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Brightwheel is hiring a Business Operations Manager. The role involves driving strategic initiatives across the business, solving complex problems with data-driven solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional partners. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing high-impact projects and working closely with senior management to achieve ambitious business goals.

Highlights

Drive mission-critical projects across the company.
Turn insights into actionable improvements for business performance.
Partner with senior management as a trusted thought leader.
4-8 years of work experience at a top management consulting firm or operations role required.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills necessary.
Experience with financial and strategic modeling; SQL knowledge a plus.
Competitive compensation: $115,000 - $174,000 annually including base salary, equity, and benefits.
Offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and parental leave.
Includes learning and development, wellness, and productivity stipends.

Business Operations Manager Full Description

Our Mission and Opportunity

Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.

Our Team

We are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban.

We believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work. From decision making, to how we operate, we ground ourselves in our Leadership Principles every day.

Who You Are

We are seeking a talented individual to join the Business Operations team. You will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives and outcomes across the business. You have excellent business acumen and communication skills. You enjoy working with cross-functional partners. You love tackling complex problems and developing and implementing data-driven solutions. You thrive in the pace of change at high growth tech startups. Most importantly, you are a curious individual who loves diving deep into a wide range of challenges and opportunities.

What You’ll Do

Drive mission-critical projects: You will be responsible for owning high impact, cross-functional initiatives across the company. This could include everything from redesigning our pricing strategy or variable compensation models, to helping launch a new product, to partnering directly with front-line managers to improve our sales and onboarding funnels.
Turn insights into action: You will dive deep - into data, process, and the customer experience - to identify the critical insights necessary to business improve performance, and translate these into action.
Partner with senior management teams: You will serve as a trusted thought partner to executives across the business. Your independent perspective will be valued.
Achieve extraordinary results: As a business, we set audacious goals. You will be responsible for designing and executing the work necessary to achieve them.

Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities

4-8 years of work experience at a top management consulting firm or operations role
Exceptional critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills: you can bring structure to ambiguous challenges
Strong stakeholder and project management skills to effectively influence and manage expectations with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
Strong listening skills; ability to understand the “why” and get to what matters quickly
Ability to digest complex data and present findings in a clear manner that drives decision making and outcomes; experience with financial and strategic modeling. SQL a plus
Desire to learn: this role requires a high level of intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to dive into new problems, domains, tools, and techniques

Brightwheel is committed to internal pay equity and offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, equity, and benefits. Our benefits package includes premium medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid parental leave, a flexible paid time off policy, a monthly wellness and productivity stipend, and a Learning & Development stipend.

For cash compensation, brightwheel sets standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Multiple factors determine final offer amounts, including geographic location, candidate experience, and expertise. If you have questions about the compensation band for your region, please ask your recruiter.

Brightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Original Job Description

Our Mission and Opportunity

Our Team

Who You Are

What You’ll Do

Drive mission-critical projects: You will be responsible for owning high impact, cross-functional initiatives across the company. This could include everything from redesigning our pricing strategy or variable compensation models, to helping launch a new product, to partnering directly with front-line managers to improve our sales and onboarding funnels.
Turn insights into action: You will dive deep - into data, process, and the customer experience - to identify the critical insights necessary to business improve performance, and translate these into action.
Partner with senior management teams: You will serve as a trusted thought partner to executives across the business. Your independent perspective will be valued.
Achieve extraordinary results: As a business, we set audacious goals. You will be responsible for designing and executing the work necessary to achieve them.

Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities

4-8 years of work experience at a top management consulting firm or operations role
Exceptional critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills: you can bring structure to ambiguous challenges
Strong stakeholder and project management skills to effectively influence and manage expectations with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
Strong listening skills; ability to understand the “why” and get to what matters quickly
Ability to digest complex data and present findings in a clear manner that drives decision making and outcomes; experience with financial and strategic modeling. SQL a plus
Desire to learn: this role requires a high level of intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to dive into new problems, domains, tools, and techniques

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