Strategy & Operations Lead — Fast-Scale Defense Tech

Picogrid, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + stock options

401(k) with employer matching

Full health coverage

Relocation assistance

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Office in El Segundo, CA

Free EV charging

Job summary

Picogrid, Inc. is seeking a Strategy & Operations Manager to shape the cadence and scaffolding for rapid growth. You will work with senior leaders across Engineering, Finance, Operations, and People to translate priorities into executable plans and drive them to completion.

You will build models, analytics, and dashboards to inform expansions, partnerships, and compliance, while owning high-priority initiatives end-to-end in a fast-paced defense-tech environment.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, investment banking, or a comparable analytical/operational role at a high-growth technology or defense company
• Track record of owning cross-functional projects from problem definition through execution, with measurable outcomes
• Strong analytical and structured-thinking skills — comfortable building financial models, frameworks, and executive-ready presentations from scratch
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and translate high-level direction into executable plans
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to synthesize complex information into clear, concise outputs for executive audiences
• U.S. Person status required for access to ITAR-controlled environments

Responsibilities

• Help set Picogrid's building cadence — establish the operating rhythms, planning cycles, and tracking mechanisms that keep a fast-scaling company aligned and moving in one direction
• Build the strategic scaffolding behind major decisions — the frameworks, models, and analysis that inform where Picogrid expands, how we structure partnerships, and what we prioritize next
• Partner directly with senior leaders across Engineering, Finance, Operations, and People to translate top strategic priorities into clear, executable plans — and drive them to completion
• Own high-priority cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, from problem definition through implementation, driving decisions that wouldn't otherwise happen cleanly
• Evaluate, select, and implement the tools and systems the company runs on (CRM, project management, BI, compliance platforms), right-sized for our stage
• Surface the right information at the right time — building dashboards, leadership reporting, and the analysis that lets the company see itself clearly
• Identify operational bottlenecks and compliance gaps across functions, design better workflows, and see them through to adoption

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Problem solving

Education

MBA or equivalent

Tools

CRM

ERP

BI

Project tracking

Job description

Picogrid, Inc. is seeking a Strategy & Operations Manager to shape the cadence and scaffolding for rapid growth. You will work with senior leaders across Engineering, Finance, Operations, and People to translate priorities into executable plans and drive them to completion.

You will build models, analytics, and dashboards to inform expansions, partnerships, and compliance, while owning high-priority initiatives end-to-end in a fast-paced defense-tech environment.