The Business Operations Manager will lead cross-functional initiatives, analyze data to improve performance, and partner with senior management to drive outcomes.
Our Mission and Opportunity
Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is high quality early education for every child. We pursue this by directly supporting teachers in the classroom, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and enabling the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education industry. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education, trusted by tens of thousands of providers and millions of educators and families.
Our Team
Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. We embody our Leadership Principles in our work and culture. We are a distributed team with remote employees across every US time zone, as well as select offices in the US and internationally. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer, Emerson Collective, Lowercase Capital, Mark Cuban, Notable Capital, and others.
Who You Are
Brightwheel is seeking a talented individual to join the Business Operations team. You are a strategic thinker and pragmatic executor who is excited to drive strategic initiatives and outcomes across the business. You have excellent business acumen and communication skills. You take ownership and consistently deliver high-quality results on time. You enjoy working with cross-functional partners to tackle complex problems. You thrive in the pace of change at high growth tech startups. You love diving deep to develop and implement data-driven solutions to address a wide range of challenges and opportunities across all areas of the business.
What You'll Do
- Drive high-impact projects: You will lead and deliver cross-functional initiatives that support brightwheel’s strategic priorities. This could include everything from redesigning our pricing strategy or variable compensation models, to helping launch a new product, to partnering directly with front-line managers to improve our sales and onboarding funnels.
- Turn insights into action: You will dive deep - into data, processes, and the customer experience - to identify the critical insights necessary to improve business performance, and translate these into action.
- Partner with senior management teams: You will serve as a trusted thought partner to executives across the business. Your independent perspective will be valued.
- Achieve extraordinary results: As a business, we set audacious goals. You will be responsible for bringing structure to ambiguous problems - scoping, planning, and executing work from start to finish - to drive measurable outcomes.
What You've Done
- 4-8 years of work experience at a top management consulting firm or operations role leading cross-functional projects that improved business performance
- Exceptional critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills: you can bring structure to ambiguous challenges and turn data-driven insights into strategic recommendations
- Strong stakeholder and project management skills to effectively influence and manage expectations with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated sound business judgment and strong listening skills; ability to understand the “why” and get to what matters quickly
- Ability to digest complex data and present findings in a clear manner that drives decision making and outcomes; experience with financial and strategic modeling
- Experience using AI tools in day-to-day work
- Desire to learn: this role requires a high level of intellectual curiosity and an eagerness to dive into new problems, domains, tools, and techniques
Equity & Ownership:
We believe in empowering our employees as stakeholders in brightwheel’s success. As an equity holder, your financial upside grows alongside the company’s achievements, offering a truly meaningful and compelling long-term opportunity.
Premium Benefits & Wellness Support:
We want our team members and their families to thrive. We support this through:
--Healthcare Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits typically valued at $15,000+, with brightwheel providing high coverage for both employees and families
--Generous Paid Parental Leave for growing families
--Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) to recharge and relax
--401(k) Enrollment to help you plan for the future
--Monthly Remote Productivity Stipend
Brightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Protecting Our Applicants: Please be aware of recruiting scams impersonating Brightwheel. All legitimate communications come from @mybrightwheel.com addresses, and we never ask for payment or sensitive personal data as part of our hiring process. If you suspect fraudulent contact, reach out to [email protected]. Thank you for helping us keep our applicant community safe.
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