Strategy & Operations Lead — Remote, High-Impact with Founders

AIApply Limited; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Competitive salary

Learning and development budget

Home office stipend

Generous paid time off

Work directly with the founders

Job summary

AIApply is seeking an Operations & Strategy lead to work with the founders on growth levers, financial Modeling, vendor processes, and internal tooling. You will own analyses, optimize operations, and manage strategic projects across the business.

The role emphasizes high ownership, broad scope, and fast feedback, with remote-friendly and competitive compensation. You will interact with multiple functions and report on key metrics and budgets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in strategy, business operations or an equivalent analytical role.
• Advanced financial modelling ability.
• Excellent structured problem solving.
• Evidence of independently owning projects to completion.

Responsibilities

• Run strategic analyses — pricing, market sizing, unit economics, build-versus-buy — and turn them into recommendations leadership can act on.
• Own and improve internal operations: tooling, vendors, workflows, documentation and internal automation.
• Build and maintain financial and operating models; track budget, burn and key business metrics.
• Lead special projects end to end, from problem definition through implementation and handover.
• Partner with every function to remove operational bottlenecks before they become blockers.
• Establish reporting rhythms that keep the company aligned on the numbers that matter.

Skills

Business operations

Strategy and analysis

Financial modelling

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Process design

Automation

Vendor management

Project management

Executive communication

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

AIApply is seeking an Operations & Strategy lead to work with the founders on growth levers, financial Modeling, vendor processes, and internal tooling. You will own analyses, optimize operations, and manage strategic projects across the business.

The role emphasizes high ownership, broad scope, and fast feedback, with remote-friendly and competitive compensation. You will interact with multiple functions and report on key metrics and budgets.