Business Operations Lead

Opus Advisors; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing startup as a Business Operations Lead and be at the center of a transformative journey in trade automation. You will collaborate closely with the founders, driving operational excellence, customer outcomes, and critical business decisions in a dynamic environment focused on AI and automation. The role demands strong problem-solving skills and a background in consulting or business operations with a growth-oriented mindset.

Benefits

Competitive compensation & equity

Early-stage impact in a growing startup

High ownership opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-3 years of Private Equity experience.
• 2 years of Investment Banking or Consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive success for customers and refine deal execution processes.
• Use analytics to inform strategy and measure impact.
• Work on financial modeling, budgeting, and resource allocation.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Operational Execution

Job description

Qualifications: Candidates MUST have a minimum of 2-3 years of Private Equity and 2 years of Investment Banking or Consulting experience.

Title: Business Operations Lead

Start Date: Immediate /Summer 2025

Our Client is backed by top investors, this start up software is an AI-powered trade advisor helping businesses minimize duty expenses on imports and exports and gain access to tariff rebates. They are building the future of trade automation. The technology is revolutionizing how exporters reclaim customs duties, taxes, and fees from U.S. Customs—making the process faster, easier, and more transparent than ever before. The company launched in March 2024 and quickly raised a $5.5M seed round from Tier 1 VCs.

The company now seeks to hire an exceptional Business Operations Lead to help the scale!

The Role:

As the Business Operations Lead, you will be at the center of their growth, working directly with the founders to build and optimize our most critical business functions. You’ll drive operational execution, refine service delivery, and own financial metrics.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in ambiguity, loves solving problems, and wants to build a category-defining company from the ground up. If you have a background in consulting or business operations at a high-growth startup, we want to talk to you.

What You’ll Do:

• Own customer outcomes - Drive success for customers and refine our deal execution processes to accelerate time-to-value and revenue.
• Develop data-driven insights - Use analytics to inform strategy, improve efficiency, and measure impact.
• Drive strategic initiatives to solve unstructured problems - Bring a consulting-style approach to tackling high-impact projects across GTM, finance, product and operations.
• Own financial and operational planning - Work closely with leadership on financial modeling, budgeting, and resource allocation.

Why Join?

Early-stage impact - Be a key player in a fast-growing startup with a massive, growing market opportunity.

High ownership - Work closely with the CEO and leadership team on critical business decisions.

AI & automation focus - Come help us fight tariffs with AI.

Competitive compensation & equity - Meaningful upside as an early hire.

If interested in this role, please reply with your resume. Feel free to pass along this opportunity!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning, Finance, and Project Management

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media and Financial Services

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