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title: 'Operations Lead at Kiso Technology'
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# Operations Lead at Kiso Technology

- **Company:** Kiso Technology
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kiso-technology/fa798afb-7bac-46b7-ab88-8d43dbcf9684

## Job description

## About Kiso

Kiso is an AI/ML services firm in San Francisco. We build production AI applications, decision engines, and forecasting systems for clients ranging from early-stage startups to some of the largest companies in the world. We're profitable and growing quickly.

## About the role

We're hiring an operations lead to be the backbone of Kiso as we scale. You'll report directly to the founders and work across every function. You will build the systems, processes, and cross-functional muscle that let our teams do their best work. This role is a strong fit if you thrive in ambiguity, move fast without sacrificing quality, and get energy from building things from scratch.

## What you'll own

Scope spans six core areas. You'll own some and support others as we build a team around you:

- Core Operations - Own the end-to-end operational engine: employee onboarding and off-boarding, payroll coordination, office and workspace management, and the internal tooling and processes that keep the business running.
- Talent & Recruiting - Run Kiso’s recruiting motion from top of funnel to signed offer. Coordinate interview loops, build scalable hiring processes, manage recruiting syncs, and partner with leadership on headcount planning and employer branding.
- Finance & Compliance - Manage AP/AR cycles, support budgeting and forecasting, and keep Kiso compliant with relevant regulatory requirements.
- Culture, Events, & Community - Plan and produce company offsites (2-3 per year), team-building programming, and external community events that amplify Kiso’s brand and deepen relationships across our network.
- Brand, Design, & Marketing - Partner with our team to evolve Kiso's visual identity and market presence. This includes conference and recruiting materials, digital campaigns, and brand consistency across every touchpoint.
- Strategic Initiatives & Business Development - Identify growth opportunities, lead special projects, develop new partnership channels, and shape how the business grows.

## What we're looking for

- A high-agency generalist who thrives in ambiguity and can build systems from scratch
- Exceptional written and verbal communication; you make complex things clear and get people rowing in the same direction
- Strong judgment on when to systematize versus when to just get something done
- Comfort working directly with founders and senior leaders

## Preferred qualifications

These are not hard requirements, but any of the following will set you apart:

- Professional experience in one or more of the following environments
- Management or strategy consulting
- High-growth startups
- Fast-paced digital or creative services firms
- Prior operations, chief of staff, or GTM experience
- A track record of driving large-scale, cross-functional projects to measurable outcomes
- Direct experience partnering with executives

This is an in-person role, based out of our office in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation, performance bonus, and company benefits.

The base salary range for this role is $105,000-$240,000 with level and title set based on experience. We also offer a generous performance-based bonus and an array of company benefits.

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## About Kiso Technology

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kiso Technology builds algorithmic software and applied AI systems to power autonomous planning and logistics for data center, semiconductor, grocery, and retail industries.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Unfunded/Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Sam Ryan (Co-Founder), Evan Jonokuchi (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Software Development, AI/ML, Operations Research
- **Target Customers**: Enterprise companies in data center, semiconductor, grocery, and retail verticals; also provides consulting services for AI application development across industries.
- **Mission/Purpose**: To build intelligent systems that help humans and machines make principled decisions at scale, deploying the world’s best team of applied technical talent to drive bottom-line impact.

## Products & Services
- **Decision Science**: Algorithmic software that powers autonomous planning and logistics, handling complex supply chain and operational challenges. Includes functional financial planning and order-to-delivery execution.
- **Applied AI Consulting**: Embedded AI teams work inside client organizations to build production-grade AI applications, from zero-to-one prototyping to global-scale deployments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (unfunded company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — $0 (bootstrapped). Headcount: 19 employees as of mid-2025 (+42.1% YoY).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (no external funding); notable alumni talent from Stripe, Stitch Fix, Flexport, Alphabet/DeepMind (Vicarious), Accenture.
- **Growth Signals**: 42.1% headcount growth in the last year; 798 LinkedIn followers (+27.3% YoY); featured on 3Blue1Brown’s Talent page (May 2026); website traffic up 65.6% monthly.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Technical Expertise**: Founders bring direct experience building core algorithms at Flexport (Boat Assignment Engine) and Stitch Fix (last-mile delivery), both delivering millions in annual savings.
- **Cross-Domain AI/OR Fusion**: Unique combination of operations research, machine learning, and data science under one roof, enabling end-to-end solutions from planning to execution.
- **High-Caliber Talent Density**: 56% of the team is technical; team includes alumni from Stripe, OpenAI, DeepMind, Meta, and top consulting firms — a “boutique” but elite team.
- **Proven Enterprise Impact**: Track record of delivering measurable bottom-line results for large clients, not just theoretical AI.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current Priority**: Scaling the team while maintaining high talent density; expanding client footprint across data center, semiconductor, and grocery/logistics verticals.
- **Growth Direction**: Deepening applied AI consulting capabilities and building repeatable software products from client engagements. Emphasis on autonomous planning systems for complex industries.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Team**: Small, highly collaborative team of top-tier technical talent. Emphasis on solving hard, real-world problems at the intersection of math, data, and business impact.
- **Work Style**: Likely high-autonomy, high-impact environment given the consulting/project-based nature. Remote-friendly culture implied by distributed team composition (70% US-based).
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on high-stakes problems for Fortune-level clients; direct mentorship from founders with deep industry pedigree; access to cutting-edge AI/OR challenges.
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong preference for applied research scientists, ML engineers, and operations research specialists. Focus on production-grade systems, not just research papers.

## Sources
1. [kisotechnology.com](https://kisotechnology.com/)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/kiso-technology](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kiso-technology)
3. [linkedin.com/company/kiso-technology](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kiso-technology)
4. [builtin.com/company/kiso-technology](https://builtin.com/company/kiso-technology)
5. [tracxn.com/d/companies/kiso-technology](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kiso-technology/__2gDduFlD9Kbb-te4xVeeJ9cHOu1jCbceq-Y2MqbvTG0)

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