Business Operations

About the role

This role will be the 0-to-1 owner for high ops priorities and other special projects for the executive leadership team. It will be shaped depending on your skillset. Over the last few years, we’ve experienced a lot of growth, >25xing our revenue and ~5xing our customer base. You will be critical to building the foundation needed to support this growth.

What you'll do

• Provide comprehensive support to the cofounders’ top priorities, bringing extra firepower to strategy-setting, board engagement, investor relations, internal communications, corporate development, and people development
• Build and refine materials for company-wide engagement, such as All Hands, announcements, strategy offsites, and progress reviews 
• Prepare and edit correspondence, communications, presentations, and other documents on behalf of the executive team 
• Own special projects, such as support to executive recruiting, organizational culture, industrial security strategy, and hardware manufacturing operations, with expert support and resources as needed
• Contribute to team effort by performing related project management tasks as needed, demonstrating flexibility and willingness to jump into a variety of problem-solving efforts 

What we look for

• 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably within the national security, defense, technology, or consulting (on defense-oriented projects)
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Past exposure to working with C-level executives and stakeholders (or equivalents at public / non-profit organizations)
• Proven track record of delivering cross-functional outcomes, with relentlessness and grit when faced with roadblocks 
• Ability to build strong, trusting relationships and comfort with contributing own perspectives / opinions into discussions

What we offer

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $170,000 cash + equity + 401K match. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training. 

On equity, our valuation has tripled from ~$500M in 2022 to $1.5B in October 2024; with our defense prime aspirations, we hope to 15x this. We also recently did our first employee secondary around for people at Vannevar >3 years so they had the option to liquidate some of their equity, and hope to facilitate this every 1-2 years.  

Other notable benefits include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance 
• 100% remote first culture. You can work from anywhere in the US and all full-time employees have WeWork access, with dedicated Vannevar offices in DC, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Honolulu
• Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules
• Lifestyle stipends - monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance 
• Salary top-up during military reserve duty
• Fully paid parental leave 
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel