Founding Strategy & Operations Generalist

raydar; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health/dental/vision

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Raydar is seeking a Founding Strategy & Operations Generalist in San Francisco to build scalable recruiting and then broaden operations across finance, pricing, and administration. You will report to the CEO and turn ambiguous priorities into independent projects.

You will design hiring processes, manage recruiting pipelines, handle contracts and billing, develop financial models, and create AI agents and workflow automations to support a growing startup. Visa sponsorship is supported.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of consulting, investment banking, private equity, or startup operating experience.
• Strong analytical reasoning and financial modeling skills.
• Practical experience building AI automations or agents.
• Ability to work across multiple functions and priorities.
• Strong ownership and comfort solving problems without a predefined playbook.

Responsibilities

• Build hiring processes and manage recruiting pipelines.
• Handle contracts, billing, accounting coordination, insurance, and operational administration.
• Develop financial models and support pricing or revenue projects.
• Build AI agents and workflow automations.
• Turn ambiguous business priorities into independently delivered projects.

Skills

Consulting experience

Financial modeling

AI automation

Cross-functional work

Ownership mindset

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

AI automation tools

Job description

About the company

Our client is an AI software startup building enterprise workflow tools. Its leadership team is expanding the operational systems needed to support a growing business.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join as a Founding Strategy & Operations Generalist, initially focused on recruiting and then broader business operations. You will report to the CEO and solve open-ended problems across finance, pricing, sales, and administration.

What you'll do

• Build hiring processes and manage recruiting pipelines.

• Handle contracts, billing, accounting coordination, insurance, and operational administration.

• Develop financial models and support pricing or revenue projects.

• Build AI agents and workflow automations.

• Turn ambiguous business priorities into independently delivered projects.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• 2 to 4 years of consulting, investment banking, private equity, or startup operating experience.

• Strong analytical reasoning and financial modeling skills.

• Practical experience building AI automations or agents.

• Ability to work across multiple functions and priorities.

• Strong ownership and comfort solving problems without a predefined playbook.

Bonus points

• A quantitative degree.

• Strategy or operations experience in a fast-growing startup.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 130,000 to 180,000 per year.

• Equity: Competitive equity.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.

• 401(k) with employer match.

• Unlimited paid time off.

• Relocation support.

Location and work model

• San Francisco, California, United States.

• Four days per week in the office, with Wednesdays remote.

• Visa transfers and new visa sponsorships are supported.