Strategic Operations Lead, Office of the CEO

Nscale • Seattle, NY

3d

About The Position

About the Role We’re looking for a highly analytical and execution-focused operator to work closely with the CEO and Chief of Staff on the company’s most critical priorities. You’ll sit at the center of the business, driving cross-functional initiatives, supporting company-wide planning and operating cadence, and ensuring leadership has the insights needed to make fast, high-quality decisions. This is a high-impact, hands-on role — you will move between strategy and execution, turning ambiguity into structured plans, driving accountability across teams, and surfacing insights that shape company direction.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, investment banking, or a high-growth startup environment
• Strong problem-solving ability with a track record of structuring ambiguous problems into actionable plans
• Highly analytical, with experience in building models, dashboards, and synthesizing data into insights
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive alignment across senior leaders
• Proven ability to operate in fast-paced, high-growth environments with a high degree of ownership
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into clear narratives
• High attention to detail and a bias for action, with a focus on delivering outcomes

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic initiatives
• Support and lead high-priority, cross-functional projects on behalf of the CEO
• Partner with leaders across Product, GTM, Finance, and Operations to drive alignment and execution
• Break down ambiguous problems into clear workstreams, milestones, and deliverables
• Conduct deep dives and ad hoc analysis on strategic and operational topics
• Run operating cadence and planning
• Support the company’s operating rhythm, including weekly leadership meetings and follow-ups
• Assist in quarterly planning cycles, including OKR tracking and alignment across teams
• Track progress against company priorities, identifying risks and gaps early
• Work across teams to unblock issues and maintain execution momentum
• Own reporting and business insights
• Own the weekly reporting process, ensuring outputs are accurate, timely, and actionable
• Build and maintain core dashboards and tracking frameworks across the business
• Identify trends, risks, and performance gaps, escalating insights to the CEO and Chief of Staff
• Enable CEO and leadership team
• Prepare high-quality briefing materials for leadership meetings, board discussions, and external engagements
• Synthesize complex information into clear, concise, and actionable outputs
• Act as a thought partner to the Chief of Staff on priorities, focus areas, and execution

Benefits

• Highly competitive package (base + equity) with reviews every 12 months
• dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions
• Human-first flexibility
• medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed