Strategy & Operations Associate

ABOUT PLACER.AI:

One of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, Placer.ai (“Placer”) reached $100 million ARR“Centaur” status in 2024, within 6 years of launching the Placer platform. We previously crossed the $1B valuation “Unicorn” threshold in 2022. Our A.I.-based SaaS platform transforms how leaders make critical decisions by unlocking unparalleled visibility into markets and locations, creating a blue ocean market of more than $100B. And the best part is, we accomplished this by leading a privacy-first business in which data has been stripped of user identifiers and only aggregated information is provided within the platform.

Our platform provides instant visibility into almost any location in the U.S. We have grown exponentially over the past 6 years, counting more than 4,000+ paying customers including many Fortune 500 companies, such as, JP Morgan Chase, Wayfair, Google and many more. Named one of Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers and a Deloitte Technology Fast company, we are proud of our collaborative, innovative and inclusive culture.

SUMMARY:

Placer.ai is looking for a best-in-class Strategy & Operations Associate who will be critical for driving not just strategy, but implementation of key initiatives throughout the business. This team is one of the most trusted executive partners in the business, and works on high visibility, cross-functional, and complex projects. You will have work towards significant autonomy and the ability to grow alongside a fast growing team and business. 

A successful candidate will be highly strategic, analytical, resourceful, customer-focused, team-oriented, and will have an ability to work under time constraints to meet deadlines. We are looking for someone with a proven track record of managing multiple projects independently while being creative and innovative to help drive Placer’s growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy: 

• Identify, evaluate and help prioritize new short, medium, and long-term growth opportunities
• Evaluate competitive landscape and develop strategy to address ongoing changes in the market

Operations: 

• Run and own large, complex cross functional projects and provide support with functional-specific projects with functional-specific projects.
• Implement strategic proposals and put in place rigorous tracking and evaluation metrics 

Business Performance: 

• Build analytical insights to help set and monitor performance goals in the business 
• Run business reviews to provide transparency across the executive team
• Create a central business voice for cross-functional needs (e.g., input to product roadmap or evolution in customer journey) 

Ad hoc growth opportunities: 

• Given the speed of the organization’s growth, this team will often own and build ad hoc projects related to growing the business (e.g., M&A).

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven track record of leading and influencing executive audiences (e.g., VP and higher) on high priority initiatives 
• Proven track record of building strategy for and implementing highly cross-functional initiatives, and measuring success in fast-paced test and learn environment 
• Top tier quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and first principle thinking 
• Ability to track and manage several projects simultaneously
• High EQ 
• Desire to thrive in ambiguous environment as a motivated self-starter
• English fluency at the business level is a requirement, both in written and verbal communication
• Bachelor's degree from a top university, ideally in mathematics, economics, finance, or similarly analytically rigorous program; MBA from top university a bonus 
• 3+ years of work experience; minimum of 1 year in management consulting, private equity, or investment banking at a top firm required 
• Startup experience preferred, ideally in B2B SaaS or DaaS

WHY JOIN PLACER.AI?

• Join a rocketship! We are pioneers of a new market that we are creating
• Take a central and critical role at Placer.ai
• Work with, and learn from, top-notch talent
• Fully remote

NOTEWORTHY LINKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLACER

• Placer.ai in a nutshell
• Placer.ai's recent $100M round C funding (unicorn valuation!)
• Placer.ai's data
• Placer.ai in the news
• COVID-19 Economic Recovery Dashboard

Placer.ai is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and promoting a safe, healthy working environment for all employees.

Placer.ai is an equal opportunity employer and has a global remote workforce. Placer.ai’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Placer.ai applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact Placer.ai’s Human Resources Department to make the need for an accommodation known.