Hybrid Head of Operations

at CurbWaste

• Job title: Head of Operations
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $175,000 - $195,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Architect of operational infrastructure at CurbWaste, modernizing the waste and recycling industry. Collaborating with founders to build processes, systems, and teams while executing operational strategies.

Responsibilities

• You'll be the architect of our operational infrastructure.
• This isn't about maintaining the status quo—you'll be building systems, processes, and teams while keeping the trucks running.
• Work directly with our founders and leadership team to identify operational bottlenecks, design solutions, and execute with urgency.
• Immediate impact: Audit current operations across finance, HR, legal, and facilities to identify critical gaps.
• Implement quick wins that reduce friction and free up founder/leadership time.
• Own vendor relationships and negotiate better contracts.
• Partner with finance team for budget management.
• Lead quarterly planning and cross-functional project coordination.
• Near Term Impact: Build and scale our people operations: onboarding, performance management, compensation frameworks.
• Design and implement systems for managing rapid growth (tools, workflows, documentation).
• Establish data-driven operational metrics and reporting cadence.
• Begin building your team as complexity grows.
• Long Term Opportunity: Evolve into VP Operations or COO as the company scales.

Requirements

• 4-7 years of experience in high-performing environments: management consulting, investment banking, startup operations, or strategic finance
• Track record of building processes and systems from scratch, not just maintaining them
• Exceptional project management skills with ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities—you love diving into data to find insights
• Proven ability to execute with limited resources and ambiguous direction
• Outstanding communication skills and ability to influence without authority
• Bias toward action and comfort making decisions with incomplete information
• Strongly Preferred
• Experience at a high-growth startup during a key scaling phase
• Exposure to multiple operational functions (finance, HR, legal, sales ops)
• Background in management consulting (MBB or similar) or investment banking
• Familiarity with startup tools and systems (e.g., Ramp, Carta, Equals, Hubspot)
• Experience supporting fundraising processes or board-level reporting

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $175k-$195k + meaningful equity
• Flextime, recognition, and support for autonomous work: Flexible time off with ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career.
• Health benefits: Company-paid medical, dental, and vision
• 401k
• Clear path to VP of Operations or COO at scale
• Shape the companies foundation and culture
• Work directly with the CEO & leadership team