Member of Business Staff

Hone•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hone is hiring a Member of Business Staff to work directly with its co-founders to build and own the operating motions that run the company, then transition each motion to an AI engine once it works. The role spans multiple functions and stakeholders and focuses on building Hone into a scalable organization. Exceptional candidates may serve as Chief of Staff to the co-founders. The role may cover two or three opportunity areas at a time, including recruiting, strategic partnerships and channels, pricing and contracting, operating cadence, and special projects. Work includes creating systems from scratch and developing them into durable, scalable operating motions. This is an in-person role in San Francisco, with a Sunday-to-Friday schedule. Hone offers competitive salary and meaningful equity, sponsors visas, and supports employees through the immigration process.

Requirements

Real operating experience at a fast-growing startup, rather than experience limited to advising.
Experience building new functions, motions, or organizations from scratch and making them able to run in your absence.
Experience running these functions, motions, or organizations at scale and keeping them running.
Strong operating fundamentals, including planning, metrics, dashboards, and written decisions.
Commercial judgment and experience pricing, negotiating, or structuring deals.
Daily use of AI agents to automate real parts of your work.
Genuine interest in building the machinery that makes a company run.

Nice To Haves

A background in finance, private equity, consulting, or venture followed by hands-on startup operating experience.
Experience building or supporting the growth of AI products, including pricing and deployments.

Responsibilities

Build and own the recruiting system end to end, including applicant tracking, agency partners, pipeline cadence, and network activation.
Develop strategic partnerships and channels that create meaningful distribution.
Build pricing, packaging, and contracting systems, including rate cards, deal structures, and contract terms.
Establish the operating cadence, including planning, weekly goals, dashboards, and board and investor updates.
Lead special projects from initial version through to an operating motion.
Build company processes and systems that can continue to run at scale and ultimately be handed over to an AI engine.