Business Oper
About the Role
Lead business operations for Cloud Operations & SRE, partnering 1:1 with the VP to run planning, reporting, cross-functional programs and executive support. Build agentic automations to remove manual recurring work, drive OKR cycles, track metrics, and operate the leadership cadence end-to-end.
Uses agentic AI tools and personal assistants daily; explicitly AI-native and automation-first.
Location: United States
Salary: USD 130,000 - 175,000/year
Type: Full Time
Posted: Yesterday
Category: Product/Program/Architecture/Operations
Vibe Markers: ๐ Startup, ๐ป Open Source, ๐ฅ Hot
Experience Level: Senior
Job Description
Role
Business Operations Manager partnering directly with the VP of Cloud Operations & SRE to run the operating spine of the organization: planning, reporting, cadence, cross-functional programs, executive support, and automation of recurring tasks.
Key Responsibilities
Business operations, programs and reporting
- Own the operating cadence: staff meetings, business reviews, planning cycles and offsites.
- Drive cross-functional programs from planning through completion, tracking dependencies, risks and status.
- Build and maintain leadership reporting: KPI/SLO roll-ups, dashboards, weekly status and business review packages; ensure data integrity.
- Run goal-setting and OKR cycles: draft, track and report against commitments.
- Coordinate invoice management, vendor tracking, approval workflows and payment follow-up.
Organisational and team operations
- Track headcount and open requisitions; coordinate hiring loops and candidate scheduling; own onboarding.
- Maintain team records, distribution lists, organizational documents and shared files.
- Own internal communications, all-hands content and team offsites.
- Support team processes, identify operational needs, and adapt to shifting priorities.
Executive support
- Manage the VPโs calendar, inbox, travel (domestic and international), and speaking engagements.
- Prepare meetings: gather documents, create agendas, take minutes, coordinate logistics and follow-ups.
- Liaise between teams and external parties; screen communications and draft/send messages on behalf of the team.
- Manage department credit cards and expense reconciliation.
- Provide ad-hoc support to other departments or executives as required.
Automation & judgment
- Build and operate agentic automations for recurring tasks (reports, meeting briefs, inbox triage, travel logistics, expense reconciliation, doc hygiene).
- Know when human judgment is required; decide which items an agent can handle and which require executive attention.
Requirements
- 5+ years in business operations, program management, chief-of-staff or senior executive support roles, including direct experience supporting a senior executive and time in high-ambiguity environments (startup/scale-up or similar).
- AI-native: daily use of AI assistants and agentic tools; able to describe specific automated workflows and how issues were fixed.
- Hands-on with agentic tooling and personal AI agents for calendar, inbox, scheduling; daily use of general-purpose assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) and connective automation between systems.
- Strong program and cadence management: agendas, pre-reads, decision logs and honest status reporting.
- Comfort with numbers: build reporting roll-ups, spot misleading metrics, and explain trends to leadership.
- Good judgment under incomplete information and strong discretion (board materials, compensation, org changes).
Nice to have
- Built small useful solutions with low-code tools (scripts, dashboards, bots).
- Experience running planning or OKR cycles for technical orgs.
- Owned projects, budgets, vendor relationships, or offsites end-to-end.
- Experience in organizations with stated AI adoption strategies.
- Comfort with data infrastructure, energy, or high-growth technical businesses.
Benefits
- Expected base salary: USD 130,000 โ 175,000 per year.
- Annual performance incentives and potential equity/long-term incentives.
- Possible relocation or living-out allowance / per diem depending on circumstances.
- 100% company-paid health insurance premiums for employees (medical, dental, vision); 75% coverage for dependents.
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance; voluntary life, critical illness and accident coverage.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) when paired with HDHP; Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match; access to financial planning and legal services.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.
- Internal skills training, professional development and career advancement pathways.
- Company events and team-building activities.
Tech Stack
agentic tools, personal AI agents, AI assistants, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, graph loop engineering, low-code tools
Skills
Business Operations, Program Management, Executive Support, Process Design, Automation, OKR / Goal Setting, Reporting & Metrics, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Communication, Discretion, Judgment, Hiring & Onboarding, Data Literacy, Change Management, Time Management, Travel & Expense Management
Benefits
- Base salary (USD 130,000 โ 175,000)
- Annual performance incentives
- Equity / long-term incentive
- Relocation or living-out allowance / per diem
- 100% company-paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision) for employees
- 75% company-paid coverage for dependents
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) with company match
- Access to financial planning and legal services
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
- Internal skills training and professional development
- Company events and team-building activities