Strategy & Operations Associate, Office of the CEO

Your Impact: How You'll Help Us Heal a Broken System

This is a rare opportunity to join in a generalist Strategy & Operations role within the Office of the CEO team. You’ll be a key part of the team and help set our direction, execute and scale our most critical initiatives. You’ll report to the Chief of Staff and work closely with our CEO and many other functional leaders within the company across Partnerships, Sales, Customer Success, Operations, and Product.

You will have a bird’s-eye view of the entire company, serving as a key advisor, operational executor, and problem-solver for the Office of the CEO team.

What You'll Achieve

• Key Responsibility - Operational Support: Summarize & prepare materials for various leadership meetings, reviewing closely with the founder. Track progress on major company projects and initiatives, ensuring deadlines are met and blockers are addressed. Maintain a system for escalating brewing issues to leadership promptly.
• Key Responsibility - Analytical and Reporting: Conduct fact-finding investigations in specific areas and prepare comprehensive reports & recommendations. Dive into analytics and reporting to uncover insights and make recommendations for improvement.
• Key Responsibility - Process and Organization: Drive operational improvements across the company, ensuring processes are effective and scalable. Manage follow-up on deadlines and commitments with internal teams to ensure accountability.
• Eventual Responsibilities: Serve as the Office of the CEO team’s "audit" function, providing an objective view of organizational health and execution. Run operational aspects of the leadership function, taking on tasks and projects end-to-end as needed.

The Skills and Experience You’ll Leverage

• 4+ years of experience in technology, consulting, finance, strategy, operations or otherwise rigorous roles.
• To be effective in this role, it's critical to be immersed in all aspects of the business, working very closely with the Office of the CEO team. As a result, this role will regularly require 55-60 hours a week, with weekend (primarily Sunday) work as necessary.
• Equal strength in quantitative and interpersonal/communication skills.
• Ability to “fail fast and learn fast”, iterate strategy based on market signals.
• Exceptional organizational skills with a process-driven mindset. Your work will be trusted without double-checking, so consistently defect-free work is critical.
• Ability to thrive in highly ambiguous environments, handle projects with evolving requirements, and define the path for others.
• Comfort working one-on-one with executive level stakeholders within Verse and externally

The Rewards & Reality

• Meaningful Compensation: $160,000-$190,000 base salary + equity
• Comprehensive Health & Wellness: We cover 100% of your health insurance premium and provide access to high-quality dental and vision insurance plans for you and your dependents. Plan for the Future: We offer a 401(k) plan to help you save for your future. At this time, the company does not offer a 401(k) match.
• Career Growth: You'll have opportunities for rapid career advancement in a company that's at a major inflection point. We want you to grow with us.
• Work Environment & Location: This role is based in our New York office. For this role there is a requirement of 5 days per week in the office with a few hours of regular weekend work. Hours expectations are 55-60 hours per week on a regular basis.

Pledge for an Equitable Future

• We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, where their contributions are valued, and where they can do their best work.
• We embrace diversity of all kinds: race, gender, age, religion, identity, experience.
• We are actively working to build a more inclusive and equitable world, starting from within our own walls.
• We are an equal opportunity employer.
• We are also committed to providing a positive and accessible interview experience.