Operations Architect (Payments)

Yuzu; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Yuzu in New York City seeks an Operations Architect for the Payments operations team. This senior-track role targets candidates with 3–6 years in high-growth startups, consulting, or related finance roles. You will own processes and help scale accounts payable/receivable while driving reporting improvements.

The position offers growth into management, equity, and a hands-on, non-hierarchical culture. Expect rigorous problem solving across Partnerships, Account Management, and Compliance, with an

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in high-growth startup, consulting, investment banking or investing.
• Own a process rather than just work on projects.
• Ethical and compassionate, with a desire to win and support the team.
• Experience in healthcare or insurance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Own product-driven reporting functions.
• Solve problems across Partnerships, Account Management, and Compliance.
• Adapt to changing tasks every 3–6 months as we automate work.
• In-person 5 days/week at West Village NYC office.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Problem solving

Team orientation

Ethical & compassionate

Wants to win

Comfort with ambiguity

Job description

Background

At Yuzu, we're building the next-generation health insurance company. We are NOT building a digital brokerage or an AI wrapper - we are going deeper to build the foundational infrastructure required to power tomorrowâs health plans. We believe that software can unlock the ability to build health insurance that is affordable, adaptable, and scalable. Yuzuâs platform will be core to this future.

So how does this actually work? Over 70% of employer-sponsored health plans are self-funded, meaning the employer acts as the insurer and directly covers employees' healthcare costs. This allows companies to customize benefits, gain flexibility, and save money. Self-funded employers partner with a Third-Party Administrator (TPA) to handle the behind-the-scenes plan administration, like processing claims and managing benefits.

Yuzu is a vertically integrated & tech-enabled TPA, serving over 70k members. We are a fast-growing company with many opportunities for career advancement and experience. We are currently experiencing rapid growth and are doubling down on our technology and service investments.

Learn more about Yuzu at https://yuzu.health/blog.

Role

• The Operations Architect is Yuzu's senior-track operations role for people with 3-6 years of experience.

• As a Payments Operations Architect, you will help us optimize our payments operations and grow our team. This role has the potential to grow into a management role.

• You will be responsible for managing and improving our accounts payable, accounts receivable, and product-driven reporting functions.

• You will be responsible for problem-solving across the Partnerships, Account Management, and Compliance teams.

• Your job will change completely every 3-6 months as we automate repetitive tasks and grow our business.

• In-person 5 days/week in our West Village NYC office

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience operating in a high-growth startup, consulting, investment banking or investing experience.

• You have to like challenges. This is hard. Oscar Health had 200 employees before they had real customers on their insurance plans. Collective Health had 40. Yuzu had 5.

• You have to want to own a process rather than just work on projects.

• You have to be an ethical and compassionate person.

• You have to want to win.

• You have to care about the team.

• Experience in the healthcare or insurance industries is a plus, but not required.

Our Commitment to You

• We will be honest and responsive.

• We will give you significant equity.

• We will upskill you.

• We will trust you and tell you everything you want to know about the business.

• We will be in the trenches with you. We are not a hierarchical company. Everyone does their fair share of gritty work.

Process

If we interview you, you can expect the following process

• Initial 30-45 minute conversation with someone on the team

• A 2 hour take-home assignment designed to be similar to on-the-job work

• An onsite interview

• We may speak with 1-2 references you provide

Salary range: $150-$200k depending on experience and preferred equity versus cash compensation.