Demo

Operations

Maven Recruiting Group
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/6/2026
The role: Director of Operations

Location: San Francisco, CA | Onsite 5 Days/Week

Compensation: $140,000–$175,000 Base DOE Benefits

Industry: Mission-Driven Technology Startup

A mission-driven technology startup is seeking its first Director of Operations to help build the foundation for the company's next phase of growth.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in startup environments, enjoys creating structure from scratch, and loves solving problems across the business. The ideal candidate is scrappy, proactive, and excited to establish processes, systems, and operational best practices that will scale alongside the company.

The Culture: This is a rare opportunity to become the company's first dedicated operations leader and help shape how the business scales. The team is ambitious, collaborative, mission-driven, and looking for someone who can take an idea, run with it, and build the systems needed to support long-term growth.

Day-to-Day:

  • Build and improve company-wide operational processes and systems.
  • Partner with leadership on strategic operational initiatives.
  • Collaborate across IT, Legal, Finance, People, and Recruiting.
  • Establish and scale operational functions from the ground up.
  • Implement tools, workflows, and internal infrastructure.
  • Manage vendors, consultants, and external partners.
  • Drive cross-functional projects and key business initiatives.
  • Improve efficiency and identify operational gaps.
  • Create documentation, policies, and operating procedures.
  • Serve as a trusted operational partner to leadership.


The Ideal Candidate

  • Experience building operations within a startup or high-growth company.
  • Strong cross-functional partnership experience.
  • Comfortable creating structure in ambiguous environments.
  • Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
  • Resourceful, proactive, and highly adaptable.
  • Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
  • Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • Excited to wear multiple hats and take ownership.


Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Maven Recruiting Group participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Please refer to the E-Verification Poster and Right to Work Poster on https://www.mavenrec.com/job-seekers for additional information.

For Internal Use:

Salary : $140,000 - $175,000

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Operations?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Operations career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$34,871 - $42,777
Income Estimation: 
$78,735 - $141,028
Income Estimation: 
$40,370 - $51,870
Income Estimation: 
$44,241 - $58,982
Income Estimation: 
$90,994 - $125,727
Income Estimation: 
$219,423 - $248,819
Income Estimation: 
$280,031 - $485,657
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Maven Recruiting Group

  • Maven Recruiting Group San Francisco, CA
  • ]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)" dir="auto" data-turn-id="61ca305a-0c43-43e9-be9a-d8e792784adb" data-testid="conversation-turn-1" data-sc... more
  • 7 Days Ago

  • Maven Recruiting Group Palo Alto, CA
  • The Role: Workplace Coordinator The City: Palo Alto, CA (In office 5 days/week) The Money: $70k - $85k/year Benefits & other perks! A longstanding Bay Area... more
  • 3 Days Ago

  • Maven Recruiting Group San Francisco, CA
  • ]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)" dir="auto" data-turn-id="d8cfab34-6ee5-4ddf-aae6-da1a772ebf75" data-testid="conversation-turn-3" data-sc... more
  • 12 Days Ago

  • Maven Recruiting Group Boston, MA
  • The Role: Executive Assistant to CEO The City: Boston, MA | Hybrid The Money: $120,000 – $150,000 base DOE The Industry: AI start up A next-generation AI c... more
  • 14 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Operations jobs in the San Francisco, CA area that may be a better fit.

  • MXB Battery Operations LP San Francisco, CA
  • The barista is responsible for providing exceptional dining experiences for The Battery's members and guests through warm, intuitive, and personalized serv... more
  • 17 Days Ago

  • MXB Battery Operations LP San Francisco, CA
  • Primary Responsibilities The Server is responsible for providing exceptional dining experiences for The Battery’s members and guests through warm, intuitiv... more
  • 17 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!