Decagon
Talent, Strategic Projects Associate
San Francisco · Mid · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$141 more — $120,141 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $120,141 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Operations Research Analysts" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Operations Research Analysts (15-2031) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- You'll work alongside teammates to understand how they work, uncover problems, and identify practical solutions.
- From sourcing and candidate engagement to interview coordination and approvals, you'll define the problem, ship the smallest testable version, and turn what works into a repeatable program with a clear owner before moving to the next challenge.
- Work directly with teammates to understand their workflows, identify friction, and prioritize problems worth solving
Responsibilities
- We're building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships.
- Own ambiguous projects from problem definition through execution, aligning stakeholders and keeping work moving
- Decagon's Talent team partners directly with company leadership to shape org design, define what success looks like, and hire the people who will shape our future.
Requirements
- 2-5 years of experience in executive search, recruiting operations, consulting, program management, or a similar environment
Skills
- Strong research, writing, and organizational skills, with dependable follow-through
Compensation
- These benefits are described in more detail in Decagon's policies, may vary by location, and can change at any time according to applicable compensation and benefits plans.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
- Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
- Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
- Parental Leave
- Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
- Monthly stipend to support your wellness, lifestyle, and work-life balance
- Take what you need vacation policy (subject to local requirements; UK employees receive 25 days of statutory leave)
- We proudly offer the following benefits for our full-time employees:
- We're proud to be backed by world-class investors who share that vision, including a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue, and Index Ventures, along with many others.
- These benefits are described in more detail in Decagon's policies, may vary by location, and can change at any time according to applicable compensation and benefits plans.
Company info
- We're Gen AI-native and constantly pushing the boundaries of how Talent teams operate-moving fast, solving hard problems, and building a world-class organization.
- Within Talent, our Executive Talent & Strategic Projects function helps build Decagon's leadership team and develops new tools, programs, and ways of working that make our Talent organization more effective.
- Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences.
- Our values - Just Get It Done, Invent What Customers Want, Winner's Mindset, and The Polymath Principle - shape how we work and grow as a team.
- We're looking for a Talent, Strategic Projects Associate to build systems from zero to one and take on some of recruiting's biggest, most ambiguous bets.
This listing is sourced directly from Decagon's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.