[Remote] Strategic Operations Lead

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tarteel AI is dedicated to enhancing the relationship Muslims have with the Quran through innovative technology. The Strategic Operations Lead will collaborate with the founders to implement key initiatives, improve internal operations, and create scalable systems to support the company's growth.

Responsibilities

• Execute across a wide range of high-impact areas, including operations, finance, recruiting, and internal tools
• Support the founders in executing quarterly and yearly objectives by maintaining operating rhythms, surfacing concerns, and helping functional leaders course-correct as needed
• Work directly with the founders, receive high-level direction on priorities, and maintain ownership of execution
• Help founders delegate operational responsibilities by building clear systems and documentation
• Conduct research and make recommendations
• Design systems and processes that increase team efficiency, communication, and knowledge sharing
• Screen inbound applicants and proactively build networks to seek out high-value candidates
• Champion adoption of internal company tools and processes

Skills

• Strong ability to take ownership of projects, break down ambiguous problems, and drive execution with limited guidance
• Demonstrated track record of applying good judgment when given autonomy and ownership
• Systems thinker with strong problem-solving skills and creative thinking
• Consistently seeks opportunities to use AI, emerging technologies, automation, and software to increase leverage and eliminate manual work
• Comfortable with daily responsibilities constantly changing
• Demonstrated pursuit of excellence, regardless of field. You should be among the best at something you care about, whether professional, academic, athletic, creative, or community-based
• Experience leading groups, communities, and/or organizations
• Willing to challenge assumptions, push through organizational resistance, and respectfully hold stakeholders accountable to commitments
• Able to absorb feedback quickly and improve rapidly in unfamiliar domains
• Availability for meetings from Monday to Thursday between 8am and 2pm Eastern. Canada and US-based applicants preferred
• Experience in operations or similar role
• Experience building operational systems in startups or high-growth organizations
• Former founder, operator, or community builder
• Tools like Notion, Linear, or similar project and knowledge management tools are among your core strengths

Benefits

• Fully remote work - Work anytime, anywhere
• Dunya + Akhira — Islamic work week + Islamic holidays and culture
• Unlimited time off with manager approval
• Yearly team retreats and off-sites
• Ability to work in your thobe/abaya or traditional clothes in the comfort of your own home
• Work closely with the core founding team

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