Business Operations & Strategy Lead

Joining Paladin today means seeing all parts of the business. You'll grow with our team and shape our culture from the earliest stages. Your contributions will become the foundations of our product and processes, enabling us to continue growing and scaling.

You'll be a great fit if:

• You enjoy figuring out what to work on and teaching yourself whatever you need to get things done
• You take pride in being a subject matter expert while understanding the big picture
• You enjoy the autonomy of planning out your own workweek and the freedom to act on your plans

We offer W2 employment to US-based team members and full-time contractor positions to team members located outside the US.

We're backed by Syn Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Y-Combinator, Fika Ventures, Lightbank, Cyber Mentor Fund, and other leading investors.

About the role

We are looking for a Business Operations & Strategy Lead who delivers results and impact at a high-impact company that has found product-market fit and is scaling quickly.

Joining Paladin today means seeing all parts of the business. You'll grow with our team and shape our culture from the earliest stages. Your contributions will become the foundations of our product and processes, enabling us to continue growing and scaling.

You'll be a great fit if:

• You enjoy figuring out what to work on and teaching yourself whatever you need to get things done
• You take pride in being a subject matter expert while understanding the big picture
• You enjoy the autonomy of planning out your own workweek and the freedom to act on your plans

We offer W2 employment to US-based team members and full-time contractor positions to team members located outside the US.

Compensation: $160,000 - $200,000**

**Range listed is for San Francisco, CA. We localize compensation to the top 20th percentile of the applicant's area.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross functional work streams with Product, Sales / BD, Customer Success, and the leadership team that create immediate and long term impact for the business
• Use internal tools and data to provide insights and implement recommendations to completion
• Provide strategic support to Customer Success, GTM / Sales, and other stakeholders to drive improved data driven decision making
• Build and develop KPI dashboards to be able to measure business health and performance. 
• Discover and build strategic partnerships to accelerate Paladin revenue
• Implement new optimization process and frameworks to improve efficiency of the organization 

Minimum qualifications

• Undergraduate degree
• Ability to build trust and credibility with senior stakeholders
• 3+ years of experience in strategy consulting
• 2+ years of experience in startups or industry
• Experience in putting recommendations into action through implementation and program management
• Ability to build complex models and compelling presentations from the ground up
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bonus qualifications

• Cyber Security / Insurance industry experience 
• MBA preferred 
• Experience in scaling a Bizops & Strategy team
• SQL knowledge 

About Paladin Cyber

In our hyper-connected digital economy, cyber risk has become the top business concern. Cybercrime is wreaking havoc on organizations large and small - causing a trillion-dollar drain on the global economy. Most organizations are underprotected and underinsured as achieving cyber resilience is complicated, expensive, and time-consuming.

Paladin is on a mission to accelerate the world’s journey to cyber resilience by democratizing access to effective, affordable cyber security, insurance, and expertise.  

Our platform is transforming how cyber risk is assessed, mitigated, and transferred with intelligent automation, proprietary data, and delightful user experiences. We are already defending thousands of organizations’ employees, systems, and data against modern cyber threats and growing quickly. Our tight-knit, focused, team is unified by a passion for helping our customers stay ahead of cybercriminals. Every Paladin is an owner of our business, our culture, and the outcomes we deliver to our customers.

We take a partner-led approach and work with leading stakeholders in both the insurance and security communities to make cyber resilience achievable for all.

Benefits & Perks

Paladin provides a number of benefits to help you bring your best self to work:

• Competitive compensation
• Generous Equity packages
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (W2 employees)
• Flexible work schedule and location
• PTO, Parental leave, and unlimited sick time
• 401(k) plan (W2 employees)
• Technology allowance - tell us what tools and tech you need to get your job done, and it’s yours.

Where is this role located?
Remote: This role is fully remote, allowing you the flexibility to work from the location you feel most productive and comfortable. You might be required to be available during times when most team members can collaborate (9:00am to 2:00pm U.S. Pacific Time).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Paladin Cyber is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Paladin Cyber is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Paladin Cyber are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Paladin Cyber will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Paladin Cyber encourages applicants of all ages. Paladin Cyber will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.