Operations Associate (MBA / Upperclassman)

LightTable AI • Denver, CO

6h • Onsite

About The Position

LightTable is hiring an Operations Associate to help build the financial, operational, customer-delivery, and people systems needed as the company grows its enterprise deployments. Working directly with the Chief of Staff and CEO, the associate will improve the company’s reporting, processes, and internal systems so a small team can operate with greater discipline and consistency. This hands-on role offers exposure to company operations at the founder level and ownership of real business outcomes. The role may be refined as the company’s needs evolve.

The position is intended for a current MBA student able to work in person two to three days per week at LightTable’s Denver office, for 15 to 30 hours per week. Exceptional juniors and seniors with relevant finance, consulting, or operations experience are also encouraged to apply. The company and associate may mutually explore the possibility of a future full-time role.

Requirements

• Current MBA student able to work in person two to three days per week in the Denver office, for 15 to 30 hours per week; exceptional juniors and seniors with relevant finance, consulting, or operations experience are also encouraged to apply.
• Fluency in spreadsheets and financial models, with care for accuracy.
• Systems-thinking ability, including identifying when work should be documented, automated, or made visible through dashboards.
• Experience using AI tools to work faster and curiosity about using them to replace manual work.
• High ownership, sound judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to take loosely defined problems through to completion.
• Ability to influence across a company and manage up and sideways with tact.
• Ability to handle sensitive financial, people, and customer information confidentially while moving quickly and carefully.
• Ability to learn new domains, tools, and context quickly and willingness to work hard.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in finance, consulting, operations, or another analytical role before business school.
• Hands-on experience with HubSpot, QuickBooks or similar accounting tools, or BI and dashboarding tools.
• Exposure to SOC 2 or other compliance programs.
• Experience working at or building within an early-stage startup.
• Experience in or adjacent to the construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly close and maintain budget-versus-actuals models and cash forecasts.
• Help maintain accurate billing and revenue recognition as contracts grow.
• Prepare board and investor reporting with the CFO consultant.
• Own internal systems health, including ERP data quality, pipeline hygiene, and leadership dashboards.
• Document standard operating procedures and playbooks to make processes repeatable and visible.
• Partner with the customer delivery team to build onboarding trackers, usage and health metrics, and implementation playbooks.
• Help run employee onboarding and keep company policies and the handbook current.
• Manage vendors and renewals and gather evidence for compliance work, including the SOC 2 Type II audit.
• Expand the CEO’s and Chief of Staff’s capacity by handling high- and lower-priority tasks with speed, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Conduct market and competitive research, FP&A deep dives, and other strategic or ad hoc projects, often using AI tools.

Benefits

• Opportunity to learn how a venture-backed company operates, working directly with the Chief of Staff and alongside experienced founders and engineers.
• Opportunity to own outcomes across finance, systems, customer delivery, and people operations.
• Opportunity to be part of a collaborative, fast-growing team defining the future of AEC technology.
• Potential to mutually explore a future full-time role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed