Strategy & Ops Associate

Strategy & Ops Associate

Driving operational excellence, enabling cross-functional alignment, and turning strategic initiatives into scalable business impact.

What are we looking for

real solver?

Solver? Absolutely. But not the usual kind.

• Improver. Solver. Futurist.
• Great sense of humor.
• ‘Possible. It is.’ Mindset.
• Compassionate collaborator. Bold experimenter. Tireless iterator.
• Natural creativity that doesn’t just challenge the norm, but solves to design what’s better.
• Thinks in systems. Solves at scale.

This Isn’t for Everyone.

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Your Mission: The Role

solving for better.

You are not just an Associate — you are the engine that translates company strategy into day-to-day execution. With a focus on operational design, performance improvement, and cross-functional collaboration, you will ensure teams are aligned, efficient, and moving toward the highest-priority outcomes.

Your mission: evolve early-stage ideas into future-growth initiatives while ensuring current operations run with precision and excellence.

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Your Responsibilities

what you will wake up to solve.

• Lead Strategic Programs:

  Independently manage large projects in organizational design, transformation, and operational excellence (e.g., performance improvement, cost optimization, cultural change, process transformations).

• Architect Future Operating Models:

  Design and implement new processes, policies, and tools that align with company priorities and scale with growth.

• Manage Stakeholders:

  Facilitate workshops, client sessions, and coaching while ensuring clear, timely, and effective communication.

• Drive Business Growth:

  Build and manage stakeholder relationships, proactively identify new opportunities, and help convert them into tangible outcomes.

• Ensure Operational Excellence:

  Monitor daily operations, troubleshoot issues, and build processes that maximize efficiency while maintaining compliance.

• Enable Financial Health:

  Track and analyze financial data, recommending solutions to improve profitability and streamline costs.

• Align People & Strategy:

  Partner with HR to ensure organizational plans match evolving business needs.

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Welcome to Searce

The ‘process-first’, AI-native modern tech consultancy that's rewriting the rules.

We don’t do traditional.

futurify

The result? Modern business reinvention, built on math, tech, and clarity of purpose

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The DNA of a ‘Searcian’

superpowers we value.

The ‘happier’ core

• happier-at-heart:

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  umble,

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  daptable,

  p

  ositive,

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  assionate,

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  nnovative,

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  xcellence-minded,

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  esponsible.

• happier-in-action:

  Not just a poster on the wall; It's how we make decisions, treat each other, show up for clients & hire or promote people.

• Thinks like a founder. Acts like an owner.

• Always in Beta:

  Relentless curiosity. Openness to learn, un-learn, and re-learn.

• Real Optimist:

  Views all setbacks as opportunities.

• Believes in truth over comfort. Ideas over titles. Learning over knowing.

• Embrace chaos with calm. Evolves faster than the market.

Functional Skills

• Program & Project Leadership:

  Skilled in independently managing end-to-end programs and transformation initiatives.

• Operating Model Design:

  Strong capability to create scalable structures, processes, and governance frameworks.

• Stakeholder Communication:

  Ability to translate strategy into execution across diverse teams and audiences.

• Performance & Process Optimization:

  Adept at identifying inefficiencies and driving measurable improvements.

• Strategic Thinking:

  Balance between long-term vision and short-term execution.

Experience & Relevance

• Operational Leadership (4–6+ Years):

  Experience in strategy, operations, consulting, or transformation roles.

• Change & Transformation Projects:

  Proven record in managing business, cultural, IT, or process transformations.

• Cross-functional Impact:

  Hands-on experience aligning multiple teams toward a common strategic goal.

• Data & Financial Acumen:

  Ability to interpret operational and financial data to guide decision-making.

• Client/Stakeholder Management:

  Skilled at managing relationships and influencing decisions at senior levels.

Bonus Points (you'll thrive if you have)

• Consulting Background:

  Experience at a top-tier strategy or management consulting firm.

• Advanced Education:

  MBA or equivalent degree with a focus on strategy, operations, or business transformation.

• Certifications:

  Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or other relevant project/operations certifications.

• Tech-Enabled Operations:

  Exposure to ERP implementations, workflow automation, or advanced analytics tools.

• Global Mindset:

  Experience working with diverse teams across geographies and cultures.

• Bias for Build & Solve:

  You thrive in ambiguity, love creating clarity, and default to execution over theory.

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Join the ‘real solvers’

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