Growth-Focused BizOps & Finance Associate

Kernel; London (KY); On-site; USD 81,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: £60K - £85K + equity

24 days holiday + bank holidays

£450 Monthly Office Dinner Allowance

2 weeks work-from-anywhere

Parental leave policy

Pension plan

Top-spec equipment

Job summary

Kernel is building a business registry for agents, and this role acts as a bridge across finance, operations, and execution. The Business Operations Associate will support critical initiatives for the Head of Finance & Operations and help scale internal systems.

You’ll be a generalist, thriving on ambiguity, with a strong financial acumen and a get-it-done attitude. The position is based in London with high autonomy and a fast pace.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in consulting, investment banking, or a high-performing startup environment.
• Strong financial acumen - comfort with financial modeling, data analysis, and quantitative problem-solving.
• Highly numerate and analytical; proficient in Excel/Google Sheets and comfortable learning new tools (Salesforce, Notion, data visualization platforms).
• Proven ability to manage ambiguous, cross-functional projects from start to finish.
• Excellent written and verbal communication - distill complexity into clear, actionable insights.
• Intellectually curious, self-directed, and comfortable working independently with minimal oversight.
• You're sharp enough to take an unfamiliar problem and figure out how to solve it with AI - building workflows and agents where needed to get there.

Responsibilities

• Act as a force multiplier for the Head of Finance & Operations, supporting key initiatives end-to-end.
• Lead financial planning and analysis - forecasting, budgeting, unit economics, KPI dashboards, and cross-functional planning cycles.
• Own the economics of the product alongside Product and Engineering: agent and LLM spend, cost per customer, and gross margin.
• Own back-office finance and operations: reviewing accounting, managing Carta, supporting SOC 2 compliance, vendor contracts, and the admin that comes with all of it.
• Drive diverse operational projects - from compliance and office leases to compensation design and software contract optimization.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Cross-functional projects

Communication

Independent work

AI workflows

Excel/Sheets

Tools

Salesforce

Notion

Carta

Data visualization

Job description

Kernel is building a business registry for agents, and this role acts as a bridge across finance, operations, and execution. The Business Operations Associate will support critical initiatives for the Head of Finance & Operations and help scale internal systems.

You’ll be a generalist, thriving on ambiguity, with a strong financial acumen and a get-it-done attitude. The position is based in London with high autonomy and a fast pace.