Head of Operations & Compliance

Praxis, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Optexity in San Francisco seeks a hands-on generalist operator who owns the business, legal, and people infrastructure that keeps a small team running. You'll sign contracts, process payroll, ensure compliance, and prevent critical gaps while working directly with the founders.

In a healthcare-informed setting, BAAs, HIPAA, and state privacy rules matter; you will build systems, vendor relationships, and processes so operations scale smoothly.

Qualifications

• A generalist comfortable owning many unrelated functions at once and context-switching cleanly between them.
• Strong execution and follow-through — you close loops and things don't slip.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with good judgement about what's genuinely important vs. merely urgent.
• Operates in ambiguity and builds process where none exists, without waiting for perfect instructions.
• Trustworthy with sensitive legal, financial, and personnel information.
• Willing to do unglamorous, high-value work.
• Fast learner with genuine interest in the operational and regulatory side of a healthcare company.

Responsibilities

• Legal & contracts — manage outside counsel, own the contract lifecycle (customer agreements, BAAs, NDAs, vendor and consulting agreements), and keep corporate housekeeping in order: cap table administration, board and investor documents, entity and state registrations.
• Compliance — own HIPAA and state privacy compliance operations, coordinate audits and security certifications (e.g. SOC 2), maintain policies, records, and vendor due-diligence.
• HR & people ops — run onboarding/offboarding, offer letters, benefits and PEO administration, immigration/visa support, and maintain employee policies and records.
• Accounting & payroll — oversee bookkeeping with accountants, run payroll and contractor payments, manage AP/AR, expenses, banking, and monthly close.
• Everyday operations — manage vendors, software, insurance, and logistics for a fast-growing team; own operational aspects end-to-end.
• Founder leverage — take ambiguous operational problems, structure them, and drive them to done.

Skills

Generalist

Execution

Organization

Ambiguity tolerance

Trustworthy

Willingness to do unglamorous work

Fast learner

Job description

Optexity in San Francisco seeks a hands-on generalist operator who owns the business, legal, and people infrastructure that keeps a small team running. You'll sign contracts, process payroll, ensure compliance, and prevent critical gaps while working directly with the founders.

In a healthcare-informed setting, BAAs, HIPAA, and state privacy rules matter; you will build systems, vendor relationships, and processes so operations scale smoothly.