Business Operations Associate, Wonderschool
Travel as needed
4 days a week in office
Marketplace for child care
Be an early applicant
Marketplace for child care
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
Travel as needed
4 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower early educators to build sustainable businesses that meet the unique needs of families across the nation.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will combine strong operational expertise with a high level of initiative and leadership skills
- 2+ years of experience in management consulting, investing banking, venture capital, business operations, or a strategic role at a high-growth startup
- Must have strong leadership and team-building skills; and ability to collaborate cross-functionally in an effective manner
- Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture and make decisions that drive the business forward
- Demonstrated ability to build and automate with AI tools
- Expert MS Excel / Google Sheets skills - candidate should be comfortable with financial modeling and working with large amounts of data
What the job involves
- Wonderschool is seeking a highly strategic and results-driven Business Operations Associate to play a key role in supporting the executive team and driving business efficiency across the organization
- This position will provide high-level operational support, including overseeing key business initiatives, managing complex projects, streamlining internal processes, and acting as a liaison between senior leadership and departments
- Strategic Oversight: Support senior leadership (CEO/Executive Team) in developing and executing business strategies. Assist with setting organizational goals, tracking progress, and ensuring alignment across departments
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as a point of contact between senior leaders and various departments (e.g., HR, finance, marketing, operations), ensuring smooth communication and effective project execution across teams
- Project & Initiative Management: Oversee and manage key business projects from inception to completion, ensuring that goals are met on time, on budget, and with high quality. Manage project timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations
- Executive Support: Provide high-level operational support to the executive team, including preparing presentations and reports and ensuring alignment on priorities
- Process Optimization: Identify inefficiencies in workflows and propose process improvements to enhance operational performance across teams. Streamline internal processes to support business growth and scalability
- Performance Metrics & Reporting: Create and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess business performance. Regularly report insights to the leadership team and recommend actionable steps based on data-driven analysis
- Problem Solving & Decision Support: Proactively identify business challenges and operational bottlenecks. Work directly with leadership to find solutions and implement changes that improve the overall business performance
- Organizational Alignment: Foster alignment between departments and the executive team, ensuring that organizational priorities are clearly communicated and executed at every level. Lead cross-functional meetings and initiatives to drive focus and collaboration
Our take
Wonderschool is a digital platform that enables parents and families to identify and connect with programs and preschools for infants and toddlers. The app has a huge database of potential providers, and uses intelligent software to identify the best child care and microschools for children.
This is an important service, as there are problems at both ends of the pipeline. Educators and carers are often paid insufficiently, while many parents struggle to find suitable education programs for their children. Wonderschool promises to solve those problems, while also providing a bespoke service that ensures that children get the care that they really require.
The childcare management platform has been instrumental in improving the quality and accessibility of care to children, as well as increasing the salaries of childcare professionals. It is fast-growing and can expect to continue this way following series B funding that is being invested into scaling access to flexible care.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2022
$25m
SERIES B
Aug 2018
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $49.1m
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off, paid holidays, and mental wellness days
- Hit the gym, relax, or de-stress using monthly stipends
- Remote - Work where you want, our team is distributed across the Americas
- Health - Up to 100% coverage for employee premiums and up to 80% for dependents
- Competitive parental leave policies for individuals after 6 months of employment
- Autonomy
Company values
- Children First - We serve everyone whose purpose is to provide early education and care to children; We constantly seek to understand the needs of children, parents and providers; We build products and services that focus on developing and retaining trust
- Lead with Empathy - We treat each other and our customers with respect; We deliver effective feedback with kindness, have difficult conversations with grace, and focus on the growth of our teammates; We work to create a diverse, safe, productive, and fun work environment
- Exceed Expectations - We strive to do the best work of our lives; We push the limits of the goals we set and the experiences we deliver; We work smart and put in the effort
Company HQ
Northwest Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
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Leadership
Chris Bennett
(CEO)Earned a BSc in Economics from UPenn Wharton School. Private Equity Associate at Heitman. Co-founder and CEO of Soldsie. Co-founded Wonderschool in 2016.
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