Business Operations Lead

Cohere; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly lunch stipend

Health and dental benefits

RRSP matching / 401K / Pension

Parental Leave top-up

Enrichment benefits: arts, culture, or

Annual learning stipend

Job summary

Cohere is seeking an intermediate level BizOps Lead to support the Strategy & Business Operations team, focusing on strategy, corporate development, and cross-functional projects. The role reports to the Head of BizOps and emphasizes strategy, partnerships, and growth initiatives.

In this position you will influence decision-making across product, GTM, and R&D, build financial models, optimize pricing, and contribute to fundraising and investor relations.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of top tier investment banking / investing experience, ideally with a focus on software, technology, or digital infrastructure.
• 2-3 years of top tier consulting experience, ideally with a focus on software / technology; further experience in BizOps, product, or investing is also valued.
• Have some technical background (e.g., CS, EE, Applied Math, or related undergraduate degree, software engineering internships)
• Are a clear communicator with a high-ownership mentality and bias to action
• Are a problem solver: can operate at a level 4-5 on this hierarchy

Responsibilities

• Influence strategic decision-making by collaborating with and building consensus among leaders across the organization, including product, GTM, and research and engineering
• Optimize pricing and packaging, ensuring that the company's offerings are both attractive to customers and profitable
• Build financial models and analyses to evaluate new and existing opportunities
• Contribute to corporate development activities: fundraising, strategic partnerships, investor relations, M&A, etc.
• Conduct market and competitive analysis to anticipate and respond to emerging trends and to identify new opportunities for innovation and growth

Education

Technical background (CS/EE)

Job description

Who are we?

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.

We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.

We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us!

The Strategy & Business Operations team’s mission is to support decision making on critical C-level topics and act as a force-multiplier for functional priorities across the organization. We are looking for a BizOps Lead to join the team, reporting to the Head of BizOps, focused on strategy, corporate development, and cross-functional projects.

In this intermediate level individual contributor role, you may:

• Influence strategic decision-making by collaborating with and building consensus among leaders across the organization, including product, GTM, and research and engineering

• Optimize pricing and packaging, ensuring that the company's offerings are both attractive to customers and profitable




• Build financial models and analyses to evaluate new and existing opportunities




• Contribute to corporate development activities: fundraising, strategic partnerships, investor relations, M&A, etc.




• Conduct market and competitive analysis to anticipate and respond to emerging trends and to identify new opportunities for innovation and growth

This role is a good match if you:

• Have 3-4 years of top tier investment banking / investing experience, ideally with a focus on software, technology, or digital infrastructure




• OR Have 2-3 years of top tier consulting experience, ideally with a focus on software / technology; further experience in BizOps, product, or investing is also valued




• Have some technical background (e.g., CS, EE, Applied Math, or related undergraduate degree, software engineering internships)




• Are a clear communicator with a high-ownership mentality and bias to action




• Are a problem solver: can operate at a level 4-5 on this hierarchy

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

• A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.




• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.




• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.




• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.




• Annual enrichment benefits:

  Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.

  Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.

• 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)




• Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.

How and Where We Work:

• Cohere is remote-friendly, but we also have offices in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul with more opening soon.




• For those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events.




• For those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.




• Everyone receives a $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly.

If any of the above doesn’t line up exactly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply.

We strive to create an inclusive work environment for all; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.

We may use AI-enabled tools to screen and assess applicants against the criteria for this position. This helps our recruiters identify potentially qualified candidates, but it doesn't limit the applications our recruiters may review or consider.