Strategic Business Operations Associate

About the Role:

StarX is looking to hire an experienced operator to scale our company’s operational processes and to enable our leadership team to be efficient, productive, and effective. The Strategic Operations Associate will assist in the development and implementation of strategic short term projects as well as planning for long-term goals. You will also evaluate the results of overall operations regularly, and recommend and implement strategies for improvement and growth of the business. This is a vital role for StarX that will drive results and improve the overall efficiency and scalability of the organization, reporting directly to the CEO.

About StarX:

StarX is building the financial infrastructure to transform human capital into a liquid alternative asset class. It provides the platform, analytics, funding and investing ecosystem necessary for retail and institutional investors to invest in talent. Our aim is to revolutionize the future of financial markets by unlocking the value of untapped talent potential, and we are looking for individuals with vision, innovation, passion, technical excellence, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution that can help accelerate our goal.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CEO in setting and driving organizational vision, operations and business strategy
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze data, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information for investment evaluations and strategic planning
• Perform Due Diligence
• Market intelligence and mapping
• Act as a systems thinker, considering both quantitative and qualitative factors in investment analysis and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with the operations team to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and enhance the overall business development workflow.
• Conduct thorough market research, competitive analysis, and trend assessments to identify emerging talent, investment opportunities, and potential partnerships.
• Prepare pitch decks, presentations, and investment memos to effectively communicate the value proposition and investment potential to internal and external stakeholders

Desired Skills And Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with cash flow modeling and investment valuation techniques
• Outstanding analytical skills, detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated
• Ability to produce well designed professional looking Powerpoint presentations
• Degree in Business or Economics, and MBA with similar focus.
• 3+ years of investment experience (VC/PE, investment banking, private equity) and/or management consulting (ie McKinsey, BCG, or Bain)

Location - based NYC or LA

Salary Range - $190,000 - $250,000

Why Join?

We’re currently looking for individuals with vision, innovation, passion, technical excellence, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of like minded people who personify our mission of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication.

• Comprehensive Health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
• Generous Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
• 401k company match
• Commuting benefits
• Training and professional development
• Inspiring startup environment.
• Competitive base salary and total compensation package

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.