Business Operations Manager

Raydar; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful early-stage equity

Job summary

Raydar, a San Francisco-based AI-native marketing automation startup, seeks its first Business Operations lead to own critical internal functions across finance, legal, security, procurement, and people ops. You will work directly with the founders to build scalable systems for rapid growth.

You will manage runway tracking, budgeting, procurement negotiations, and payroll support, guiding the company through early-stage expansion with strategic impact and strong cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in business operations, finance, or a chief of staff role at a high-growth startup.
• Direct ownership of finance and security/compliance in a startup environment.
• Strong financial management skills across runway, spend, and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Own financial operations including runway tracking, spend analysis, budgeting, and reporting.
• Lead security and legal compliance processes required for B2B contracts.
• Manage procurement, vendor contracts, and master service agreements.
• Build and improve operational systems across finance, legal, security, and human resources.
• Support payroll, onboarding, HR compliance, and other people operations workflows.
• Partner with founders on high-priority initiatives.

Skills

Experience in business operations

Finance experience

Chief of staff experience

Payroll/HR compliance experience

Tools

Procurement practices

Job description

Our client is an AI-native marketing automation company replacing legacy platforms for modern B2B teams. The 44-person business recently raised $28M from leading venture investors and brings together experienced operators from companies including Airbnb, Palantir, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.

The role

We are hiring the company's first Business Operations professional to own critical internal functions across finance, legal and security compliance, procurement, and people operations. You will work directly with the founders and build the systems required for the company to scale.

What you'll do

• Own financial operations including runway tracking, spend analysis, budgeting, and reporting
• Lead security and legal compliance processes required for B2B customer contracts
• Manage procurement, vendor contracts, and master service agreement negotiations
• Build and improve operational systems across finance, legal, security, and human resources
• Support payroll, onboarding, HR compliance, and other people operations workflows
• Partner directly with the founders on high-priority initiatives

What we're looking for

• Two to five years of experience in business operations, finance, or a chief of staff role at a high-growth startup
• Direct ownership of finance and legal or security compliance in a startup environment
• Strong financial management skills across runway, spend, and budgeting
• Experience navigating security and legal reviews for B2B contracts
• Experience with procurement, vendor contracts, or commercial agreement negotiations
• Highly personable communication style and strong judgment
• Active United States work authorization
• Experience managing payroll, HR compliance, onboarding, or broader people operations
• Prior consulting experience at a top-tier firm with meaningful deal exposure
• Experience at a Series A software company

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary of $150K-$200K, with flexibility for exceptional candidates
• Meaningful early-stage equity

Location and work model

• On-site five days per week in San Francisco, California