Senior Operations Manager - Unusual Ventures
Menlo Park, California
Unusual Ventures /
Full Time /
On-site
About Unusual Ventures
Unusual Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm designed from the ground up to give a distinct advantage to founders building infrastructure software and application-level companies. Unusual was founded in 2018 with the mission to reinvent the venture capital engagement model by serving entrepreneurs with an unprecedented level of hands-on services and education.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an action-oriented, highly organized, and conscientious person to help drive operations in a small team environment. As Senior Operations Manager you will help run our firm’s operations and play a critical role in a wide array of tasks including
people, property, finance, and investment ops. This role will report to our CFO.
Candidate Profile:
- An experienced jack- or jill-of-all-trades, master of some
- Looking to demonstrate and grow your operational prowess
- Interested in working in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
- Excited about all things startups, venture capital, and technology
- Eager to learn about everything related to the operations of a venture capital firm
- High level of professionalism and integrity
What You’ll Do
- People Operations:
- Assist in benefits administration for employees
- Onboarding/offboarding processes
- Manage employee compliance and training programs
- Work with Operations Manager, Director of Finance, and CFO to assure internal policies and other materials are current
- Work with CFO to coordinate annual team self-assessments
- Program Support:
- Help our platform team as needed on events and programs
- Coordination with external vendors, book venues, and oversee related logistics
- Support event budgeting, tracking expenses, and ensuring operational efficiency
- Compliance and Reporting:
- Work alongside our finance and operations team to ensure timely reporting of annual filings, investor requests, and other compliance tasks
- Office Administration:
- Coordinate with Operations Associate to cover office-related needs, including leases and vendor relationships
- Manage internal calendar of renewals, policies, and reporting
- Oversee external IT provider (Pliancy)
- Manage meeting agendas and follow-up actions, including firmwide calendar rollforward, with the Operations Associate
- Convene 1:1 meetings with Support Team members as needed
- Coordinate with Support Team to assure proper coverage during PTO periods
- General Requests:
- Field ad-hoc requests from GPs, CFO, and other team members to keep our firm humming
- Office Budget:
- Work with support team and finance to track office spend and limit materialvariances
What You Have
- Experience working in a Venture Capital or Private Equity firm preferred.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance
- 3-5 years of experience in a professional environment, preferably in operations, finance, consulting, or administrative roles
- Intellectual curiosity and the desire to grow, learn, and make the most of your opportunities
- Self-starter mindset with a proactive, problem-solving approach to your work
- Strong attention to detail and top-tier analytical skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and drive them to completion
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; master of software tools (eg. Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Airtable)
- Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality around sensitive information
$130,000 - $150,000 a year
