Head of Operations ($180k-$225k + Equity) at YC-backed AI design intelligence startup

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Job Title

Head of Operations

Salary

$180,000 - $225,000 + Equity

Company Description

YC-backed AI design intelligence startup funded by Jeff Dean and Tom Preston-Werner

Job Description

Partner directly with the CEO to build the operational backbone of a platform reaching 2M+ engineers. You will design AI-native systems and automated workflows to scale business, people, and financial operations. This is a high-leverage role turning a doubling revenue stream into a machine for the $1.3T global electronics industry.

Location

San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Direct partnership with the CEO as an operational architect, effectively holding a COO-level mandate to build the company’s operating machine from scratch.
• Backed by elite investors including Bow Capital, Jeff Dean (Google AI), and Tom Preston-Werner (GitHub co-founder) with a proprietary dataset of 10M+ components.
• Opportunity to pioneer AI-first operations, deploying agents and LLM-based workflows to eliminate routine work and multiply the impact of a high-bar technical team.

What You Will Do

• Design and execute the company’s weekly and quarterly operating rhythms, ensuring commitments translate into consistent execution and team clarity.
• Build and automate end-to-end systems for recruiting pipelines, financial reporting, and revenue operations using tools like HubSpot and AI agents.
• Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks by building trigger-based workflows that replace manual follow-ups and coordination overhead.

The ideal candidate

• Proven track record owning operations at a Seed or Series A startup, with the ability to stand up systems for people ops and finance.
• Systems-thinker who is obsessed with automation and has experience deploying AI-native workflows or intelligent agents to scale human leverage.
• High-reliability builder who thrives in ambiguous environments and possesses the precision to ensure data and processes are decision-ready.

Who are Jack & Jill?

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How does this work?

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• If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.

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