Business Operations / Chief of Staff

Emergence Capital Partners
  • San Francisco, California
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    About the Role

    You'll be a force multiplier for the founding team – owning special projects, building operational infrastructure, and tackling whatever problems matter most to the business. This is a high-leverage role for someone who wants to learn every aspect of building a company.

    The scope is broad by design. In a given week, you might build a financial model for the board, analyze sales pipeline data, create a presentation for a key customer, streamline an internal process, or lead a strategic initiative. You'll work directly with founders on the company's most important priorities and develop a holistic understanding of how startups operate.

    This role is ideal for someone with a structured problem-solving background (consulting, banking, PE/VC) who wants to transition into operations at a high-growth startup, or for experienced operators who thrive on variety and impact. The best candidates are intellectually curious, extremely organized, and relentless about driving projects to completion.

    What You'll Do

    • Drive strategic projects across functions: sales operations, finance, product, and go-to-market

    • Build financial models, forecasts, and analyses to support business decisions and board discussions

    • Create investor materials, board decks, and strategic presentations

    • Design and implement internal processes, tools, and dashboards that improve operational efficiency

    • Analyze data to surface insights, track KPIs, and inform company strategy

    • Support fundraising processes including data room preparation, investor outreach, and diligence

    • Manage cross-functional initiatives and ensure projects are completed on time and with quality

    • Step in wherever needed, no task too small or too strategic

    Qualifications

    • 4+ years of experience in consulting, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or startup operations

    • Exceptional analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and financial modeling

    • Strong communication skills, ability to structure and present complex information clearly

    • Experience creating executive-level presentations and materials

    • Highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

    • Self-directed with ability to identify important problems and drive them to completion without oversight

    • Intellectual curiosity and willingness to dive deep into unfamiliar domains

    • BA/BS required; MBA or other advanced degree is a plus but not required

    Nice to Have

    • Previous experience at a high-growth startup in an operations, strategy, or chief of staff role

    • Background in the same vertical as the company (fintech, healthtech, etc.)

    • Experience with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Metabase) or basic SQL for data analysis

    • Familiarity with startup metrics, SaaS business models, and venture financing

    • Experience supporting a fundraising process or M&A transaction

    • Product or technical background that enables collaboration with engineering teams

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, California
    Websitehttps://www.emcap.com/

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Banking Servicesunmatched
    • Business Administrationunmatched
    • Business Analysisunmatched
    • Business Intelligence Softwareunmatched
    • Business Modelunmatched
    • Business Operationsunmatched
    • Business Strategyunmatched
    • Business Supportunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Data Processingunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Modelingunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • Fundraisingunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Investment Servicesunmatched
    • Lookerunmatched
    • Mergers and Acquisitionsunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Multitaskingunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Private Bankingunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
    • Sales Analysisunmatched
    • Sales Operationsunmatched
    • Sales Pipelineunmatched
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
    • Startupunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Tableauunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Venture Capitalunmatched

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