Founding Strategy & Business Operations Leader

Arena Physica; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Lunch stipend

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Arena Physica is seeking a founding member of the Strategy & Business Operations team to own cross-functional challenges from finance to operations and pricing. You will move between domains as priorities shift, with autonomy to shape initiatives and drive impact across the company.

You’ll report to the COO, influence strategy, and execute with discipline. Expect a dynamic role balancing internal buildouts and external deployments, with frequent collaboration across leadership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in investment banking, management consulting, or a high-growth startup with an interest in hardware.
• High bar for quality, willingness to work long hours on complex problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication with storytelling abilities.
• Track record of creative problem solving and owning impact at scale.
• Enthusiastic, scrappy, and motivated to win despite odds.

Responsibilities

• Own special projects end to end across finance, operations, GTM, and recruiting with full autonomy.
• Identify top challenges and build scalable systems and playbooks.
• Build deep fluency in the company’s technology, customers, and economics to support diverse projects.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of time.
• Work in person at Arena Physica’s NYC HQ when not traveling.

Job description

Arena Physica is seeking a founding member of the Strategy & Business Operations team to own cross-functional challenges from finance to operations and pricing. You will move between domains as priorities shift, with autonomy to shape initiatives and drive impact across the company.

You’ll report to the COO, influence strategy, and execute with discipline. Expect a dynamic role balancing internal buildouts and external deployments, with frequent collaboration across leadership.