Business Operations Specialist

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantagedomain dominance. The companys products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN) empowering warfighters commercial air operators and border protection teams to act faster adapt rapidly and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors including 8VC Accel and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Washington D.C. San Francisco San Diego Seattle and London. For more information please visit .

Role Overview:

Operations meansdifferent things at different companies. At CHAOS it meansreal-world problem solving tohelp us win.We are building a Business Operations team that will deploy on complex problems involving multiple areas of our business. We will embed with other teams to learn as much as possible about a problemwork together tomakeitbetter and then move on to the next might makesense for this role if:

• Youveexcelled in a high-execution environment.Idontcare ifyouvedone this exact role before but I do care thatyouvethrived somewhere that expects a lot of you. Examples include specialized military units top law firms or investment banks professional sports world-class musicians or fast-paced and contributed to excellence. Amazing grades at a demanding school is nice butitsnot enough. Some experience in the workforce is necessary.
• Youre not afraid of math or software that does math.Almost everyproblem you deal with will involve math of some sort (counting is math!). You will be expected tocome up withways to measure truth in the business (MBAs call these metrics)and look at that truth inmany different ways(they call that analysis). To do thisyoullneed things like Excel or Palantir Foundry ormaybe evensome Python.
• Youre intellectually curious.You read. You readbooks. You love understandingdifferent partsof the world and you seek out information when things catch your projects at CHAOS will never involve a single narrowly scoped to learn aboutdifferent partsof our businessand be curious enough to seek out all the nuances and gray areas.
• Youre a student of people and how they work.You know thatalmost everyproblem involves a peoplecomponentand that understanding why humans do things and how to get them to change their behavior is often the key to solving problems.

Responsibilities:

• Work with business units to translate company-level goals into functionalobjectivesandmeasurabledeliverables
• Design metrics and systems for calculating tracking and reporting on those metrics
• Analyze our results and use that analysis to make suggestions for how to improve
• Deep dive into business areas and become a subject matter expert as quickly as possible
• Help teams create an operating cadence
• Resolve execution friction between teams
• Support executive leadership with prep analysis and follow-through
• Drive accountability without direct authority
• Act as a trusted operator and problem solver

Minimum Requirements:

• 37 years in a high-execution role such as operations strategy program management or consulting
• Exceptional cross-functional coordination and executive communication
• Strong analytical and structured thinking
• Comfortable pushing senior leaders
• Excellent written and verbal clarity
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets
• Comfort with ambiguity and incomplete data
• Ability/willingness to travel between our offices (LA/SF/DC) up to once a month

Preferred Requirements:

• Background in hardware defense aerospace infrastructure or complex tech environments is a plus

Why CHAOS

• Health Benefits: Medical dental and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k ( 50% company match up to 6% of pay) FSA HSA life insurance and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch No meeting Fridays unlimited PTO casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries generous pre-IPO stock option grants relocation assistance and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus equity and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations.

Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.

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