Strategic Operations Manager

<meta><h4 style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">Who we’re looking for:</strong></b></h4><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">We are looking for a driven </span><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategic Operations Manager</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">, focused on leading key go-to-market strategy, product operations, and business operations initiatives as part of ParentSquare’s finance team. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);white-space:pre-wrap;">The finance team is a cross-functional team that partners with senior leaders across the company, focusing on high-impact strategic projects and analysis.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;"> In this role, you’ll act as a right-hand to the CFO and will report to the Director of Strategic Operations. The leadership team has a track record at top-tier firms like Morgan Stanley and McKinsey. You are someone who is a high-caliber professional who can manage complex cross-functional initiatives and enhance operational efficiencies across the organization.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);white-space:pre-wrap;"> You’ll lead projects, work hand-in-hand with leadership and act on the most challenging strategic and operational questions impacting our business</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Most importantly, you’re someone who shares in our passion for improving the lives of students through communication. </span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><h4 style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">This role will include:</strong></b></h4><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Product Operations & Go-to-Market Strategy</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;list-style:none;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="2" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:circle;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Change User Behavior: Analyze product usage and customer feedback to identify and implement opportunities to drive user behavior changes such as reducing overcommunication and increasing app adoption </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Improve the Go-to-Market Strategy: Lead high-impact go-to-market initiatives that boost our growth and retention for each product</span></li></ul></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Business Operations</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;list-style:none;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="2" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:circle;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Drive Operational Excellence: Identify, prioritize and implement high-impact initiatives that improve efficiency and scalability across the organization</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Improve Data Landscape: Lead data clean-up / enrichment initiatives to ensure our data is clean, reliable, and supports future business needs and decision-making</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Execute Strategic Initiatives: Work with the Finance organization to implement and scale other high-priority initiatives across the organization</span></li></ul></li></ul><h4 style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">Our ideal candidate will have the following:</strong></b></h4><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">3-5+ years of experience in a highly analytical and strategic role, such as management consulting, investment banking, or business operations / strategy role at a tech company </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">A strong quantitative and analytical toolkit, with proficiency in financial modeling / data analysis, and working directly with data science teams </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in stand-alone capacity, building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex strategies and results to diverse audiences</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">A proactive, self-starter attitude with a passion for driving results and a high degree of ownership</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><h4 style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">The perks of working for us are great! </strong></b></h4><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You’ll get your foot in the door as our company continues to grow. We’re big believers in work-life balance and provide:</span></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Employer-paid health insurance (including dependent coverage)</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">An employer-matched 401K retirement savings program from day 1 </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Paid Parental Leave</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stock options</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Health + wellness reimbursements</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">PTO that increases each year</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">15 paid holidays, including your birthday! </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">As a fully remote team, we’ll make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need to make your home office a place where you can thrive. </span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;"=""><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in compliance with applicable state laws.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:center;"=""><i><em style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">The salary range for this role will be $110,000-$130,000 DOE. </em></i></p>

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