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Venture Ops Lead

Guidehouse


Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 215000 - 358000
Posted: 16 October 2026 (6 days ago)
Application Deadline: 13 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Family:

Operational Effectiveness


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do:

  • Lead investor engagement; convert assessments into contracted services and scoped continuing advice programs.
  • Define deliverables windows terms; ensure capacity and renewal criteria are documented and reviewed.
  • Coordinate with Venture Operations Officer on DC engagements liaison and partner followthrough.
  • Use assessments to inform origination priorities; return investor requirements to analytic owners promptly.
  • Review commercial outcomes; resolve issues; report realized value and renewal evidence for decisions.
  • Manage sourcesharing decisions with counsel; record rights recipients and onboarding contacts.
  • Protect analytic independence; separate direct consideration from noncash economics transparently.
  • Adjust engagement sequences as evidence capacity and partner demand change across markets.


What You Will Need:

  • Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD TOP SECRET security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
    • Candidates with an ACTIVE TOP SECRET or higher-level clearance are preferred.
  • Bachelors Degree
  • TEN (10) or more years of relevant experience to venture operations
  • Demonstrated experience performing responsibilities directly related to the position.
  • Ability to work in complex multidisciplinary environments.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience coordinating with senior leaders technical experts or operational stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver quality results.


What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance
  • Masters Degree
  • Experience in intelligence national security defense technology or privatesector mission environments.
  • Experience developing strategic plans assessments technical products or operational frameworks.
  • Experience working across organizations and integrating diverse stakeholder requirements.
  • Familiarity with data analytics AI/ML knowledge management or operational planning.
  • Experience supporting executive decisionmaking and governance processes.
  • Experience leading teams projects programs or technical initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to improve processes methodologies and mission outcomes.

The annual salary range for this position is $215000.00-$358000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill sets experience and training security clearances licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life

  • Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Student Loan PayDown

  • Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

  • Skills Development & Certifications

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1- or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @ or . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse please report the matter to Guidehouses Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received please contact . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicants dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.


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Guidehouse is the only scaled advisory consultancy in the world to fully integrate commercial and public or government businesses within each of our industry segments because complex problems require both perspectives to address and outwit.

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