About this role
About the company
Our client is a financial services firm.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take on a founding operations role that owns every non-investment function, covering vendors, contracts, compliance, budgets and people matters, while coordinating workstreams hands-on and automating routine processes.
What you'll do
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Resolve operational issues end to end so they never reach the investment team.
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Oversee counterparties, service providers, vendors and contracts, including negotiating terms.
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Manage investor onboarding, due diligence paperwork and reporting.
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Run compliance workflows, budgeting, insurance, office matters and people operations.
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Automate routine operational processes with AI tools, working alongside technical colleagues.
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Bring in-house some functions currently handled by external providers.
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Lead a small external sales team and support pitches to large institutional prospects.
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Act as the central coordinator across workstreams, keeping them on schedule.
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Requirements
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What we're looking for
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Roughly 2 to 4 years in management consulting, investment banking or private equity, plus 2 or more years in strategy, operations or business operations at a startup.
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Hands-on experience running routine operations across several areas at an early-stage company, such as vendors, budgets, staffing and compliance.
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A history of designing and rolling out complete processes from start to finish.
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Experience as the primary contact for senior external stakeholders, running calls and communications directly.
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Very fluent with current AI tools.
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Comfortable working in person at the New York office five days a week.
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Bonus points
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Experience in financial services or at an investment firm, including direct investing or investment firm operations.
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Experience building personal AI workflows or automations with agents or no-code tools.
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Prior involvement in elite sport or another demanding competitive pursuit.
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Benefits
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Compensation and benefits
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Base salary: USD 200,000 to 275,000
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Profit share
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Location and work model
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New York, NY, United States
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Full-time, on-site, 5 days a week