About the company
Our client is a financial services firm.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take on a founding operations role that owns every non-investment function, covering vendors, contracts, compliance, budgets and people matters, while coordinating workstreams hands-on and automating routine processes.
What you'll do
- Resolve operational issues end to end so they never reach the investment team.
- Oversee counterparties, service providers, vendors and contracts, including negotiating terms.
- Manage investor onboarding, due diligence paperwork and reporting.
- Run compliance workflows, budgeting, insurance, office matters and people operations.
- Automate routine operational processes with AI tools, working alongside technical colleagues.
- Bring in-house some functions currently handled by external providers.
- Lead a small external sales team and support pitches to large institutional prospects.
- Act as the central coordinator across workstreams, keeping them on schedule.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Roughly 2 to 4 years in management consulting, investment banking or private equity, plus 2 or more years in strategy, operations or business operations at a startup.
- Hands-on experience running routine operations across several areas at an early-stage company, such as vendors, budgets, staffing and compliance.
- A history of designing and rolling out complete processes from start to finish.
- Experience as the primary contact for senior external stakeholders, running calls and communications directly.
- Very fluent with current AI tools.
- Comfortable working in person at the New York office five days a week.
Bonus points
- Experience in financial services or at an investment firm, including direct investing or investment firm operations.
- Experience building personal AI workflows or automations with agents or no-code tools.
- Prior involvement in elite sport or another demanding competitive pursuit.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 275,000
- Profit share
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- Full-time, on-site, 5 days a week
Skills Required
- Approximately 2 to 4 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, or private equity
- At least 2 years of experience in strategy, operations, or business operations at a startup
- Hands-on experience running routine operations across vendors, budgets, staffing, and compliance at an early-stage company
- Experience designing and rolling out complete processes from start to finish
- Experience serving as the primary contact for senior external stakeholders and managing calls and communications directly
- Very high fluency with current AI tools
- Ability to work in person at the New York office five days per week
- Experience in financial services or at an investment firm, including direct investing or investment firm operations
- Experience building personal AI workflows or automations with agents or no-code tools
- Prior involvement in elite sport or another demanding competitive pursuit
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
