Business Operations Associate

Who you are

• You are comfortable solving complex, ambiguous, and cross-functional problems.
• You combine structured thinking and analytical rigor with a willingness to execute tactically.
• You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple workstreams.
• You communicate clearly and can drive accountability without relying on formal authority.
• You demonstrate high ownership, sound judgment, intellectual humility, and a strong bias toward action.

What you'll do

• Support company planning by tracking priorities, goals, headcount, budgets, milestones, and organizational capacity.
• Drive strategic initiatives that require coordination across engineering, science, production, field operations, commercial, finance, and people.
• Translate company growth plans into operational requirements across staffing, facilities, systems, infrastructure, and production capacity.
• Build and improve company-wide processes, workflows, reporting systems, and information pathways.
• Produce clear, decision-ready analysis for leadership on performance, resources, risks, and operational tradeoffs.
• Support business reviews, quarterly planning, leadership meetings, and other elements of Rainmaker’s operating cadence.
• Take ownership of high-priority special projects that do not yet have a permanent functional home.

Benefits

• Significant stock options with high potential upside as an early-stage company
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Full health coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
• Relocation assistance provided (if applicable)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave for both parents