Chief Operating Officer

FutureSearch; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Equity for startups

Flexible hours

Travel opportunities

Full benefits

Healthcare

Job summary

FutureSearch is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to drive operational excellence acrossSales, customer relations, finance, and hiring. You will work closely with the CEO, VP Engineering, VP Research, and other executives to scale our rapidly growing startup and execute strategic initiatives that expand our market reach.

The ideal candidate has senior leadership experience in a startup environment, strong fundraising and hiring capabilities, and a passion for advancing AI.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior leadership role guiding an organization.
• Strong startup fundamentals, including fundraising, hiring, and management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee company-wide operations including Sales, Customer Relations, and Finance.
• Collaborate with VP Engineering, VP Research, and CEO to optimize processes across forecasting, staffing, and investor communications.
• Lead hiring efforts and build scalable org structures as the company scales.

Skills

Senior leadership

Fundraising

Hiring

Management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

The Chief Operating Officer at FutureSearch is responsible for our ability to achieve ambitious commercial and research outcomes.

FutureSearch is a small, rapidly growing startup. The Chief Operating Officer works very closely with the VP of Engineering, VP of Research, the Director of Forecasting, the Chief of Staff, and the CEO to greatly improve the operations of the company, including:

• Sales
• Customer Relations
• Management
• Finances and investor communications
• Hiring

The COO will expect to grow rapidly in their role, and continuously succeed at new challenges the company faces as it grows. The right candidate is highly ambitious about changing the course of AI.

Requirements

• Experience in a senior leadership role of an organization
• Strong startup fundamentals, including fundraising, hiring, and management

Benefits

• FutureSearch is fully remote. We concentrate in London, with SF and Berlin as our next most traveled work locations. We prioritize traveling to meet at minimum 6 times per year, usually in or near London.
• As a remote company, we have flexible hours, with required synchronous attendance for critical US - Europe overlap hours (~7-10am PDT).
• We are a seed stage startup, and we offer higher-than-average equity for startups of our stage.
• We offer full benefits, depending on the country, including healthcare, paternity/maternity leave, equipment, and travel expenses.
• Salary range is $180k - $250k for US roles, and adjusted for the local labor market outside the US.