Strategic Projects Associate
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A founding operator partners directly with the CEO to coordinate high-priority projects, manage key customer relationships, build the founding team, and oversee thousands of experts on the platform, driving execution and process optimization.
About this role
Terac: The Expert Network Powering Frontier Research
Terac helps teams reach faster research breakthroughs through our marketplace of verified experts. We are building agents to recruit, verify, and match 10,000s experts with 1000s of opportunities from the worlds most innovative organizations.
We work with leading enterprises and are backed by top investors.
About the role:
We're looking for a founding operator to partner directly with the CEO to shape and scale the company’s core functions. You will work on the highest-priority problems in the company including managing key customer relationships, building out the founding team, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
You're someone who thrives in ambiguity, has exceptional judgment, and can context-switch between strategic planning, tactical execution, and people operations.
You will:
Coordinate the delivery of our highest-value projects
Work with the CEO to drive important business decisions
Oversee and orchestrate the work of 10,000s of experts on our platform
Ensure execution under demanding timelines
Diagnose bottlenecks, restructure workflows, and implement solutions that improve quality, throughput, and cost-efficiency.
You have/are:
Background in consulting, finance, startups, or other operationally intense environments.
Strong analytical and communication abilities; proven track record of managing complex projects.
Comfortable working directly with high-profile clients.
Excited by “gritty” process optimization and large-scale execution.
Misc
We operate six days per week.
Terac culture: Between weekly presentations, company hackathons, and an AI-first mindset, you'll be working with one of the most innovative teams on the planet.
Growth opportunities: You're joining Terac at one of the earliest stages and will have an opportunity to shape and grow with the company as a founding member.
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