# Operations Associate at Blacksmith

- Company: Blacksmith
- What the company does: Speed up your GitHub actions with Blacksmith. Run CI/CD 2x faster, download caches 4x faster, build Docker images 40x faster, and eliminate queue times. Start free today. Backed by Peak XV, Y Combinator and GV.
- Company website: https://www.blacksmith.sh/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Associate
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $170K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-06-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/blacksmith/087f0427-662b-4d09-8097-58df5013101b
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/blacksmith-operations-associate/

## About the role

Are sharp, resourceful, and thrive in ambiguity. You can quickly pick things up, make sense of messy or undefined problems, and just figure it out. Care deeply about making the founders more effective. You operate like a force multiplier by anticipating needs, unblocking bottlenecks, and proactively driving leverage.

## What they're looking for

- Are sharp, resourceful, and thrive in ambiguity. You can quickly pick things up, make sense of messy or undefined problems, and just figure it out
- Care deeply about making the founders more effective. You operate like a force multiplier by anticipating needs, unblocking bottlenecks, and proactively driving leverage
- Can own and run core operational processes that keep the company moving, from paying bills to onboarding employees to managing vendors
- Are detail-oriented and sweat the small stuff - and you never drop the ball
- Love automating anything that can be automated, proactively use AI tools to figure things out, and are highly resourceful when you don’t know the answer yet
- Have prior experience in private equity, investment banking, consulting, operations, or other fast-paced environments where ambiguity is the norm

Tags: Operations