Business Operations Associate

Rainmaker Technology Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Rainmaker Technology Corporation is seeking an Operations/Strategic Lead in California to help steer planning, capacity, and cross-functional initiatives for a high-growth tech company addressing water resources. You will translate growth plans into actionable staffing, facilities, and systems requirements while building scalable processes and reporting.

Ideal candidates demonstrate comfort with ambiguity, a structured approach, and strong communication to drive accountability across multiple

Qualifications

• Experience in business operations, strategy, or related roles.
• Ability to handle multiple workstreams with structured thinking.
• Strong communication and analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support planning by tracking priorities, goals, headcount, budgets, milestones, and capacity.
• Drive strategic initiatives requiring cross-functional coordination across engineering, science, production, field ops, commercial, finance, and people.
• Translate growth plans into staffing, facilities, systems, and production capacity requirements.
• Build and improve company-wide processes, workflows, reporting systems, and information pathways.
• Produce clear, decision-ready analysis for leadership on performance, resources, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Support business reviews, quarterly planning, leadership meetings, and operating cadence.
• Take ownership of high-priority special projects without a permanent home.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Project management

Clear communication

Operations leadership

Ownership & judgment

Job description

Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to address water scarcity and inclement weather challenges worldwide. We develop and integrate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, numerical weather modeling, and sustainable seeding agents into an effective precipitation enhancement solution.

Rainmaker is building something that hasn't existed before. If you're the kind of person who gets energized by hard problems, new territory, and the opportunity to lead programs that have real impact on water resources, we want to hear from you.

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