# Strategy

**Company:** [Aurelian](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/aurelian)
**Location:** Seattle, WA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $150k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Strategic Planning, Data Analysis, First Principles Reasoning, Decision Making, Stakeholder Management, Customer Research, Written Communication, Problem Solving
**Posted:** 2026-06-08

> Work directly with the CEO on high-stakes company decisions, acting as a thought partner to frame problems, gather evidence, and drive outcomes using data and first-principles reasoning.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Be Doing
- Pair sharp judgment with real operational horsepower - turn decisions into outcomes and don't let things stall.
- Take on the company's hardest, highest-stakes decisions end-to-end — framing the question, gathering the evidence, making the call, and standing behind the tradeoffs.
- Act as the CEO's thought partner / trusted advisor on the calls that matter most, and earn the trust to make more of them over time.
- Turn messy, ambiguous problems into clear direction the team can move on.
- Get close to customers and the market, and turn what you learn into sharper decisions.
- Bring rigor: use data, first-principles reasoning, and clear written argument to drive decisions rather than opinion or consensus.
- Move fast and own outcomes - measure yourself by results, not activity.

## Who We’re Looking For
- Founders / ex-founders - made high-stakes calls with incomplete information and lived with the consequences.
- Top-tier strategy consulting or a “decisions all day” seat - trained to break down ambiguous problems fast and defend a recommendation.
- Trading / quant / other high-intensity judgment fields - make rapid, high-quality decisions under uncertainty and are sharp with data.
- Exceptional product people - PMs known for judgment and taste, not just shipping.
- Think from first principles and are unusually good at reasoning under uncertainty.
- Have extremely high ownership and a strong bias toward action.
- Communicate with precision - can influence smart, opinionated people.
- Are energized by ambiguity and want to be close to the most important decisions in the company.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO
- Company-wide offsites
- Equipment stipend
- Relocation assistance
- Daily delivered lunches
- Start-up Equity

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