Business Operations Associate

Rainmaker

$100K — $140K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in business operations, strategic finance, consulting, or high-growth tech environment
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Excellent communication skills for driving accountability
  • Analytical mindset combined with tactical execution capability
  • Comfort in handling complex and ambiguous cross-functional issues

Responsibilities

  • Support company planning by tracking goals, budgets, and milestones
  • Drive cross-departmental strategic initiatives
  • Translate growth plans into operational needs
  • Build and enhance processes and reporting systems
  • Produce decision-ready analysis for leadership
  • Assist in business reviews and leadership meetings
  • Lead high-priority special projects without permanent functional oversight

Benefits

  • Significant stock options with high potential upside
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Comprehensive health coverage
  • Relocation assistance available
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • Paid parental leave for both parents
Full Job Description
What you'll do

  • Support company planning by tracking priorities, goals, headcount, budgets, milestones, and organizational capacity.
  • Drive strategic initiatives that require coordination across engineering, science, production, field operations, commercial, finance, and people.
  • Translate company growth plans into operational requirements across staffing, facilities, systems, infrastructure, and production capacity.
  • Build and improve company-wide processes, workflows, reporting systems, and information pathways.
  • Produce clear, decision-ready analysis for leadership on performance, resources, risks, and operational tradeoffs.
  • Support business reviews, quarterly planning, leadership meetings, and other elements of Rainmaker's operating cadence.
  • Take ownership of high-priority special projects that do not yet have a permanent functional home.


Who you are

  • You are comfortable solving complex, ambiguous, and cross-functional problems.
  • You combine structured thinking and analytical rigor with a willingness to execute tactically.
  • You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple workstreams.
  • You communicate clearly and can drive accountability without relying on formal authority.
  • You demonstrate high ownership, sound judgment, intellectual humility, and a strong bias toward action.
  • You have 2+ years of experience in business operations, strategic finance, consulting, investing, a high-growth technology company, or another demanding operating environment


$100,000 - $140,000 a year
Benefits
  • Significant stock options with high potential upside as an early-stage company
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Full health coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
  • Relocation assistance provided (if applicable)
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave for both parents

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