken, you fix it without being asked.
- Strong analytical instincts: you default to quantitative analysis and pair it with qualitative judgment. You turn ambiguous problems into specific, data-backed recommendations.
Skills
Required:Operational program managementQuantitative analysisFinancial modeling
Benefits
- Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Daily Meals: Daily UberEats Stipend
- Monthly Wellness Stipend
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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