Full Job Description
Business Operations Lead
Compensation: $130K-$200K base + strong equity
Location: Redwood City, CA
Work Policy: Hybrid (in office Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Stage: Series A startup | VC-backed | 1.8M+ engineers on platform
Hiring Target: 1
What Will You Do?
Finance & Revenue Operations
Own payroll (employees, contractors, commissions), budgeting, invoicing, and expense management.
Manage HubSpot quoting, recurring billing, Stripe reconciliation, and financial dashboards.
Run monthly forecasts, aging reports, and financial analyses.
Oversee equity administration via Carta.
Automate and improve GTM systems and workflows.
Recruiting & People Operations
Own the full recruiting lifecycle.
Drive hiring manager accountability and manage recruiting pipelines.
Manage onboarding workflows and compliance processes.
Support OKR/KPI tracking and team accountability systems.
Systems & Strategic Execution
Automate internal processes using no/low-code tools.
Maintain documentation standards (Notion, SOPs, Drive).
Manage legal contract pipeline and track SLAs across the organization.
Office & General Business Operations
Oversee vendors, insurance, and office management.
Handle day-to-day operational needs in a fast-moving environment.
What Will You Need?
3+ years in a highly cross-functional operational role.
Recent experience at a VC-backed seed or Series A startup (Experience at an engineering technology company.
Hands-on ownership of finance ops, business ops, and executive ops.
Strong analytical, reasoning, and systems-thinking abilities.
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
Experience in a full-time non-consulting role within the last year.
Ability to do both strategic work and tactical, unglamorous execution.
Strongly Preferred
Experience with QuickBooks.
References from prior managers at VC-funded startups within the last five years.
Must Not Have
Recent multi-year tenure at a large, slow-moving company.
Frequent job changes (more than two in one year within the past five years).
Only personal, non-VC-backed startup experience.
Extended time out of the workforce (12+ months).
