Strategy & Operations Lead (AI)

TL;DR

Strategy & Operations Lead (AI): Building the operational backbone for hirify.global's core technology teams, ensuring smooth scaling and efficient resource allocation with an accent on planning, budgeting, and process design. Focus on creating operational systems, measurement frameworks, and cross-functional alignment to drive organizational health and strategic initiatives.

Location: Hybrid (San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA). Expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.

Salary: $390,000 - $505,000 USD

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

What you will do

• Own annual and quarterly planning for the core tech org.
• Manage budget forecasting and ongoing spend visibility.
• Design and ship scalable workflows for recurring operational needs.
• Establish measurement frameworks and KPIs.
• Drive special projects that don’t have an obvious home.
• Build relationships across the company.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in business operations, strategy & operations, chief of staff, or similar roles—ideally within technology companies during periods of meaningful growth
• Demonstrated experience building operational processes and planning systems from the ground up.
• Strong analytical toolkit: you’re comfortable with financial modeling, budget management, forecasting, and working in large datasets (SQL proficiency is a plus).
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Clear, concise communicator who can write a compelling executive memo.
• Experience earning trust and driving outcomes across functions where you don’t have direct authority.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity.

Nice to have

• Experience embedded within an engineering or core technology organization, with enough technical fluency to be a credible partner to engineering leadership.
• Background at companies navigating rapid scaling (3x+ growth).
• Familiarity with the tooling and systems common in technical orgs: project management platforms, analytics tools, engineering productivity metrics.
• Previous experience with resource planning for compute, infrastructure, or platform teams—understanding the unique dynamics of technical capacity decisions.
• A consulting, finance, or data science background that you’ve since translated into operating roles.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• Lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.