Business Operations Associate

About the role

Icarus was founded on the belief that the Stratosphere is the Forgotten Frontier and that reclaiming it will define the next era of aerospace and what is possible from the sky. We build solar-powered aircraft that fly at 60,000 ft for weeks at a time, delivering persistent, affordable, and scalable presence from this layer of the atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Own operational projects end to end, from definition to solution to implementation. You will be handed ambiguous problems with little prescription for how to solve them. If that does not excite you, this is not the role for you.
• Improve how Icarus operates, working across every function to strengthen the processes that support the company's growth and building the data-capture and reporting needed to drive lasting improvement.
• Take on high-priority special projects that impact teams across the company but do not fall within the scope of any existing role, and drive them to resolution. You will be one of the first people we turn to when a difficult, cross-cutting problem needs solving.
• Work on strategic problems, providing structure to ambiguity and guiding cross-functional groups toward decisions. The role couples first-principles thinking with rigorous, iterative analysis to fully detail the impact of potential decisions.
• Work deeply within our business systems (ERP, HRIS, and internal tools), becoming intimately familiar with how they function and leveraging their data to execute analyses on short timelines, while equipping teams with the insights and tools to measure and improve their own processes.
• Project manage across large groups of stakeholders, leading meetings, driving alignment, and translating across Finance, Recruiting, People Operations, Business Development, and leadership to reach decisions.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, internal strategy and operations, or a business analyst role.
• Strong analytical aptitude, with a structured, data-driven approach to solving problems.
• Self-directed and relentlessly proactive. You take ownership of problems and drive them to resolution without being told to.
• An appetite for building clear frameworks to bring structure to ambiguous problems.
• Excellent communication skills, including comfort presenting to and working with senior leadership.
• A serious commitment to feedback and growth.
• The drive to perform in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment.

Qualifications

• Meaningful equity
• Top market salary and bonuses
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Factory in El Segundo
• Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
• Small team, massive responsibility (but growing very fast)
• High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
• Dream desk setup
• Daily lunch
• Unlimited celsius

Skills

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

• Meaningful equity
• Top market salary and bonuses
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Factory in El Segundo
• Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
• Small team, massive responsibility (but growing very fast)
• High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
• Dream desk setup
• Daily lunch
• Unlimited celsius

Pay

This role is offered at a US salary range of $100,000 - $140,000 USD. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Icarus' total compensation package.

Schedule

We are flexible about the schedule, but we expect full-time commitment.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Factory in El Segundo
• Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
• Small team, massive responsibility (but growing very fast)
• High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
• Dream desk setup
• Daily lunch
• Unlimited celsius

Company Culture

• High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
• Small team, massive responsibility (but growing very fast)
• Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
• Highly competitive equity grants
• Flexible schedule
• Unlimited celsius

Hiring Process

• Intro call
• Interview with the CEO
• Meet the team in-person

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.