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Strategic Operations

Profound · New York, New York · On-site

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About Profound

Profound is the AI marketing platform built for the agentic era. See what your customers ask AI, deploy agents to act on it, and measure the results in a collaborative workbench. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed and Sequoia.

About the role

Planning and building the foundations of the company as we grow, from defining organizational structure and operational cadence to the systems and processes that underpin how we work Building internal operating systems: communication frameworks, cross-functional policies, and the processes that help a fast-growing team stay coordinated and most effective Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in similar roles at a high growth startup, investment banking, consulting, or a similarly demanding, fast-paced environment
  • Exceptionally organized and executional, you close loops, follow through, and don't let things fall through the cracks
  • A systems thinker who can see the structure behind a problem and build durable solutions, not just quick fixes
  • A strong communicator who can work effectively with anyone, from a first-year hire to a C-suite leader
  • Energized by ambiguity and the growing pains that come with building a company at speed, not frustrated by them
  • High agency and low ego, with a genuine bias toward action and outcomes over process
More about this role

Profound is the fastest-growing AI marketing platform, used by 15% of the Fortune 500 including Comcast, Estée Lauder, and Walmart, and innovators like Ramp, MongoDB, and Figma. It is where marketing teams do the work: research, briefs, content, campaigns, reporting, all in one place, alongside agents that carry the load with them.

Built on 2B+ real user prompts and growing, Profound’s data shows you what people ask AI and what the models say back. Profound's AI Marketer joins that data with deep context about our customers to find the opportunities worth acting on, and then puts agents to work: automating reporting, drafting content, auditing pages for readability, running competitive research. It measures what works and gets better every day.

Keeping pace with this kind of prolific growth requires true generalists situated at the heart of the business: people who love variety, thrive on solving problems, and want to see how every part of a fast-growing startup works. As a Strategic Operations Associate, you will be at the center of everything that keeps Profound running, helping the team move faster, stay organized, and scale smoothly. The problems you solve will be different...

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