Business Operations Specialist

CHAOS Industries•El Segundo, CA

3d•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

CHAOS is building a Business Operations team that deploys on complex problems spanning multiple areas of the business. Team members embed with other teams, learn each problem in depth, work alongside them to improve it, and then move on to the next project. This role requires excelling in a high-execution environment, comfort with quantitative work and analysis using tools like Excel, Palantir Foundry, or Python, intellectual curiosity, and an understanding of people and how they work. Experience in this exact role is not a requirement, but a track record of thriving where a great deal is expected is. Strong grades at a demanding school are a positive signal, but some professional experience is necessary.

Requirements

3–7+ years in a high-execution role, such as operations, strategy, program management, or consulting
Exceptional cross-functional coordination and executive communication
Strong analytical and structured thinking
Comfortable pushing senior leaders
Excellent written and verbal clarity
Advanced Excel / Google Sheets
Comfort with ambiguity and incomplete data
Ability/willingness to travel between our offices (LA/SF/DC) up to once a month

Nice To Haves

Background in hardware, defense, aerospace, infrastructure, or complex tech environments is a plus
Experience with data and analytics platforms such as Palantir Foundry and Python
Practical experience using AI tools (e.g., LLM assistants, AI-enabled analysis tools) to accelerate research, analysis, and recurring workflows

Responsibilities

Work with business units to translate company-level goals into functional objectives and measurable deliverables
Design metrics and systems for calculating, tracking, and reporting on those metrics
Analyze our results and use that analysis to make suggestions for how to improve
Deep dive into business areas and become a subject matter expert as quickly as possible
Help teams create an operating cadence
Resolve execution friction between teams
Support executive leadership with prep, analysis, and follow-through
Drive accountability without direct authority
Act as a trusted operator and problem solver