Business Operations Associate

Job description

Partiful's mission is to cultivate friendships through social events. We believe parties (and other social events) are the most effective way to meet new people and make friends. Our product helps you throw incredible events, starting with memorable party pages that make it easy to plan & communicate with guests — download the app http://partiful.com/download to see how it works! We're building new ways to streamline planning, connect meaningfully in the real world, and make connections between friends-of-friends. Our ultimate vision is to power everything you do in-person with your friends, eliminating the friction of bringing your most memorable experiences to life. You can read more about our mission in The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/31/partiful-gen-z-new-years-eve/, The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/style/partiful-event-planning-parties.html, The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/evites-are-out-this-new-text-message-party-planner-is-in-46e8b64f, The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/party-invitation-website-partiful/672333/, Wirecutter https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/partiful-app-review/, and USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2024/08/04/partiful-app-party-planning/72619936007/?taid=66af5128983783000189ad12&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter. Partiful was named Google's Best App of 2024 https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-best-apps-games-2024/, a Finalist for Apple's App Store Awards https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/11/apple-reveals-45-app-and-game-finalists-for-the-2024-app-store-awards/, and Apple's App of the Day https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1771691398 (awarded 4x). In 2025, we were named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289589/partiful/, one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies https://www.fastcompany.com/91270177/social-media-most-innovative-companies-2025-duolingo-bluesky-boston-celtics-pinterest-partiful-planoly-sesame-workshop-feeld-strava-yelp, and named to Inc. Magazine's Best in Business List https://www.inc.com/john-jannuzzi/how-partiful-became-the-life-of-gen-zs-irl-party/91263552. Our company is backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures, and advised by the founders of some of the most successful consumer social products ever made. THE ROLE As a Business Operations Associate, you'll play a key role in building and scaling Partiful's operations. You'll act as a connector and force multiplier across every team in the company - identifying inefficiencies, standing up solutions or building the systems that fix them, and finding ways to make everyone faster. This is a role for someone who sees AI as a first instinct, not a last resort; no two weeks will look the same. IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL: - Be a core part of an innovative, AI-native team that serves as the backbone of the company and the swiss-army-knife of any problem that arises - Personally execute on high-priority projects across the business - Own vendor relationships end-to-end - sourcing, diligencing, negotiating, and implementing - Drive cost reduction across the business, identifying and actioning on opportunities in collaboration with Product, Design and Data Science - Support ticketing operations, helping build and scale the systems and processes that power Partiful's new ticketing business - Relentlessly identify painpoints, and streamline, automate and scale processes to make every team across the business better and more efficient, with a strong bias towards building & deploying AI wherever possible - Prototype solutions & build internal tools end-to-end using vibe coding YOU'RE A GOOD FIT IF YOU: - Have 2-4 years of experience in business operations or a similar function, with a minimum of 1 year in a high-growth startup - Have minimum 2 years of "field work" — e.g., at a physical services marketplace (delivery, rideshare), forward deployed engineering, onsite consulting, etc. - Have experience performing self-service analytics, including SQL, python and/or dashboarding capabilities - Are AI-native, with a bias towards creating agents and relying on AI wherever possible to streamline workflows - Are able to inductively reason about metrics and strategy based on the facts you learn on the ground - Are comfortable jumping into any problem to fix it, no matter how small - Have a bachelors degree WHAT WE OFFER: - 401(k) with up to 6% matching - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents (FSAs and HSA plans available) - Free OneMedical membership, telehealth, and virtual mental health services - Commuter benefits & contributions towards ClassPass and Citibike memberships - Unlimited vacation (minimum 3 weeks required) - Quarterly stipend to plan your own party and dogfood the product - Semi-annual travel benefit & semiannual team off-sites - Get invited to exclusive parties 🎉 In your application, please include a note on what's got you excited about Partiful! The compensation range for this role is $120,000-$160,000 depending on years of experience. We're an equal-opportunity employer and strongly encourage applicants from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We're proud to be a diverse team, and actively work to bring new perspectives to the table.