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Emergence Capital Partners

Business Operations / Chief of Staff

San Francisco, CA Posted 2025-12-22
Type
Full-time
Experience
4+ yr
Source
Ashby
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
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