Strategic Project Manager / Founder Operations - Remote

Overview

We’re helping our client, find a driven, hyper-organized operator to serve as the right hand to the founder. This role is not your average project manager, it’s a hybrid of operations lead, strategic executor and executive assistant with authority. The person in this role will translate the founder’s vision into reality by managing cross-functional projects, ensuring accountability and building scalable systems.

In Short

• Act as a direct extension of the founder—absorbing vision, strategy, and goals and ensuring execution.
• Own infrastructure handoffs from founder to teams with clear deliverables and timelines.
• Serve as the founder’s eyes and ears across departments, filtering updates and reporting actionable summaries.
• Oversee multi-departmental projects from kickoff to completion.
• Facilitate communication, track timelines, and hold teams accountable for milestones.
• Manage and refine ClickUp dashboards, spaces, and processes.
• Implement and maintain automations using Zapier, Make, or similar tools.
• Deliver weekly project status reports to the founder.
• Confidently communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Keep stakeholders aligned, on-task, and motivated.

Requirements

• Experience in project management and operations.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficient in project management tools like ClickUp.
• Experience with automation tools like Zapier.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills to remove bottlenecks.
• Ability to document SOPs and process improvements.
• Experience in AI-powered workflow optimization is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Experience in reporting and delivering updates.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work closely with the founder.
• Chance to influence and shape company operations.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Professional growth opportunities.
• Flexible working hours.