Responsibilities
- Operationalize New Ventures Department - Build structure, processes, and operating rhythms that support new venture strategy and business growth
- Lead cross-functional coordination across Strategy, Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance, Legal, and CX — ensuring alignment and momentum
- Develop and maintain operational documentation (playbooks, FAQs, internal guides) that enable teams to move quickly and consistently
- Drive Program and Project Execution - Lead planning and program management for key initiatives — including timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder accountability
- Track deliverables across workstreams, identify blockers, and step in to unblock and ensure forward progress
- Support the Head of New Ventures in decision-making by gathering inputs, synthesizing information, and ensuring clear follow-through on decisions
- Drive communication and alignment by cascading context, decisions, and updates across teams to reduce silos and increase velocity
- Establish Operating Rhythms - Help define and build reporting to track performance, operational health, and key business metrics
- Contribute to and manage lightweight operating cadences — standups, status updates, trackers, documentation
- Prepare materials for leadership reviews and ensure decisions are captured and actioned
Requirements
- 4–7+ years of experience in operations, project management, or similar hands-on roles within a fast-moving organization
- Demonstrated experience working across Strategy, Product, Engineering, CX, and Go-To-Market teams, with the ability to influence without direct authority
- Background in consumer tech, SaaS, or sports tech
- Track record of building structure from ambiguity — setting up workstreams, processes, and execution plans in new or undefined environments
- Comfortable operating as an individual contributor initially, with the interest and capability to take on people leadership as the business grows
- Data-oriented, with comfort working with metrics, reporting, and light analysis; experienced building structured datasets from unstructured sources
- Clear, organized written and verbal communicator — able to synthesize complexity and keep multiple teams aligned
- Experience in 0-1 startup or corporate innovation environments
- Experience with Notion or similar knowledge-management tools for process documentation and cross-functional collaboration
- Exposure to corporate or enterprise environments — particularly in navigating structured stakeholder expectations
- Able to travel to our New York City HQ on a monthly basis
Nice to Have
- Experience in 0-1 startup or corporate innovation environments
- Experience with Notion or similar knowledge-management tools for process documentation and cross-functional collaboration
- Exposure to corporate or enterprise environments — particularly in navigating structured stakeholder expectations
Benefits
- Work remotely throughout the US* or from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.
- Unlimited vacation policy.
- Paid volunteer opportunities.
- Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years after your start to make sure you have the latest and greatest technology.
- WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.
- Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly.
- Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe.
- Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
- Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans are offered through Vanguard, with an immediate company match.
- Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
- Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.
- Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
- Family building benefits offered through Progyny.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — New York City, US
Additional Information
- Able to travel to our New York City HQ on a monthly basis