Business Operations Manager
Partner with executive leadership to drive strategic initiatives, own annual/quarterly planning, and build operating cadences at a fast-growing AI company. Requires 3-10 years in business operations, strategy, or similar analytical roles.
About the job
What You'll Do
- Partner with company leadership to drive strategic initiatives from concept to execution.
- Own core business planning processes, including annual planning, quarterly OKRs, headcount planning, and resource allocation.
- Build and maintain operating cadences that improve alignment, accountability, and execution across teams.
- Analyze business performance and develop insights that inform key company decisions.
- Create dashboards, reporting frameworks, and metrics that help leaders understand the health of the business.
- Lead cross-functional projects spanning Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, and Recruiting.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and design scalable processes that enable growth.
- Support executive decision-making through financial, operational, and strategic analysis.
- Evaluate new opportunities, investments, and business initiatives through quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Prepare executive materials, board content, and strategic recommendations for leadership discussions.
- Serve as a force multiplier for the leadership team by ensuring the company's most important priorities move forward quickly and effectively.
You Might Be a Strong Fit If You
- Have 3–10 years of experience in Business Operations, Strategy, Consulting, Investment Banking, Finance, Chief of Staff, or a similar analytical role.
- Have experience operating in a high-growth technology company or advising them.
- Are highly analytical and comfortable working with data to drive decisions.
- Can move seamlessly between strategy and execution.
- Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy solving complex, unstructured problems.
- Have exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Are highly organized and able to manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously.
- Have a strong bias toward action and ownership.
- Enjoy working directly with senior leaders on high-stakes decisions.
Skills
Business Operations, Strategic Planning, Okrs, Data Analysis, Dashboard Creation, Cross-Functional Leadership, Financial Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Process Design, Executive Reporting
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