Head of Operations

Centari, Inc

$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in investment banking, private equity, consulting, or startup operations
  • Strong financial modeling capabilities
  • Exceptional writing skills for high-level communications
  • Bias for action in a fast-paced environment
  • Aspire to progress into a larger leadership role

Responsibilities

  • Run planning cadence, tracking goals and metrics
  • Own and manage the company financial model
  • Handle core operational tasks like payroll and invoicing
  • Support the CEO with board and investor communications
  • Scale responsibilities as the company grows

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage with 100% of employee premiums covered
  • Dental and vision with 75% of employee premiums covered
  • 401(k) with employer match up to 4%
  • In-office lunches provided
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO)
Full Job Description
The Role

We're hiring our first Head of Operations to build the operational foundation Centari runs on. Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll own planning, financial strategy, and the day-to-day operations that power a growing company. This is a rare early-stage role with real leadership potential: the funding and momentum of a company at an inflection point, with room for a standout operator to grow into a much larger role as we scale.

What You'll Do
  • Run our planning cadence. Set the framework for measuring success quarterly and weekly, track our goals and metrics, and make progress visible so everyone knows our priorities and how we're tracking against them.
  • Own the financial model. Manage the budget, track burn and runway, build scenarios, and give the CEO and board clear answers on how decisions affect the numbers.
  • Handle core operations. Payroll, benefits, insurance, vendors, and customer invoicing. You'll start by running these yourself while scoping and implementing the resources to scale these tasks efficiently.
  • Support the CEO on the highest-priority work. Board decks, investor updates, and the analysis behind major decisions.
  • Take on more over time. As you build a track record, this role can grow into wider commercial and strategic responsibilities.

What You Bring
  • At least 7 years of experience across investment banking, private equity, consulting, or startup operations. The strongest candidates pair a top-tier finance or consulting background with hands-on experience at an early-stage startup, but we'll seriously consider exceptional candidates who bring one or the other.
  • Strong financial modeling skills. You're comfortable building and owning a company budget and forecast.
  • Excellent writing. You hold a high bar for how a company communicates, and you can be trusted with work that goes to the board, investors, and the market.
  • A bias for action and no ego about the work. At the start, you'll be building systems for scale and running payroll in the same week.
  • Interest in growing into a larger leadership role as the company scales.

What We Offer
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Comprehensive health coverage (Centari covers 100% of employee premiums)
  • Dental and vision (Centari covers 75% of employee premiums)
  • 401(k) with employer match up to 4%
  • Lunch covered for in-office team
  • Flexible PTO

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