Business Operations and Strategy Associate

We’re looking for a driven, proactive, and exceptional problem solver as a Business Operations & Strategy Associate. You’ll be a key player in driving step-change operational improvements, supporting decision-making workstreams, and pushing strategic initiatives that will directly impact growth, unit economics, and more! Your work will inherently be cross-functional and you will regularly be working with our Founders & Management Team to develop solutions to big problems. You will report to our CFO and enjoy autonomy leading projects. Our ideal candidate is genuinely interested in owning a healthy mix of both strategic and execution-oriented tasks -- if you love wearing multiple hats while solving tough and ambiguous problems, please apply!

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the mechanics of our business, go-to-market strategy, customers & products. 

• Own (or support) end-to-end operational and strategic workstreams within GTM, Growth, Strategy, People, and Finance, establishing mission-critical processes.

• Execute on SaaS revenue recognition, SaaS KPI reporting, working capital, and cash flow modeling workstreams. 

• Drive the successful completion of high-priority projects -- ensuring stakeholder alignment and continuous measurement and improvement.

• Develop models, tools, and frameworks that reinforce data-driven decision making throughout all levels of our organization.

• Collaborate between and understand the differing needs of technical and business-focused team members to facilitate efficient coordination and scalable workflows.

• Support the CFO on strategic initiatives such as GTM experimentation, business case validation, people operations, and more.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• ~2-4 years of work experience in a finance/banking, strategy/consulting, analytics, or operational role (ideally in high-growth B2B SaaS setting) will make you especially successful for this position.

• Grit, hustle, and a “get-it-done” attitude -- no task is too big or too small -- with the ability to context switch between strategic thinking, deep analytical problem solving, and execution related tasks.

• Quantitative & systems-based by nature + obsessed with process improvement.

• Impeccable attention to detail supported by excellent written and verbal cross-functional communication (with a tendency to over-communicate).

• Motivated self-starter with ownership mentality, a track record of success, and a proven ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks while hitting deadlines.

• Strong proficiency with Notion, Google Suite, etc. with comfortability learning emerging technologies.

• Experience with Excel, Salesforce, or Rev Rec tools like SaaSOptics (or willingness to learn!) would be competitive differentiator.

Working at Coursedog

Benefits

• Healthcare: We pay 99% of your medical, dental, and vision coverage and 75% of the premium for your spouse and/or dependents.

• Retirement: We offer a 401k plan on day one of your employment.

• Paid Time Off: We value work-life balance and provide a high amount of autonomy. In service to this, our Paid Time Off policy has no annual limit.

• Remote-First: We value flexible working hours over set hours, results over number of hours, and asynchronous communication focused on transparency over need-to-know access.

• Equity: You’ll be contributing to the team's success, so you deserve to share in it. Every employee on our team gets a meaningful equity allocation.

• Parental Leave: To help support new parents in the workplace, we offer 10 weeks of paid parental leave.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Coursedog is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce at all levels of the organization and creating an inclusive environment for all. We value and encourage the contributions of our employees and strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential and drive outstanding results.  We draw strength from our range of interests, backgrounds, and perspectives

We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

Accommodations
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. On your application, you will be prompted to inform us If you need any accommodation during this process.

About Coursedog

Our mission is to break down barriers to opportunity for students. 
Coursedog provides higher ed with modern technology solutions – empowering institutions, students, and communities across the globe.

Coursedog's founding story is rooted in the desire to help students achieve their highest goals. In 2018, Coursedog's co-founders and then college students, Justin Wenig and Nick Diao, were frustrated by how difficult it was to get into the classes they needed to graduate on time. After speaking with higher education provosts and registrars to better understand how academic scheduling works, they came away with a vision that permeates the company today.

Coursedog has raised $113M total capital as a remote-first, hyper-growth startup currently backed by JMI Equity, and with past investments from YC and First Round Capital. We were recently ranked in Forbes top 500 US startup employers and our employee engagement scores rank in the top 5% of tech companies.