Business Operations Director

Business Operations Director (Remote)

GoodParty.org is looking for a driven, analytical Director of Business Operations with 7+ years work experience who is a top notch systems builder, project manager, and cross-functional collaborator. This is a high-impact role where you'll design and optimize systems, manage finance, lead goal-setting processes, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations. If you're a proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and wants to transform civic leadership, we’d love to hear from you.

About GoodParty.org:
GoodParty.org is empowering Independents to run, win, and serve so we can transform civic leadership. In 2024, we helped elect 3,287 Independent candidates into local offices across 48 states. Why?

Americans – especially young people – have been losing faith in democracy. The rigged, two-party system has turned “Independent” into a dirty word. Voters are trapped between choosing the lesser of two evils or sitting out elections altogether.

A majority of eligible voters (over 130M Americans), including more than half of Millennials and Gen Z, say that neither Republicans nor Democrats represent them. But they keep getting re-elected! Whether you’re concerned about healthcare costs, wars, the environment, our individual freedoms, or inequality, many great solutions are held back by the dark doom loop of dysfunctional partisan politics. 

While mainstream media and the two major parties focus on federal elections (Congress and the President), GoodParty.org is building from the bottom up. With over 500,000 elected offices in the United States—70% of which are uncontested—GoodParty.org is powering the movement to reclaim our communities from career politicians. We’re helping independents in local and state-level campaigns nationwide. Together, we’re building a truly representative democracy where society’s biggest problems are solved.

How?

GoodParty.org empowers independents to run, win, and serve in public office without the influence of partisan or big-money support. Through our free, AI-powered tools, we enable independent candidates to prioritize people over parties and community over corporate funding, transforming real people into civic heroes. We’re a platform, not a political party. 

And, it’s working! Starting with 11 wins in the 2023 election cycle, GoodParty.org set an audacious goal for 1,000 wins in 2024. We beat expectations – 3,287 candidates won this past November and are serving in office across 48 states! 40.1 million voters (26% of all 2024 voters) cast a ballot for our 6,101 candidates. Our general election win rate was 54%.

Looking ahead, we’re building on our momentum and expanding our product offerings to help candidates deliver on their promises and serve their constituents effectively. Candidates who partner with us come from across the ideological spectrum and pledge to uphold people-powered principles, anti-corruption practices, and a commitment to civility. Together, we aim to transform civic leadership, bringing real accountability to public service and setting a new standard of leaders who prioritize the people they serve.

GoodParty.org is founded by serial entrepreneur, Farhad Mohit, with over $1B in exits — Flipagram (now TikTok), Shopzilla, and BizRate.

What you’ll do: 

• Drive solutions to scaling challenges in support of our mission. You’ll work across all functions and tackle a diverse range of initiatives – from high-level strategy to executing critical details – while making a lasting impact as we grow.

• Drive organization and team OKRs. Collaborate with colleagues to set ambitious targets, iterate based on learnings and insights, and proactively address areas for improvement.

• Manage financial operations, including budgets, forecasts, reconciliation, and resource allocation, contributing to both day-to-day financial management and strategic financial decision-making.

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of key cross-functional and executive projects, enabling team leads to focus on their areas of expertise and ensuring project goals are achieved. Apply Agile project management methodologies to ensure iterative progress across teams.

• Conduct analysis and provide insights on labor, financials, planning, and goal setting, preparing high quality reports and presentations. Collaborate with Data Scientist where needed.

• Act as the primary owner of internal systems and tools (e.g., project management platforms, communication tools, AI tools, etc.), ensuring they are driving results and meeting the organization’s needs.

• Drive critical meetings such as All Hands by identifying key content, collaborating with leaders on slides and communication, upholding a high standard for presentation outputs, and evolving the format as the organization scales.

• Oversee operational compliance, ensuring we meet legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.

• Build a small Operations team over time to support our growing startup.  

• Reports to the Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Who you are:

• You’re up for the audacious challenge of leveraging technology to transform our civic leadership in America and you don’t think the two-party system is the answer.

• You have 7+ years of work experience in business operations, operations, or a related role in a startup or high-growth environment. Scaling challenges aren’t new for you.

• You are numbers and metrics driven and use data to inform decisions.

• You have strong financial acumen, with experience managing budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation. You’ve contributed to strategic finance decisions and understand the financial side of scaling an organization. 

• You have a results-driven approach to project management, focused on delivering high-quality outcomes on time and within budget. You prioritize Agile methodologies where possible and can also lead waterfall projects. 

• You’re an excellent meeting facilitator, skilled at structuring meetings, setting clear agendas, and driving actionable outcomes.

• You’re a generalist who finds it fun (not intimidating) to work across every function. You have a track record of high capacity and high performance, with responsibility for a vast portfolio of initiatives and projects. 

• You have experience with effectively using the OKR framework to drive team and organizational alignment. 

• You can confidently put together a polished, persuasive presentation with clear, succinct slides and can help others improve theirs. 

• You’re highly organized and detail-oriented. You catch the details that others miss and catch issues as they’re emerging. 

• You love systems but also strive to keep them lean and nimble. You have an eye for automating and simplifying workflows. 

Bonus if: 

• You have an MBA

• You have experience studying, working, or volunteering in politics, political activism, or democracy reform

• You’re sick of sitting on the sidelines watching our democracy fail to meet its potential

Why you should work at GoodParty.org:

• Join us in solving the biggest problem of our time – fixing our democracy – so all other problems can be solved

• We’re a Public Benefit Corporation that prioritizes social impact over profit

• Innovative Bitcoin denominated deferred bonus plan, allowing you to have the amazing upside of being in a startup while working on a truly meaningful mission

• Work where and how you like, on a fully remote team spread across the country

• Join a passionate team with diverse political views focused on one mission

• 100% coverage of health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents

• We encourage you to take time off to recharge and have an unlimited PTO (sick and vacation) policy. This is a marathon, not a sprint. We believe a work-life balance is needed to get there. 

• 401(k) program available so you can contribute toward retirement savings (no employer match)

• Individual learning & development budget to fund your growth

• We’ll make sure you’ve got what you need to work remotely through our workspace setup stipend

• If you work from home, we give $50/month to help with your internet and other expenses. If you prefer co-working, that’s an option we can discuss too. 

• Fully funded for our mission. No stressing over whether the next round of funding will come through. Focus on making an impact. That’s what matters here.

The salary range is $130,000 to $170,000 for this remote, full-time position with excellent benefits. This range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, seniority, education, qualifications, certifications, and organizational needs. We reserve the right to modify this pay range at any time. Title will also be commensurate with experience.

We are not considering candidates currently based outside of the US, so please only apply if you are physically located in the US. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship for any of our roles at this time.

Ready to learn more or apply?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organization dedicated to making people matter more than money in our democracy. If you have a passion for startup operations and are excited about GoodParty.org, we hope you'll apply!