# Head of Operations at Magnetic

- Company: Magnetic (YC S25)
- What the company does: AI Tax Preparer for CPA firms. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.magnetictax.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-12
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/magnetic/jobs/qMfDsws-head-of-operations
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/magnetic-head-of-operations/

## About the role

Magnetic is building the AI tax preparation platform for modern CPA firms. Our product pairs cutting-edge AI with expert tax professionals, enrolled agents, and CPAs to produce accuracy-guaranteed tax returns for accounting firms. We believe the future of tax work is not humans versus AI — it is expert humans guiding, improving, and supervising AI systems so firms can deliver better work faster, with dramatically less manual review.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years in operations, product operations, marketplace operations, business operations, or a similarly systems-heavy role
- Experience designing operational processes from scratch in a fast-moving environment
- Experience managing teams of operators, reviewers, contractors, specialists, or distributed workers
- Strong analytical instincts and comfort building dashboards, scorecards, and performance systems
- Ability to create internal tools, automations, and workflows without depending entirely on engineering
- A high ownership mindset — you notice what is broken and take responsibility for fixing it

Tags: Operations