Business Operations Generalist

The role

You will work directly with the CEO and the internal Operations team to tackle special projects and build new operational capabilities. You will diagnose problems, build analysis, and deliver recommendations to move the business.

What you will do

• Take ownership of founder- and leadership-assigned special projects from kickoff through delivery.
• Build new operational capabilities from scratch including billing and revenue operations infrastructure.
• Gather qualitative and quantitative data to develop actionable recommendations.
• Assist with business development activities including research, outreach support, and deal tracking.
• Support recruiting end-to-end including sourcing, outreach, and interview coordination.
• Support administrative infrastructure such as financials, real estate, and office setup.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and propose prioritized solutions.
• Serve as connective tissue across the organization.
• Build, pressure-test, document, and hand off processes.

Required qualifications

• 1–4 years of experience at a top investment bank, consulting firm, private equity firm, or in a highly analytical strategy or operations role.
• Demonstrated ability to build from the ground up.
• Ability to build financial models, draft customer emails, and map operational workflows.
• High agency, low ego.
• Strong analytical instincts.

Nice to have

• Prior experience at an early-stage startup, especially in an operator or Chief of Staff-adjacent capacity.
• Technical fluency: ability to engage credibly with engineering and research teams.
• Exposure to AI, data, or tech-adjacent industries.
• Experience standing up customer-facing programs, billing systems, or revenue operations from zero.
• Experience across multiple functions: operations, strategy, finance, go-to-market, product, or recruiting.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Daily Meals: Daily UberEats Stipend
• Monthly Wellness Stipend

About the company

AfterQuery is an applied research lab curating data solutions for foundation model development. They are based in San Francisco and serve frontier AI labs.