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Founding Business Operations Specialist

Fast-growing technology company San Francisco, CA Direct Hire Other $160,000 - $180,000

Job Summary

Join as a founding Business Operations hire in a fast-paced environment to build and own the operational foundation for a growing company. This critical role shapes company culture, processes, and the overall experience for employees and customers. You will drive initiatives that ensure smooth operations and high-quality interactions from day one.

Essential Functions

  • Organize unique, high-quality events for recruiting, customers, and partners
  • Manage work trial processes to deliver excellent experiences for all candidates
  • Establish and maintain compliance processes and documentation for a solid company foundation
  • Oversee details that shape perception, including swag, office setup, and documentation
  • Design and implement systems that reduce overhead and help the team focus on core priorities
  • Handle logistics-heavy projects with a strategic mindset

Required Qualifications

  • 2-7 years of experience in generalist ops, people ops, GTM, or events at a VC-backed company with fewer than 1000 employees
  • Experience organizing in-person events or logistics-heavy projects
  • Proven track record building operational systems or processes from scratch
  • Background in payroll, compliance, or visa administration
  • Undergraduate degree
  • High EQ, extroverted personality, and exceptional detail-orientation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Business operations experience focused on community building and event planning
  • Strategic thinker with logistics expertise
  • Active user of large language models (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) in daily workflows
  • Proven ability to host strategic events and manage compliance operations
  • Experience running work trials in a startup environment

Technical Skills

  • Event planning and execution
  • Logistics management
  • Compliance process development
  • Work trial coordination
  • Operational system design
  • Payroll and visa administration
  • Community building
  • Process automation
  • Detail-oriented project management
  • Large language model integration in workflows

Education & Certifications

Undergraduate degree required.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary range of $160,000 - $180,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Comprehensive benefits package available.

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