Founding Operations Director

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