Operations Associate
Who You Are
We’re seeking a proactive and highly organized Operations Associate to join our team in Boston. As the cornerstone of our day-to-day operations, you’ll elevate our operations efforts, ensure our office runs smoothly, and support our mission to back and empower innovative entrepreneurs.
- You’re a jack of all trades. You enjoy working on something different every day, and can flex your skills from email marketing to process creation to event planning.
- You like moving fast. You thrive in fast-paced environments, and are always ready for the next challenge.
- You’re a self-starter and love to be proactive and suggest improvements that make our office environment better. You anticipate needs before they arise and take action to address them efficiently.
- You have strong organizational skills, and have the ability to maintain order in a busy and fast-paced environment. Managing schedules, logistics, and office needs is second nature to you.
- You love to interact with people, and you have a knack for making visitors feel right at home in our office.
- You have a keen attention to detail, notice the little things, and pride yourself on getting things done.
- You have excellent time management skills and love to multi-task.
- You are tech-savvy, and can quickly learn how to use software platforms like Airtable, Notion, and Affinity.
Who We Are
Pillar VC is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Boston co-founded by 41 leading CEOs, including the founders of DraftKings, Iora Health, Ginkgo Bioworks and Constant Contact. We’re the first-capital-in for scientists and engineers building in deep tech and bio. We make big bets on big ideas at inception.
Over half of our investments emerge out of universities. We work with founders months to years in advance of commercialization, collaborating with PhD students, postdocs and faculty. Our team helps by validating customer demand for a founder’s research, recruiting key team members, developing business plans, navigating licensing agreements, and building syndicates with strong co-investors. We’ve made over 50 investments in academic spinouts, including Algorand, Asimov, PathAI, Neural Magic, and Verve Motion.
Our investments span enterprise/infrastructure, vertical SaaS, fintech, crypto, manufacturing, logistics, robotics, healthtech, SynBio, genomics, longevity and precision medicine, among other categories. We’re proud investors in companies including Jellyfish, Abridge, Higharc, Hometap, Kula Bio, and VideaHealth.
We started Pillar VC with the belief that there has to be a better way for founders and investors to align. We began with a simple hypothesis — that if we treat founders the way we would want to be treated, good things will happen. That if we align every incentive, every action and decision to realize mutual benefit, we will engender trust, and from that, achieve profound results. It’s that simple.
Your Responsibilities
- Support the planning and execution of in-office and external events, including scheduling, catering, and setup.
- Help execute on Pillar’s marketing strategy plan, including PR, social media, and written content.
- Help operationalize Pillar’s contact database, helping us make sense of gaps and opportunities in our network.
- Research people of interest, including future founders, senior leadership team members in the tech ecosystem, and great people to know for our firm and our portfolio.
- Manage day-to-day office functions, including maintaining a clean and organized workspace.
- Handle vendor relationships and office supplies, ensuring the team has everything they need.
- Coordinate logistics for guest visits, ensuring a welcoming experience.
- Uphold and enhance the firm’s culture by creating a positive and inclusive office environment.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary
- We cover 100% of health and dental insurance (plus some of your deductible)
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Free snacks, coffee, and lunch when you’re in the office
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We encourage underrepresented candidates to apply.
This role is based in Boston and is in-office 4-5 days per week.
We are open to an immediate or Summer 2025 start date.