Business Operations Associate

OceanX 

About OceanX:

OceanX is a mission to support scientists to explore the ocean and to bring it back to the world through captivating media. Uniting leading media, science, and philanthropy partners, OceanX utilizes next-gen technology, fearless science, compelling storytelling, and immersive experiences to educate, inspire, and connect the world with the ocean and build a global community deeply engaged with understanding, enjoying, and protecting our oceans. OceanX is an initiative of Dalio Philanthropies, which furthers the diverse philanthropic interests of Dalio family members. For more information, visit www.oceanx.org and follow OceanX on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn. 

Position Summary:

As a Business Operations Associate, you will be responsible for acting as a key player of the Business Operations team in creating, running, analyzing, and refining processes that advance the many initiatives of OceanX. You’ll have the opportunity to interact directly with OX external partners as well as with leaders of the enterprise as you work on various strategic, operational, financial, and analytical projects.
 
OceanX is an entrepreneurial environment which values team players who can manage priorities and workstreams simultaneously. To thrive and succeed within our unique culture and work environment, you must demonstrate humility, innate curiosity, and openness to new ideas/approaches. You also must be hard working, composed and goal oriented. All employees are expected to be honest, excited about providing and receiving objective feedback, constantly striving for self-improvement, and committed to the pursuit of excellence.  

Duties and Responsibilities:​

• Help build, shape, refine, and execute initiatives and processes to support the growth and impact of OceanX
• Provide internal consultation and staff augmentation services for various departments including science, media, education, missions, and marketing
• Drive strategic projects focused on maximizing operational efficiency and effectiveness including developing project plans, prioritizing, communicating key decisions and progress reports / escalations
• Provide leverage for executing shared services provisioning including for HR, Finance, Legal and Tech
• Build financial reports, models and analytics to support strategic decision-making
• Create and drive enterprise and departmental analytics and ad-hoc reporting for OceanX, partner organizations and Dalio Family Office stakeholders
• Prepare presentations for strategic decisioning, for demonstration to executive leadership and to partners / customers
• Operate within expected culture standards and way of being: transparency, direct feedback, machine like thinking, and continuous personal and professional improvement

Qualifications: 

• ​​Professional Experience:​ 
  • 3+ years of relevant problem solving, project management, analytics or strategic planning experience
  • Exceptional project management capabilities and spearheading / driving projects through to completion with minimal direction
  • Excellent presentation, analysis and data visualization skills
  • Advanced excel skills and modeling experience and experience in reporting & analytics
  • Experience with Jira, Smartsheet, Notion, Monday.com and/or similar platforms is a plus
  • Experience with databases such as SQL and data visualization tools is a plus
  • Ability to work and thrive in an entrepreneurial, rapidly evolving environment, with significant ambiguity
  • Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral communications
  • Strong project management capabilities
• Personal Attributes: 
  • Determined, resourceful and practical. An independent, self-starter, with a “roll up your sleeves” attitude and strong work ethic 
  • Agility, with a track record of getting things done 
  • Organized, reliable, and meticulous 
  • Ability to prioritize, meet tight deadlines, anticipate needs, and maintain high quality work
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Comfortable with ambiguity
  • Maintains high standards
  • Highly collaborative 

Illustrative Benefits:  

• Access to a World Class Exploration Vessel 

• 100% company paid medical premiums 

• 17 company paid holidays 

• Friday summer hours 

• Monthly community happy hours  

• Hybrid work environment  

• 2 One-Month Periods of Remote First Work 

• Free catered food services for in-office Thursdays 

• Generous PTO offering 

• Casual dress code 

• 150% 401(k) match up to $7,500 and 100% match above $7,500 ($15k match limit) 

• Gym reimbursement, back up childcare services, insurance, financial, and legal services, and much more! 

 

Compensation: 

Compensation for the role includes a competitive salary in the range from $85,000 - $120,000 (inclusive of a merit-based bonus, dependent on years of experience, level of education obtained, as well as applicable skillset), potentially a success-driven incentive payment and an excellent benefits package, including a comprehensive employer paid medical plan and generous employer match for 401k. 

 

Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position. OceanX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

All correspondence will remain confidential.