đźš‚ About Pulley
Pulley's mission is to make it easier for anyone to start a company. We believe that more startups should exist and that founder-led companies are more successful in the long term. With Pulley’s cap table management tools, companies can better understand and optimize their equity for the long term. Starting a company is hard enough. Managing equity shouldn’t be.Â
We’re a high-performing team looking for passionate, execution-focused, self-starters to help us build the next generation of equity and business management tools for founders in an AI-native world. Pulley is growing quickly with over 4,000 customers including startups like Linear, Runway, Fathom, and Roam.
Our trajectory is fueled by top investors like Founders’ Fund, Stripe, General Catalyst, Caffeinated Capital, 8vc, Elad Gil, among other great angels. All of our growth has been organic, and we’re growing the team to meet the demand.
🌟 About the role
We're hiring a Lead Executive Operations Manager! This role is designed for a dynamic operator who thrives in ambiguity and can seamlessly pivot between the company's most critical and strategic initiatives. You'll be embedded directly with our C-suite, acting as both strategic advisor and execution partner on our highest-priority projects. This is a high-velocity role for someone hungry to make an outsized impact and drive results on initiatives that directly shape the future of our company.
đź› What you'll do
- Act as strategic partner and to executive leadership on the company's most critical initiativesÂ
- Translate executive vision into actionable plans, driving cross-functional execution on complex, time-sensitive initiatives
- Serve as the analytical backbone for executive decision-making, providing real-time insights and recommendations on evolving strategic priorities
- Lead and execute on amorphous, high-stakes strategic projects that require rapid iteration and pivoting as priorities evolve
- Build executive dashboards and strategic analyses that inform board-level decisions and company direction
- Act as a trusted extension of leadership, representing their priorities across the organization and ensuring seamless alignment and execution
- Navigate and structure highly ambiguous problems, creating clarity and frameworks where none previously existed
- Drive rapid cross-functional alignment on shifting strategic priorities across GTM, product, engineering, and operations
🙌 What you bring
- 5+ years of work experience that ideally includes consulting at a top tier firm, of which 2-3+ years were spent in execution-oriented roles beyond consulting
- Have experience making a cross-functional impact across product management, GTM/growth, communications, and more
- Proven ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and drive results on projects that don't have clear ownership
- Outstanding cross-functional collaboration skills - you're the person who can align teams and get things unstuck
- Strong analytical capabilities with hands-on execution mindset - you can diagnose problems and personally drive solutions
- Outcome oriented - you see gaps and fill them without being asked
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to work directly with executive leadership
- Demonstrated track record of taking ownership of complex, one-off projects and delivering results
- Excitement about joining a high growth, FinTech startup
✨ Why work at Pulley?
- We’ve moved beyond early-stage uncertainty - Our product has traction and we’re building on a solid foundation, but we’re still early enough in our journey where your work will directly shape the company’s trajectory as we scale.
- Make it easier for anyone to start a company - Founders turn bold ideas into reality - building things that might not exist otherwise. Starting a company is hard enough. Managing equity shouldn’t be. Pulley exists to make equity management simpler, smarter, and more accessible for founders from day one.
- Work with a high-performing and passionate team - We value the concept of stunning colleagues and we’re thoughtful about creating a team that is excited about building a great company together. Here are some traits that enable our team members to thrive:
- First Principles Thinking  - We believe in breaking down problems into their most basic parts, and that something is possible unless proven otherwise. We understand “why did certain things work?” and apply it to our situation.
- Ship It & Iterate - We value people who not only generate ideas but also do the work to bring them to life. Instead of fixating on outcomes, we focus on the inputs we can control and take our best bets. We move quickly to ship something, talk to users, get feedback, and iterate.
- Boldly Honest & Aggressively Considerate - Being boldly honest means challenging each other to set and hit goals, and make the right strategic decisions on what to build. Being aggressively considerate means caring about one another as humans and speaking up with empathy so we can succeed together as a team.
- Ego-less Learner - Everyday at Pulley, we’re trying things that we’ve never done before - sometimes they work; sometimes they don’t. It’s important to embrace the mindset of a beginner - stay curious, open to feedback, and ready to learn and grow alongside the team.
đź’š Benefits đź’°
- Competitive salary and equity
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO + Winter holiday break
- Parental leave
- Generous stipends for WFH, learning, wellness, and AI tools
- 401(k) match (US) / Pension match (Canada)
Annual Salary Range: $150,000—$190,000 USD
The range above reflects the typical salary range for this role. The final offer will depend on factors such as your experience, interview performance, level, and other considerations assessed during the hiring process.
