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Grailed
VP Operations
Why this is a great job
tbh, this sounds more like a COO role than anything else. Oversee the operations of a cool marketplace with plenty of cash in the bank - sounds like a great chance to build something.
The nitty gritty
Grailed is an online, peer-to-peer marketplace for streetwear and fashion. It was founded by Arun Gupta in 2013 to aggregate the fragmented transactions that occur in the classifieds sections of online forums. By curating and merchandising inventory, the marketplace achieves high liquidity and has garnered a devoted and loyal user base. Over time, Grailed plans to establish vertical marketplaces for all community driven commerce, and has already started with their launch of Heroine
Grailed has raised $18M in funding from Thrive Capital and Index Ventures. With low cash-burn, Grailed will use this most recent round of funding to launch new products and verticals, and to scale the 32-person team substantially.
Reporting to the CEO, the VP of Operations will be a member of the Grailed executive team and work closely with the Board, CEO and CTO across broader strategic business discussions and initiatives. The VP of Operations will be responsible for developing and executing against strategic and operational plans to support the growth of Grailed. Day-to-day, Grailed’s VP of Operations will be responsible for driving growth, efficiency, and scalability across all of the company’s operations, leading and developing employees, and will have oversight over the Finance, Operations, People Operations and Support functions.
Responsibilities
Be a true strategic business partner to the CEO and other executive team members across all areas of the business
Provide leadership in designing and implementing standardized processes and accountability throughout organization.
Build and oversee Finance, Operations, People Operations, Support teams
Establish key reporting metrics across the Operations organization and develop effective strategies to achieve both corporate and functional goals.
Help to ensure all teams across the company are in sync with one another and working towards the same strategic corporate goals.
Lead and develop high-performing managers and individual contributors
Requirements
4+ years experience in banking, private equity, venture capital or consulting
2+ years experience in an operations role at a tech company that has achieved scale
Passion for driving excellence within organizations, including efficiency, scalability, and uptime
Ability to partner and establish alignment with Executive Team who will rely heavily on this position's leadership and process orientation to organize and build a successful and well-organized operation
Demonstrated success in setting company strategy, and guiding investment in people and systems
A proven ability to create and organize action plans that are implemented on time, within budget, and meet organizational goals
Progressive management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders while building a culture of excellence
Experience hiring, leading and developing high-performing teams
Skilled in strategic planning, organizational development, budget and resource development
Sound business judgment and exceptional maturity and communication
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