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LeadFull-timeGoAI
Salary Range
$108,375 - $146,625 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Founding Operations Lead to join Zania, a company building agentic AI for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). This is a high-impact, hands-on role focused on building the operating foundation of the company to support rapid growth.
Key Responsibilities
- →Own core business operations: Build and improve processes across finance, vendor management, tooling, and internal workflows to support rapid growth.
- →Drive cross-functional execution: Partner with Product, Go-To-Market, and Customer teams to scope, execute, and operationalize strategic initiatives.
- →Build scalable systems: Stand up and maintain operational tooling (CRM hygiene, project tracking, internal documentation, reporting dashboards).
- →Support financial and people operations: Manage budgeting processes, spend tracking, vendor contracts, people contracts, and coordination with external accounting and legal partners.
- →Design the operating cadence: Help run planning cycles, reviews, and leadership operating rhythms to keep teams aligned and executing against priorities.
- →Lead special projects: Take on high-priority, ambiguous initiatives directly from the founders and drive them to completion.
Requirements
- ✓Experience: 4+ years in Business Operations, Chief of Staff, or equivalent roles at a Series A or Series B startup, with direct exposure to scaling teams, systems, and processes.
- ✓Execution Strength: Proven ability to own complex, cross-functional projects end-to-end in fast-moving environments.
- ✓Analytical & Systems Thinking: Comfortable working with data, tools, and workflows to diagnose problems and implement practical solutions.
- ✓Mindset: Thrives in high-growth, high-ambiguity settings; energized by building structure from zero and improving how a company operates.
- ✓Ownership: Takes responsibility for outcomes, not just inputs; comfortable making decisions with imperfect information.
- ✓Location: Based in (or willing to relocate to) Palo Alto, working in-person with the team five days a week.
