About Unusual Ventures

Unusual Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm designed from the ground up to give a distinct advantage to founders building infrastructure software and application-level companies. Unusual was founded in 2018 with the mission to reinvent the venture capital engagement model by serving entrepreneurs with an unprecedented level of hands-on services and education.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an action-oriented, highly organized, and conscientious person to help drive operations in a small team environment. As Senior Operations Manager you will help run our firm’s operations and play a critical role in a wide array of tasks including

people, property, finance, and investment ops. This role will report to our CFO.

Candidate Profile:

• An experienced jack- or jill-of-all-trades, master of some
• Looking to demonstrate and grow your operational prowess
• Interested in working in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Excited about all things startups, venture capital, and technology
• Eager to learn about everything related to the operations of a venture capital firm
• High level of professionalism and integrity

What You’ll Do

• People Operations:
• Assist in benefits administration for employees
• Onboarding/offboarding processes
• Manage employee compliance and training programs
• Work with Operations Manager, Director of Finance, and CFO to assure internal
• policies and other materials are current
• Work with CFO to coordinate annual team self-assessments
• Program Support:
• Help our platform team as needed on events and programs
• Coordination with external vendors, book venues, and oversee related logistics
• Support event budgeting, tracking expenses, and ensuring operational efficiency
• Compliance and Reporting:
• Work alongside our finance and operations team to ensure timely reporting of annual filings, investor requests, and other compliance tasks
• Office Administration:
• Coordinate with Operations Associate to cover office-related needs, including leases and vendor relationships
• Manage internal calendar of renewals, policies, and reporting
• Oversee external IT provider (Pliancy)
• Manage meeting agendas and follow-up actions, including firmwide calendar rollforward, with the Operations Associate
• Convene 1:1 meetings with Support Team members as needed
• Coordinate with Support Team to assure proper coverage during PTO periods
• General Requests:
• Field ad-hoc requests from GPs, CFO, and other team members to keep our firm humming
• Office Budget:
• Work with support team and finance to track office spend and limit materialvariances

What You Have

• Experience working in a Venture Capital or Private Equity firm preferred.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance
• 3-5 years of experience in a professional environment, preferably in operations, finance, consulting, or administrative roles
• Intellectual curiosity and the desire to grow, learn, and make the most of your opportunities
• Self-starter mindset with a proactive, problem-solving approach to your work
• Strong attention to detail and top-tier analytical skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and drive them to completion
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; master of software tools (eg. Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Airtable)
• Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality around sensitive information

$130,000 – $150,000 a year