Strategy & Operations Associate

Percepta•New York, NY

11h

About The Position

We’re hiring a Strategy & Operations Associate to help drive key strategic initiatives across Percepta. This role sits close to company leadership and touches nearly every part of the business—from go-to-market to partnerships to internal operations. It’s an opportunity to get a front-row seat to building an applied AI company from the inside while helping translate strategy into execution. You’ll be the first hire on this team, working directly with our Director of Strategy & Operations and leadership team to help solve some of the highest-priority problems at the company. Examples of what you may work on include: Enable our go-to-market motion: Help manage and analyze our pipeline across prospective customers, develop sales assets, and support marketing and storytelling that communicates our work effectively. Support strategic partnerships: Help manage relationships with partners like Anthropic, AWS, McKinsey, Nvidia, and emerging AI startups across the General Catalyst ecosystem. Build financial and value capture frameworks: Support work with our customer-facing teams to quantify impact from AI deployments, refine pricing approaches, and contribute to internal financial planning and analysis. Turn strategy into execution: Work with leadership to translate company priorities into concrete projects, ensuring initiatives move forward quickly and effectively. Help run the company: Support internal operations including recruiting, onboarding, budgeting, legal coordination, knowledge management, and other foundational systems as we scale. This is a high-ownership, high-learning role. You’ll have the opportunity to work across many parts of the company and develop a broad understanding of how AI transformation actually gets built and delivered.

Requirements

2–4 years of experience in rigorous, high-performance environments such as high-growth startups, consulting, and investment banking.
AI-obsessed and technology-driven: You’re excited about the potential for AI to transform how companies operate and are playing with Claude Code at work or on your weekends.
High agency: When faced with ambiguity, you don’t wait for perfect direction—you propose a path forward and start executing.
Strong work ethic: You’re hungry, hardworking, and energized by tackling difficult problems alongside a team that moves quickly.
Growth mindset: You’re constantly looking to improve your skills, learn from others, and raise your own bar.
Curious and collaborative: You ask thoughtful questions, enjoy exploring new ideas with teammates, and approach problems with intellectual humility.
Strong communicator: You can clearly communicate ideas—both verbally and in writing—and synthesize complex information into clear insights.

Nice To Haves

Experience across both startups/tech and consulting/banking
Strong analytical or financial fundamentals
Experience building or managing operational systems (CRM, ATS, internal tools)
Hands-on experience using AI tools or building AI-enabled workflows
Experience working closely with product, engineering, or go-to-market teams

Responsibilities

Enable our go-to-market motion: Help manage and analyze our pipeline across prospective customers, develop sales assets, and support marketing and storytelling that communicates our work effectively.
Support strategic partnerships: Help manage relationships with partners like Anthropic, AWS, McKinsey, Nvidia, and emerging AI startups across the General Catalyst ecosystem.
Build financial and value capture frameworks: Support work with our customer-facing teams to quantify impact from AI deployments, refine pricing approaches, and contribute to internal financial planning and analysis.
Turn strategy into execution: Work with leadership to translate company priorities into concrete projects, ensuring initiatives move forward quickly and effectively.
Help run the company: Support internal operations including recruiting, onboarding, budgeting, legal coordination, knowledge management, and other foundational systems as we scale.