Valthos

Operations - Generalist / Business Operations

New York · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 72 days ago

Machine LearningFinancial ModelingAccountingExcelVendor ManagementProcurementCadenceBioinformatics

About the role

Exceptional written and verbal communication.
You will draft memos, investor updates, and internal and external materials that need to meet the bar of the most senior people in the room

It is a generalist role by design.
On any given day, you might be troubleshooting a broken A/C unit before lunch, building a financial model for the board deck after, and project-managing a vendor onboarding by the end of the day.
You will own projects end-to-end, from definition, to solutioning, to implementation, across every function: finance, recruiting, people, legal, facilities, IT, and whatever else comes up.
Whether you aspire to be an entrepreneur, a future operator, or to build a category-defining company's operating spine, we believe Valthos is the best place, with the best colleagues, to learn how.
You will make decisions independently, alongside a small team that will support and challenge you as you grow.
Lead special projects that do not fit neatly into anyone else's job description, from standing up security and clearance workflows, to opening a new office, to running internal offsites and all-hands

3+ years in a high-ownership, high-tempo operational role, such as early-stage startup operator, chief of staff, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or venture capital
You are the kind of person who makes sure the details no one else is tracking are handled
facilities, IT, office management, vendor management, travel, and anything else required to keep the team productive
Demonstrated ability to own projects end-to-end in ambiguous environments, with minimal structure and minimal supervision
Strong financial and analytical fluency; comfortable building models in Excel, running scenario analyses, and reasoning from numbers under time pressure
Exceptional written and verbal communication. You will draft memos, investor updates, and internal and external materials that need to meet the bar of the most senior people in the room
High attention to detail and organization. You are the kind of person who makes sure the details no one else is tracking are handled
High ownership and a bias to action. You would rather unblock the team by fixing something yourself than wait for someone else to do it
Experience setting up finance and people ops systems from scratch
Experience with early-stage fundraising

Experience at a high-growth startup, ideally as one of the first non-engineering hires
Experience in defense tech, national security, or government contracting is a plus, but not required

Stand up core business infrastructure, including equity administration, benefits, payroll, corporate policies, compliance, and vendor systems, choosing tools pragmatically and replacing them when we outgrow them

construct and maintain financial models, scenario-plan budget and runway, partner with external accounting on close, and run spend, payroll, and treasury as needed
Support recruiting and people operations end-to-end: source candidates, run scheduling, manage offers and onboarding, and help architect the culture and operating cadence of the company
Provide operational support to commercial and government engagements as needed, helping the team move proposals, contracts, and procurement workflows across the finish line
Serve as the operational face of Valthos with external partners (investors, regulators, contractors, and vendors), and represent the company with the same bar of care as a founder would
Close the feedback loop between the team and our partners: translate what you learn from investors, customers, and vendors into the decisions and priorities that shape how we run
Comfort operating across extremes: one hour on the floor of the office, the next with a senior government stakeholder or a top-tier investor

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