Zestyai

Zestyai

Business Operations & Strategy Lead (Remote, Canada)

Remote, Canada

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
PythonData StructuresAgentic AIStakeholder ManagementCRMOnboardingCustomer SuccessLeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingUnderwriting

About the role

  • You will initially focus on improving and scaling how our customers move from pricing through contracting to customer handoff, partnering closely with Sales, Legal, Finance, and Customer Success.
  • Over time, the role is expected to expand into broader operational and strategic initiatives across the company.
  • This role is especially well-suited for someone who:

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with Sales, Legal, Finance, and Customer Success to improve operational efficiency and execution quality across the customer lifecycle
  • Own and evolve key business workflows including approvals, contracting, pricing governance, exception management, and operational readiness
  • Identify bottlenecks, process gaps, and scaling risks across go-to-market operations and drive practical solutions
  • Support operational initiatives tied to customer onboarding, renewals, partner workflows, and cross-functional execution
  • Design and implement AI-first workflows and systems that reduce manual effort and compress cycle times
  • Build and deploy agentic solutions (AI agents, copilots, orchestration layers) to support operational decision-making and workflow execution
  • Partner cross-functionally to integrate automation into core business operations
  • Support high-impact operational and strategic initiatives across the business as company needs evolve

Requirements

  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • High ownership mindset-you are comfortable both designing solutions and executing them yourself
  • Experience working on operational, revenue, pricing, go-to-market, or business process challenges
  • Experience driving cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
  • You are excited about AI and agentic workflows and their potential to transform business operations
  • You are looking to transition from advisory → operator, with direct accountability for outcomes
  • You enjoy working at the intersection of strategy, operations, systems, and execution
  • Deep experience with quote-to-cash workflows or contracting
  • Familiarity with CRM, CLM, or related systems
  • Industry experience in insurance or enterprise SaaS

Nice to have

  • Systems integration experience is a plus.

Company info

  • ZestyAI is transforming how the insurance industry understands and prices risk using advanced AI.
  • We partner with leading insurers to deliver better underwriting, smarter pricing, and improved resilience in the face of climate risk.
  • We are looking for a highly versatile Business Operations & Strategy Lead (IC) to help build and scale critical business operations at ZestyAI.
  • This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution-and wants to move beyond advising into building and operating critical business systems.
  • At the same time, you will design and implement AI-driven systems and workflows that make business operations faster, smarter, and more scalable.
  • About ZestyAI
  • Role Overview
  • Enjoys solving ambiguous, cross-functional problems
  • Wants to build and scale processes in a high-growth environment (~$40M-$100M ARR)
  • Is excited to apply AI and automation to real business operations
  • Is motivated by direct ownership of business outcomes

This listing is sourced directly from Zestyai's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.