# Business Operations

**Company:** [Cognition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cognition)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Analytics, Data Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Project Management, Stakeholder Communication, SQL, Excel, Python, Operations, Business Intelligence
**Posted:** 2025-10-13

> High-autonomy generalist owning cross-functional projects, building analytics, supporting corporate development, and driving outcomes in a fast-moving AI lab. Requires 3-5 years in consulting, banking, or tech ops with strong analytical skills and proactive ownership.

## Job Description

## Core Responsibilities
- Own cross-functional projects end-to-end, from scoping through execution
- Build relationships across the organization and become a trusted operator that teams want to work with
- Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities before they become obvious
- Drive results on tight timelines without sacrificing quality or detail
- Pull and analyze data to inform decisions and track progress
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders ranging from engineers to executives
- Pick up whatever needs doing, even when it's outside your comfort zone

## Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in consulting, investment banking, or operations at a high-growth technology company
- Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously and deliver results without close supervision
- Strong analytical foundation
- Ability to communicate credibly with both technical and non-technical teams
- Track record of exceptional performance in whatever you've pursued
- High tolerance for ambiguity, context-switching, and intensity

## Nice-to-Haves
- Technical degree (CS, engineering, math, physics) even if you took a non-technical career path
- Worked as an early employee at a startup where you operated well beyond your job description
- Have been a Chief of Staff or BizOps lead at a scaling company
- Care deeply about building teams and culture, not just processes

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