CohereBusiness Operations Lead
Title: Business Operations Lead Location Name: New York Employment Type: FullTime
Who are we?
Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.
We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.
Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.
Join us on our mission and shape the future!
The Strategy & Business Operations team’s mission is to support decision making on critical C-level topics and act as a force-multiplier for functional priorities across the organization. We are looking for a BizOps Lead to join the team, reporting to the Head of BizOps, focused on strategy, corporate development, and cross-functional projects.
In this intermediate level individual contributor role, you may:
Influence strategic decision-making by collaborating with and building consensus among leaders across the organization, including product, GTM, and research and engineering
Optimize pricing and packaging, ensuring that the company's offerings are both attractive to customers and profitable
Build financial models and analyses to evaluate new and existing opportunities
Contribute to corporate development activities: fundraising, strategic partnerships, investor relations, M&A, etc.
Conduct market and competitive analysis to anticipate and respond to emerging trends and to identify new opportunities for innovation and growth
This role is a good match if you:
Have 3-4 years of top tier investment banking / investing experience, ideally with a focus on software, technology, or digital infrastructure
OR Have 2-3 years of top tier consulting experience, ideally with a focus on software / technology; further experience in BizOps, product, or investing is also valued
Have some technical background (e.g., CS, EE, Applied Math, or related undergraduate degree, software engineering internships)
Are a clear communicator with a high-ownership mentality and bias to action
Are a problem solver: can operate at a level 4-5 on this hierarchy
If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!
We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.
Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:
🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment
🧑💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
✈️ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)