Operations Lead: End-to-End Finances & People Ops

Jack; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jack is seeking a Business Operations professional to own the operational backbone as we scale after our Series A. You will oversee finance, legal, procurement, security, and people operations, transitioning these from the Head of Operations and driving improvements as we grow.

Ideal candidates have startup scaling experience and a bias for ownership, with a clear path to Head of Operations and team leadership over time.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in Business Operations, finance, Chief of Staff, or a related role, ideally at a high-growth startup.
• Hands‑on experience with finance and legal/security operations.
• Experience managing runway, spend, budgets, taxes, or other company financial processes.
• Experience with procurement, vendor contracts, MSAs, or B2B commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Own finance, legal, security, procurement, and people operations.
• Manage company finances, including runway tracking, spend, budgeting, taxes, and cost efficiency.
• Own the procurement loop, including vendor contracts and MSAs.
• Partner with lawyers on contract negotiations and legal matters.
• Drive security reviews for new B2B customer contracts and ensure deals move through procurement quickly.
• Manage vendor agreements, security contracts, office agreements, and operational documentation.
• Own payroll, HR compliance, onboarding documentation, and other people operations processes.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees on sensitive operational and people matters.
• Partner closely with sales and other teams to remove operational blockers.
• Improve existing systems and processes as the company grows.
• Help build the operations function and eventually manage additional team members.

Skills

Financial acumen

Operational ownership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

People operations

Job description

Jack is seeking a Business Operations professional to own the operational backbone as we scale after our Series A. You will oversee finance, legal, procurement, security, and people operations, transitioning these from the Head of Operations and driving improvements as we grow.

Ideal candidates have startup scaling experience and a bias for ownership, with a clear path to Head of Operations and team leadership over time.