Founding Operations at Terac (San Francisco, CA)
Terac· San Francisco, CA· $120k–$160k·
Role details
Equity · Bonus · Health Insurance · Dental Insurance · Vision Insurance · 401(K) With Company Match · Relocation Bonus · Housing Bonus
Summary
The Founding Operations role involves partnering with the CEO to scale core functions, manage key customer relationships, and build the founding team. The position focuses on high-priority problems, including workflow optimization and ensuring execution under demanding timelines within a fast-growing startup environ...
Job description
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.
- Work with every single member of the team.
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 in-person six days per week in our downtown SF office
- Compensation: Competitive salary, meaningful equity vested over four years, $10K relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area), and an additional $5k housing bonus (if you move within 0.5 miles of our office), Health, Dental, Vision insurance, 401(k) with company match
- 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.
Why work at Terac
- Ground-Floor Opportunity: As a seed-stage company founded in 2025, early employees will have significant ownership and influence over the product and company culture.
- Mission-Driven Work: The company is tackling a "generational shift" in how labor is allocated, offering a compelling narrative for those interested in the future of AI and work.
- Culture & Team: Described as a "tight-knit crew in San Francisco that moves fast, sweats the details, and likes being around each other." The team includes engineers, operators, and storytellers.
- Unique Hiring Process: Features a paid, week-long work trial to ensure a mutual fit, with full transparency on company metrics (revenue, runway, growth) before an offer is accepted.
- Compensation & Benefits: Offers meaningful salary, early-stage equity, comprehensive health/dental/vision coverage, daily meals, relocation support, and team offsites.
- Work Policy: Remote-friendly with hubs in San Francisco, Lisbon, and São Paulo. Many roles are listed as San Francisco-based or hybrid.