Operations - Generalist / Business Operations

About This Role

This operations role is for a generalist who keeps the company moving by handling a wide range of tasks, from office management to strategic financial modeling. It suits an individual who is proactive, can execute well, and is trusted with sensitive company decisions, working directly with the head of operations and founders.

Responsibilities

• Own the company's day-to-day operations, including facilities, IT, office management, vendor management, travel, and anything else required to keep the team productive
• Build the financial backbone of the company: construct and maintain financial models, scenario-plan budget and runway, partner with external accounting on close, and run spend, payroll, and treasury as needed
• Stand up core business infrastructure, including equity administration, benefits, payroll, corporate policies, compliance, and vendor systems, choosing tools pragmatically and replacing them when outgrown
• Support recruiting and people operations end-to-end: source candidates, run scheduling, manage offers and onboarding, and help architect the culture and operating cadence of the company
• Lead special projects that do not fit neatly into anyone else's job description, from standing up security and clearance workflows, to opening a new office, to running internal offsites and all-hands
• Provide operational support to commercial and government engagements as needed, helping the team move proposals, contracts, and procurement workflows across the finish line
• Serve as the operational face of Valthos with external partners (investors, regulators, contractors, and vendors), and represent the company with the same bar of care as a founder would
• Close the feedback loop between the team and partners: translate what is learned from investors, customers, and vendors into the decisions and priorities that shape how the company runs

Requirements

• 3+ years in a high-ownership, high-tempo operational role, such as early-stage startup operator, chief of staff, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or venture capital
• Demonstrated ability to own projects end-to-end in ambiguous environments, with minimal structure and minimal supervision
• Strong financial and analytical fluency; comfortable building models in Excel, running scenario analyses, and reasoning from numbers under time pressure
• Exceptional written and verbal communication. You will draft memos, investor updates, and internal and external materials that need to meet the bar of the most senior people in the room
• High attention to detail and organization. You are the kind of person who makes sure the details no one else is tracking are handled
• High ownership and a bias to action. You would rather unblock the team by fixing something yourself than wait for someone else to do it