Director of Strategy & Operations, Spark
$180-215k
+ Equity
Helping Medicare brokers build the insurance business of their dreams
Be an early applicant
Helping Medicare brokers build the insurance business of their dreams
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-215k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help independent Medicare brokers build the insurance business of their dreams.
Role
Who you are
- 6 -10 years of consulting, business operations, or investment banking experience
- Proven ability to lead complex, ambiguous projects with minimal oversight
- Strong analytical skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and ability to present to external stakeholders
- Experience working cross-functionally and influencing without authority
- Self-starter with strong attention to detail and an ownership mentality
- Bonus points if:
- You worked at a start-up
- You’re passionate about healthcare
What the job involves
- We’re looking for highly analytical and execution-oriented Strategy & Operations role to help drive strategic initiatives, data-driven decisions and operational excellence across the organization. Reporting directly to the COO, this role will work closely with the leadership team and across multiple cross-functional areas (including Operations, Sales, Finance, Product, etc.) to identify opportunities, solve complex business problems, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations
- We are looking for individuals who are high horsepower and high throughput to help us drive our most critical initiatives forward to unlock the next phase of growth
- Lead high-impact, cross-functional strategic projects from ideation to execution
- Analyze business performance data to identify trends, surface insights, and guide decision-making
- Build business cases and financial models to support strategic investments and priorities
- Design and optimize key operational processes to improve efficiency and scalability
- Support change management efforts related to new systems, tools, or workflows
Our take
Medicare is the national health insurance package for US citizens over the age of 65, with most people that seek to enrol in a plan making use of brokers to help them evaluate and select options. Spark is a technology company and “concierge” service that partners with independent Medicare brokers and provides a platform that helps them navigate and build retirement benefit packages for customers.
Handling the marketing, sales support, back office, and compliance requirements of Medicare brokering, Spark bridges the gap between insurance agents and their customers. The company already has partnerships with more than 100 leading Medicare agencies that represent over 3400 brokers, a good starting point from which to grow.
Agetech is a growing market, due to an aging population and longer lifespans, and Spark has benefitted from an increased demand and interest in Medicare brokering. Highlighting this is its 2024 raise of a $25 million Series B funding round that will support its future growth and product development.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2024
$25m
SERIES B
Jan 2023
$15m
SERIES A
Total funding: $53.6m
Company benefits
- Paid holidays - Everyone needs a healthy, happy, and productive life. This means you'll need time to rest & recover without restrictive holiday limits
- Flexible, remote working - We want you to work when and where you're most productive, whether you’re an early bird or a night owl
- Medical, dental and vision benefits - Enjoy the best medical, dental and optical coverage money can buy. We've got you and your family covered for all eventualities
- Meaningful equity - You’ll be contributing to the team's success, so you deserve to share in it. Everyone in our team gets a meaningful equity allocation
- Top of the line equipment - We’ll set you up with the right tools to do your best work—starting with a MacBook Pro, 4K monitors, & the right software to get the job done
- Parental Leave - Up to 12 weeks for birthing parents and up to 8 weeks for non birth parents
- 2 week Sabbatical after 5 years of employment
- Wellbeing Perks through SpringHealth, OneMedical, PerkSpot, and SoFi
- Monthly Remote Work Stipend (help cover costs of home-office needs)
- 401K
- A team that cares - You’ll be joining a team of smart, capable, helpful people that want you to win, our clients to be wowed, and our business to grow
Company values
- Take nothing for granted: We serve partners and clients with unique needs and backgrounds. Our team's empathy reflects that diversity
- Strive for excellence: We are ambitious, self-reflective and committed to growth
- Explicit accountability, broad responsibility: We clearly identify ownership, anticipate the needs of our teammates, and reward proactive initiative
- Succeed as a team: We celebrate wins, small and large, and recognize that success is a team effort
Company HQ
Flatiron District
Articles
Leadership
James Jiang
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Co-Founder at Roster, Analyst at Night Owl Capital and part of the Restraucturing and Reorganisation Team at The Blackstone Group.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Spark
- At Spark, we are committed to hiring the best team to serve our clients regardless of their background. We need diverse perspectives to reflect the diversity of our problems and the population we serve. We look to hire people from a variety of backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status.
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