What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Travel & Lifestyle Manager position at Aurora?
New York (In-office, with self-allocated remote days)
On Target First-Year Earnings: $150,000 ($100k base $50k OTE Bonus, with uncapped commissions)
Meaningful early equity at our ground-floor valuation with >100x upside potential. At a $10bn outcome, this could be worth upwards of $10m.
About Aurora
Aurora is the lifestyle operating system for the world's highest-performance founders, athletes, and family offices.
Our mobile app empowers ultra-high-performance individuals and their teams to master relationships, exploration, and longevity across five lifestyle categories: travel, dining, experiences, luxury goods, and longevity.
To date, we have:
The Senior Travel & Lifestyle Manager Position
Our core team of 20 is searching for a full-time Senior Travel & Lifestyle Manager to join our Member Experience Team.
You will work directly with our Co-Founders and proprietary technology, Astra, to shape and elevate Aurora's global member experience, ensuring high-touch service across every aspect of our product, with a core focus on travel.
You'll join our core New York Member Experience team, Co-Founders, and Engineers in our office in midtown Manhattan.
You'll have exposure to travel, lifestyle, product, operations, and business development - building strong career value and skills.
This role reports directly to Aurora's Co-Founder & COO and has the potential & flexibility to rapidly grow into a leadership position across Travel, Business Operations, Member Experience, and Growth.
This is an opportunity to join an AI native company building the future of global lifestyle, travel, and hospitality - on the ground floor - elevating the leverage, accuracy and speed of top-tier travel & lifestyle through a combination of advanced technology and domain experts - in a role with real ownership and progression.
Our Principles
We're a team of tier-1 backed and exited operators united our five core principles:
High Leverage
Be part of building a daily-use product in the hands of the world's most ambitious individuals and organizations - empowering them to compound their time, relationships, and global impact.
Cutting-Edge AI
Work hands-on with a next-generation AI system redefining lifestyle management at the highest level, spanning context, recommendation, orchestration, and execution.
Generationally Defining
Play a foundational role in building the Anduril-Lattice of lifestyle management - a $100bn opportunity at the intersection of technology, luxury, and longevity.
About The Founders
Aurora was founded in 2024 by:
To date we've raised >$4M from Tier-1 investors and operators, including the founder of Cleo, Quadpay, early investors in Supercell and Deliveroo, the President of VistaJet, and tier-1 athletes including Kevin Love and Kyle Kuzma.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
On Target First-Year Earnings: $150,000 ($100k base $50k OTE Bonus, with uncapped commissions)
Meaningful early equity at our ground-floor valuation with >100x upside potential. At a $10bn outcome, this could be worth upwards of $10m.
About Aurora
Aurora is the lifestyle operating system for the world's highest-performance founders, athletes, and family offices.
Our mobile app empowers ultra-high-performance individuals and their teams to master relationships, exploration, and longevity across five lifestyle categories: travel, dining, experiences, luxury goods, and longevity.
To date, we have:
- Raised $4M from Tier-1 investors and operators, including the founder of Cleo, Quadpay, early investors in Supercell and Deliveroo, the President of VistaJet, and tier-1 athletes including Kevin Love and Kyle Kuzma
- Achieved industry-leading engagement among paying members, with a large waitlist seeking access
- Built a proactive, seamless, conversational product frequently described as "magic" by our members
The Senior Travel & Lifestyle Manager Position
Our core team of 20 is searching for a full-time Senior Travel & Lifestyle Manager to join our Member Experience Team.
You will work directly with our Co-Founders and proprietary technology, Astra, to shape and elevate Aurora's global member experience, ensuring high-touch service across every aspect of our product, with a core focus on travel.
You'll join our core New York Member Experience team, Co-Founders, and Engineers in our office in midtown Manhattan.
You'll have exposure to travel, lifestyle, product, operations, and business development - building strong career value and skills.
This role reports directly to Aurora's Co-Founder & COO and has the potential & flexibility to rapidly grow into a leadership position across Travel, Business Operations, Member Experience, and Growth.
This is an opportunity to join an AI native company building the future of global lifestyle, travel, and hospitality - on the ground floor - elevating the leverage, accuracy and speed of top-tier travel & lifestyle through a combination of advanced technology and domain experts - in a role with real ownership and progression.
Our Principles
We're a team of tier-1 backed and exited operators united our five core principles:
- We seek truth
- We are high-leverage
- We are courageous
- We are owners
- We believe impossible is an attitude
High Leverage
Be part of building a daily-use product in the hands of the world's most ambitious individuals and organizations - empowering them to compound their time, relationships, and global impact.
Cutting-Edge AI
Work hands-on with a next-generation AI system redefining lifestyle management at the highest level, spanning context, recommendation, orchestration, and execution.
Generationally Defining
Play a foundational role in building the Anduril-Lattice of lifestyle management - a $100bn opportunity at the intersection of technology, luxury, and longevity.
About The Founders
Aurora was founded in 2024 by:
- Jonah Lowenstein, previously backed by leading investors and operators behind Facebook, Spotify, and Venmo
- Aurelius Zwick, UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Dmitry Ogurtsov, former Director of Engineering at Workbounce, a conversational AI company acquired by ZoomInfo
To date we've raised >$4M from Tier-1 investors and operators, including the founder of Cleo, Quadpay, early investors in Supercell and Deliveroo, the President of VistaJet, and tier-1 athletes including Kevin Love and Kyle Kuzma.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- Curate and execute exceptional lifestyle experiences & itineraries for members, with a strong focus on travel alongside dining, wellness, luxury goods, and experiences
- Build and manage relationships with top-tier travel providers, including boutique hotels, luxury resorts, private aviation, DMCs, niche insider contacts, and elite destination specialists
- Using our core technology, anticipate the evolving needs of high-achieving individuals, proactively recommending unique opportunities that enhance both their personal and professional lives
- Cultivate & operationalize deep knowledge of global travel trends, destinations, and high-end hospitality to ensure Aurora stays ahead of member expectations
- Provide front-of-line insights and feedback to internal teams on working with our internal AI technologies, including Product, Engineering, and Operations, to help improve Aurora's services and drive innovation for your team
- You're a highly conscientious person who thrives in a fast-paced environment, capable of simultaneously managing and prioritizing multiple priorities across domains (e.g., travel, dining, wellness) without compromising on quality
- Potentially fed up with using outdated systems and dealing with slow-moving bureaucracy in your current role, or wanting to scale your knowledge, network, and experience into a global digital platform, working alongside other ultra-high-performance, entrepreneurial travel & lifestyle experts
- A courageous person who believes impossible is an attitude, and who knows that fast progression & large rewards are possible with hard work and excellent results
- A believer that talent & attitude are far more important than your experience & previous employer brand
- A proactive problem-solver who anticipates client needs and delivers impactful solutions that create memorable experiences
- A skilled communicator, able to adapt messaging to suit diverse audiences
- You have a strong passion for:
- Curating exceptional travel experiences, from bespoke adventure itineraries to ultra-private premium escapes
- Engaging with the premium lifestyle space
- Integrating longevity, personal growth, and self-discovery into experiences
- Eager to work demanding and flexible hours to successfully serve the needs of a global clientele and achieve significant reward quickly, rather than chasing a steady & slow corporate-style existence
- Allocated FAM days with budget, and access to industry conferences
- Competitive salary high upside for performance-based bonus and referrals
- Founding stock options package on the ground floor of a $10bn opportunity
- Lifestyle access perks and access to exclusive events & Aurora services
- Whoop or Oura Ring on us
- $2,000 annual education budget
- Whatever tech you need to do your best work
- Generous parental leave
- Comprehensive health benefits, with 90% coverage including dental and vision
Salary : $2,000 - $150,000