We are looking for a highly capable Strategy & Operations Associate to help build and scale a growing fintech business.
You will work closely with senior leadership and collaborate across product, technology, sales, finance, and operations. The role combines analytical problem-solving with hands-on execution: you will identify important business problems, develop practical solutions, and remain involved until those solutions are working in practice.
This is not a purely advisory role. You will have direct ownership over critical workflows, operating metrics, and cross-functional initiatives that affect customers, partners, and financial performance.
The ideal candidate is a smart, adaptable generalist who learns quickly, exercises strong judgment, and enjoys bringing structure to ambiguous problems.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own and improve critical business workflows across customer onboarding, transaction execution, account servicing, partner management, reporting, and other core operations
- Identify operational bottlenecks and build scalable processes, controls, and documentation to address them
- Work with product and engineering teams to translate business needs into clear requirements for internal tools, customer-facing products, and automation
- Build reporting that gives the team visibility into growth, conversion, turnaround times, service levels, unit economics, and other key performance indicators
- Analyze business performance and recommend changes to improve growth, efficiency, economics, and customer experience
- Coordinate across product, technology, sales, finance, operations, and external partners to keep important initiatives moving
- Support the development and launch of new products, partnerships, and distribution channels
- Conduct market, competitor, and strategic analysis to inform business priorities
- Manage high-priority projects from initial problem definition through implementation and ongoing performance monitoring
- Help establish the operating cadence, processes, and infrastructure required to scale the business
- Step into emerging problems that do not fit neatly within an existing function and take responsibility for resolving them
What You'll Need
- One to two years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, startup operations, fintech, or another analytically rigorous environment
- Management consulting experience is especially attractive because of the role’s emphasis on structured problem-solving, cross-functional execution, and working through ambiguity
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with financial and operational data
- An ability to understand complex systems, identify what matters, and translate analysis into action
- Strong project-management skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and drive work forward without constant supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail without losing sight of broader commercial priorities
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where responsibilities may evolve as the business grows
- A low-ego, high-ownership approach and a willingness to move between strategic analysis and detailed execution
- Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets; experience with SQL, data-visualization tools, workflow automation, or AI-enabled tools is helpful but not required
What's Great to Have
Direct fintech or financial-services experience is helpful but not required. Intellectual curiosity, commercial judgment, and the ability to learn quickly are more important.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time while working at a computer, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Ability to use a computer, keyboard, mouse, and standard office equipment (e.g., phone, printer, scanner)
- Ability to view a computer screen for prolonged periods, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and via email
- Ability to occasionally stand, walk, bend, and reach within an office environment
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 10–15 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, files), with or without reasonable accommodation
- Ability to perform repetitive motions, such as typing or data entry
- Ability to maintain focus and attention while performing detailed tasks
Skills Required
- One to two years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, startup operations, fintech, or another analytically rigorous environment
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with financial and operational data
- Ability to understand complex systems, identify priorities, and translate analysis into action
- Strong project-management skills and ability to coordinate stakeholders independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail and commercial awareness
- Comfort working in a fast-moving environment with evolving responsibilities
- Low-ego, high-ownership approach and willingness to balance strategic analysis with detailed execution
- Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
- Candidates must be located in the United States
- Management consulting experience
- Experience with SQL, data-visualization tools, workflow automation, or AI-enabled tools
- Direct fintech or financial-services experience
What We Do
Arbol is an InsurTech platform for parametric protection products covering external risks such as unexpected weather. Arbol's proprietary pricing platform, powered by machine learning and an AI underwriter enables customers to customize a coverage program and get a quote with just a few easy clicks. Arbol uses tamper-proof climate data and blockchain technology to bring transparency and efficiency to the weather risk market. When the selected triggers in a contract are met (ex. a certain amount of rainfall), Arbol's smart contracts execute automatically and trigger a rapid payout. No disputes, delays, or extra paperwork. Arbol currently serves individuals and businesses in the agriculture, energy, maritime, and hospitality industries. Arbol also offers custom climate risk solutions for businesses large and small in various sectors.


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