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Strategic Projects Lead

United States, Seattle 120000.00 - 140000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted April 05, 2026
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We're looking for a Strategy & Operations Lead to sit at the intersection of finance, growth, and execution — reporting directly to the CFO. This isn't a "build decks and wait for approval" role. You'll own high-priority projects end-to-end, translate data into decisions, and help the business operate more intelligently as we scale.

Job Responsibility

  • Drive strategic initiatives — Partner with the CFO and leadership team to scope, prioritize, and execute cross-functional projects: pricing strategy, unit economics, market expansion, operational efficiency, and more
  • Build the operating infrastructure — Design and own business reviews, KPI dashboards, and reporting frameworks that give leadership a clear view of what's working and what isn't
  • Find and fix operational gaps — Dig into our data, identify where the business is leaking time or money, and build solutions — not just recommendations
  • Automate the boring stuff — Identify workflows that should run themselves and build or commission the tooling to make it happen
  • Support financial planning — Work closely with the CFO on budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling as the business scales
  • Act as a force multiplier — Take things off the CFO's plate by driving projects to completion with minimal hand-holding

Requirements

  • 3–6 years of experience, with a strong foundation in strategy consulting (MBB, Oliver Wyman, L.E.K., Parthenon, Strategy&, or similar) — or consulting + a high-growth startup biz ops / strategy role
  • Comfortable writing SQL to pull your own data
  • Strong financial modeling chops
  • Clear, direct communicator — written and verbal — who can influence without authority

Nice to have

  • You've worked in or around B2B SaaS, marketplace, or fintech businesses
  • Experience with payments, AR, or revenue operations
  • You've built or launched something — a process, a product, a tool — not just recommended it
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