Special Projects Manager
hace 13 días
San Francisco
Job DescriptionSpecial Projects Manager Hybrid | San Francisco, CA Direct Hire / Permanent PlacementHireNow Staffing is actively recruiting a seasoned, highly skilled Special Projects Manager on behalf of a valued client partner operating as a holding company that builds and scales AI-native businesses. HireNow Staffing is acting as a direct placement partner for this Special Projects Manager opportunity.We are seeking a high-agency operator who can work directly with founders and executives on strategic initiatives, venture launches, and cross-functional execution. This individual must be comfortable solving ambiguous problems, moving quickly across multiple industries, and owning complex projects from concept through completion.HireNow Disqualifier: Candidates with jumpy or unstable resumes will not be accepted or interviewed. We are prioritizing professionals with consistent tenure, progressive growth, and measurable impact.Key Responsibilities • Lead strategic special projects across the parent company and portfolio businesses, • Support launch and scale initiatives tied to new AI-native ventures, products, and institutions, • Partner directly with founders and executive leadership on growth priorities, partnerships, and expansion opportunities, • Build project plans, operating cadences, timelines, and accountability structures to ensure execution excellence, • Conduct market research, competitive analysis, financial modeling, and strategic assessments across multiple sectors, • Coordinate cross-functional workstreams involving internal teams, external partners, investors, and operators, • Drive operational problem-solving in fast-moving environments with limited structure, • Prepare executive materials, decision memos, presentations, and board-level updates, • Identify bottlenecks, recommend improvements, and implement scalable systems, • Leverage modern AI tools to increase productivity, insight generation, and execution speed Required Qualifications (Highly Important), • 2–4 years of experience in top-tier consulting, investment banking, private equity, venture studios, or high-growth startup environments, • Strong preference for candidates from MBB or top strategy consulting firms, • Proven ability to operate across multiple industries, not just a single vertical, • Exceptional project management skills with demonstrated ownership of complex initiatives, • Strong written and verbal communication with executive-level professionalism, • Analytical problem-solving skills with comfort in ambiguous, changing environments, • Daily working familiarity with modern AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, automation tools, research copilots, etc.), • Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously with minimal oversight, • Stable employment history with clear progression; candidates with jumpy resumes will not be considered Preferred Qualifications (Strongly Valued), • Startup experience at any stage from Seed through Series C+, • Experience working with venture capital, private equity, venture studios, or founder-led companies, • Board experience with institutions, nonprofits, academic organizations, or advisory bodies, • STEM degree or strong technical / quantitative background, • Experience launching new business units, partnerships, or zero-to-one initiatives, • Financial modeling and business case development skills, • Strong operator mindset with willingness to execute tactically when needed, • Exposure to education, research institutions, or mission-driven organizations HireNow Disqualifiers, • Limited experience outside a single narrow industry vertical, • No evidence of ownership in high-ambiguity environments, • Minimal AI tool usage in day-to-day workflow, • Inability to manage multiple concurrent priorities, • Base Salary: $120,000 – $180,000, • Additional Compensation: Flexible equity + variable compensation for exceptional candidates, • Benefits: Unlimited PTO + standard benefits package, • Work Location: Hybrid – San Francisco, CA, • Employment Type: Full-Time / Direct Hire