Principal Business Operations Manager

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We do. We cant cram it all in here but youll start noticing it from the first interview.

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This makes for a remarkably focused and fulfilling work experience. Frankly its not for everyone. But for people with fire in their belly its a game-changing career-defining soul-lifting move.

Join us and we promise you the most intense and fulfilling years of your career doing life-changing work in a fun inventive soulful culture.

If that sounds excitingand the job description below feels like a fitwe really should start talking.

We are seeking a passionate driven individual to join our Business Operations team within the Office of the CEO. The ideal candidate is strongly interested in technology innovation and the Employee Experience ecosystem. You have a proven ability to lead projects from ideation to execution with measurable impact. You excel at managing multiple competing priorities knowing when to focus on details and when to take a step back to see the bigger picture. Impact drives you and youre always thinking about how to move things forward.

You will lead BetterUps top strategic projects including annual planning acquisition integrations due diligence and more. These high-impact cross-functional initiatives will require a deep understanding of BetterUps value chain. Handling sensitive projects youll work closely with the CEO Chief of Staff and Executive Leadership Team to deliver strategic insights and measurable results.

What youll do:

• Lead the top Office of the CEO strategic projects. Historical projects include

• Oversee due diligence for partnerships with luminaries such as Brené Brown Adam Grant Pau Gasol and Shaun White.

• Develop BetterUps European market entry strategy.

• Create BetterUps 5-year growth plan for the Board of Directors.

• Collaborate with Co-Founders on fundraising decks.

• Revamp pricing and packaging in partnership with a third-party consulting firm.

• Establish and manage the CHRO Growth Advisory Council.

• Lead the Davos activation fostering connections between BetterUps CEO and Fortune 100 CXOs.

• Negotiate and launch cross-selling partnership with

• Develop a strategy to expand the engineering team internationally.

• Co-lead acquisition due diligence on U.S. and European acquisition targets

• Lead post-merger integrations.

• Drive annual planning and manage the company OKR process.

If you have some or all of the following please apply:

• 5-8 years of experience at Bain & Company McKinsey or BCG with demonstrated success leading complex high-stakes projects. Additional experience in a lean high-growth scale-up is a plus.

• Strategic and Analytical Excellence: You combine creative problem-solving with a structured analytical approach to business challenges and are adept at developing actionable insights that shape strategy at the highest levels.

• Cross-functional leadership: Proven ability to work across all organizational levels particularly with senior executives to drive alignment influence decision-making and deliver measurable results.

• Execution Mastery: You have a knack for juggling multiple high-priority initiatives while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and organization.

• Agility and Resilience: Thrive in a fast-paced ambiguous environment where priorities can shift rapidly and you remain steadfast in driving impact.

Benefits:

At BetterUp we are committed to living out our mission every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our employees to care for themselves support their families and give back to their community.

• Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member

• A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement

• Medical dental and vision insurance

• Flexible paid time off

• Per year:

  • All federal/statutory holidays observed

  • 4 BetterUp Inner Work days ( Volunteer Days to give back

  • Learning and Development stipend

  • Company wide Summer & Winter breaks

• Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp

• 401(k) self contribution

We are dedicated to building diverse teams that fuel an authentic workplace and sense of belonging for each and every employee. We know applying for a job can be intimidating please dont hesitate to reach out we encourage everyone interested in joining us to apply.

BetterUp Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability genetics gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran addition to federal law requirements BetterUp Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

At BetterUp we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience education/training residence location as well as market indicators. The range below is representative of base salary only and does not include equity sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future.

The base salary range for this role is $202000 $349000.

If you live in New York the base salary range for this role is:
$291000 $349000: New York City
$202000 $303000: Albany Buffalo Rochester Nassau Newburgh Syracuse

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#LI-Hybrid

This role is a hybrid role and sits out of one of our US based offices at least 2 days a week.

Required Experience:

Manager