Business Operations Strategist, Thread AI
$110-210k
+ Equity
More information about location
Building the next phase of critical AI infrastructure
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Building the next phase of critical AI infrastructure
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$110-210k
+ Equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make infrastructure simple for enterprises and public sector agencies seeking to get the most from AI.
Role
Who you are
- We care far more about how you think than what you've done. That said, here are the traits and experiences that matter:
- First-principles orientation. You question assumptions, decompose problems to their root, and build solutions from the ground up. When you see a process that exists for historical reasons rather than good reasons, you flag it - and fix it
- Comfort with ambiguity. You thrive in environments where the problem isn't well-defined and the path forward isn't obvious. You don't equate pivoting with failing. You've operated in contexts where you had to figure out what to work on before figuring out how to do it
- Bias toward action with depth of thought. You move fast, but not carelessly. You can ship a v1 of a process by the end of week while simultaneously thinking about what the v3 needs to look like. You understand that speed without direction is just chaos
- Range. You can go deep on a financial model in the morning, redesign an internal communication workflow over lunch, and prep a board deck in the afternoon. You're not precious about the type of work - you care about whether it matters
- Intellectual honesty. You'd rather surface a hard truth than protect a comfortable narrative. You can disagree with a founder, back it up with evidence, and do it without ego. You understand that the outcome matters more than who gets the credit
- Learning velocity. You pick things up fast. Thread AI operates across financial services, defense, energy, hospitality, and healthcare. You don't need domain expertise in all of these - but you need the ability to get credibly deep into unfamiliar territory quickly
- 4–7 years of experience in business operations, strategy, management consulting, or a similar high-rigor environment
- Demonstrated ability to build processes and systems from scratch, not just optimize existing ones
- Strong analytical foundation - you're comfortable with financial modeling, data analysis, and making decisions grounded in evidence
- Excellent written communication; you can distill complexity into clarity for audiences ranging from engineers to board members
- Experience in a high-growth startup or technology environment is preferred, but not required. What matters is that you've operated in contexts that demanded independent thinking and end-to-end ownership
- Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role and the company but your past experience doesn’t align with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply anyway - we'd love to get to know you and see if there's a place for you at Thread!
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Business Operations Strategist to build the internal operating system of Thread AI
- This is a role where you look at a company that is scaling from 30 to 50+ people, serving Fortune 500 customers across regulated industries and public sector agencies, and ask: What systems need to exist that don't yet?
- What decisions are we making by default that we should be making by design?
- Where are we spending time that we shouldn't be and where are we underinvesting?
- You will be the person who constructs order out of ambiguity. You'll build the processes, tools, and operational rhythms by thinking from first principles about what actually matters versus what merely feels urgent
- You'll scale the internal operations of a company at an inflection point. Expect to traverse everything from high-level strategy to execution in the same day, often in the same hour
- Build scalable operational infrastructure: Formalize and implement the systems that govern how we plan, prioritize, allocate resources, track commitments, and communicate internally
- Construct and manage cross-functional rhythms: Design the cadences that keep engineering, product, commercial, and leadership aligned. Make sure information flows to where it needs to go, decisions get made with the right context, and nothing critical falls through the cracks
- Remove friction and automate the mundane: Identify operational drag and systematically eliminate it. Build tooling, automate workflows, and consolidate processes so the team can focus on the work that actually requires human judgment
- Support new market entrance: Perform targeted research on new GTM opportunities, verticals, or areas of growth. Articulate value propositions and manage logistics for new sales and marketing initiatives
- You'll join a company at the moment where operational decisions compound
- The systems you build will define how Thread AI scales - not just in headcount, but in how we think, decide, and execute
- You'll work alongside a founding team that spent years at the intersection of AI and enterprise infrastructure, and a team of builders from Palantir, Goldman Sachs, Google, Uber, and MIT who chose this problem because they believe it's one of the most important in enterprise technology
Our take
Thread AI is transforming enterprise AI integration with its compostable infrastructure platform, Lemma. This platform streamlines the building and management of AI workflows by connecting disparate systems, allowing organizations to automate crucial tasks while accommodating essential constraints like cost and human oversight.
The need for Lemma stems from the complexities enterprises face in adopting AI, as many use over 100 software products, leading to integration challenges and data management issues. Lemma simplifies these challenges by providing a secure and scalable infrastructure that integrates AI models, APIs, and applications, enabling businesses to fully harness AI's potential.
Thread AI has raised substantial funding which will help it expand its platform capabilities and accelerate the development of agentic AI products. These investments highlight the significant market opportunity for enterprise AI infrastructure, positioning Thread AI to meet the growing demand for streamlined AI workflows across various industries.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2025
$20m
SERIES A
Oct 2024
$6m
SEED
Total funding: $26m
Company HQ
Hudson Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Angela McNeal
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously spent over 5 years at Palantir Technologies as a Product Lead and Head of AI/ML Product. Prior to that, they were a Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs.
Mayada Gonimah
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously spent 4 years at Palantir Technologies in AI/ML Engineering roles. Prior to that, they spent 4 years at The New York Times in Senior Software Engineering Roles.
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